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A Further Occurrence of Lipkebe Holthuisi Chace (Decapoda Natantia, Pontoniinae)

A Further Occurrence of Lipkebe Holthuisi Chace (Decapoda Natantia, Pontoniinae) NOTES AND NEWS A FURTHER OCCURRENCE OF LIPKEBE HOLTHUISI CHACE (DECAPODA NATANTIA, PONTONIINAE) BY A. J. BRUCE 26, St. Peter's Grove, Canterbury, Kent, Great Britain This pontoniine shrimp was recently described by Chace (1969) on the basis of two ovigerous female specimens collected from the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida, at a depth of 119 m. There have been no subsequent reports of this species so that the discovery of a further specimen in the collections of the British Museum (Natural History) is of interest. I am most grateful to Dr. R. W. Ingle for the opportunity to examine this specimen. Lipkebe holthuisi Chace, 1969 (figs. 1, 2) Lipkebe holthuisi Chace, 1969, Crustaceana, 16: 263-266, figs. 8-9; Chace, 1972, Smithsonian Contrib. Zool., 98: 25. Fig. 1. Lipkebe holthuisi Chace. Ovigerous female, Brazil. Scale = 3 mm.311 Material examined. - 1 ovigerous 9, off Brazil, 22° S 40° W, 35-40 fms, no date, BM.(NH) reg. no. 94.7.25.18-20. Post-orbital carapace length, 3.5 mm. Morphology. - The specimen agrees precisely with the account of the type specimens and no further description is necessary. It is complete and in perfect condition. As in the type specimens, the rostrum reaches to the distal end http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

A Further Occurrence of Lipkebe Holthuisi Chace (Decapoda Natantia, Pontoniinae)

Bruce, A.J.
Crustaceana , Volume 30 (3): 3 – Jan 1, 1976
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NOTES AND NEWS A FURTHER OCCURRENCE OF LIPKEBE HOLTHUISI CHACE (DECAPODA NATANTIA, PONTONIINAE) BY A. J. BRUCE 26, St. Peter's Grove, Canterbury, Kent, Great Britain This pontoniine shrimp was recently described by Chace (1969) on the basis of two ovigerous female specimens collected from the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida, at a depth of 119 m. There have been no subsequent reports of this species so that the discovery of a further specimen in the collections of the British Museum (Natural History) is of interest. I am most grateful to Dr. R. W. Ingle for the opportunity to examine this specimen. Lipkebe holthuisi Chace, 1969 (figs. 1, 2) Lipkebe holthuisi Chace, 1969, Crustaceana, 16: 263-266, figs. 8-9; Chace, 1972, Smithsonian Contrib. Zool., 98: 25. Fig. 1. Lipkebe holthuisi Chace. Ovigerous female, Brazil. Scale = 3 mm.311 Material examined. - 1 ovigerous 9, off Brazil, 22° S 40° W, 35-40 fms, no date, BM.(NH) reg. no. 94.7.25.18-20. Post-orbital carapace length, 3.5 mm. Morphology. - The specimen agrees precisely with the account of the type specimens and no further description is necessary. It is complete and in perfect condition. As in the type specimens, the rostrum reaches to the distal end

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