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Petrolisthes leptocheles Heller 1861

Description

9. Petrolisthes leptocheles (Heller, 1861)

(Fig. 9)

Material examined. 6 ɗ, 5 Ψ (ov) (SMNS ZIa 3366), Egypt, Red Sea, Koseir, leg. Klunzinger, 1883; 2 ɗ (SMF 4613), Red Sea; 1 Ψ (SMF 4620), Red Sea; 9 ɗ, 8 Ψ (SMF 4660), Red Sea, leg. E. Rüppell, 1827; 4 ɗ (1 with bopyrids), 2 Ψ (1ov) (SMF 25679), Israel, Elat, in front of the Marine Institute, Algae on dead corals, shallow water, leg. M. Türkay; 3 ɗ, 1 Ψ (SMF 4927) Red Sea, Egypt, Mantequad al-Bahr al Ahmar, Suez, leg. E. Bannwarth, 10 Jan. 1913; 1 ɗ (ZSM 160/1), Red Sea, Pola-Exp., 20 Nov. 1896; 5 ɗ; 3 Ψ (SMF 26096), Jordania, Ma’an, 10 km S Aqaba, reef, 20–23 Mar. 1977, leg. R. Kinzelbach.

Measurements. Largest ɗ 5.3 x 5.3 mm; largest Ψ 5.1 x 5.1 mm.

Distribution. Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Persian Gulf, Pakistan.

Notes

Published as part of Werding, Bernd & Hiller, Alexandra, 2007, The Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) of the Red Sea with description of a new species of Petrolisthes, pp. 1-24 in Zootaxa 1460 on pages 11-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176386

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Porcellanidae
Genus
Petrolisthes
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Decapoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Heller
Species
leptocheles
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Petrolisthes leptocheles Heller, 1861 sec. Werding & Hiller, 2007

References

  • Heller, C. (1861) Beitrage zur Crustaceen-Fauna des rothen Meeres. Zweiter Theil. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 44 (1), 241 - 295.