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| Metabetaeus lapillicola Yamashita, Komai & Kon, 2023 |
Abstract
The alpheid shrimp genus Metabetaeus Borradaile, 1899 was previously known from two species associated with anchialine pools and caves, M. minutus (Whitelegge, 1897) and M. lohena Banner & Banner, 1960, and one species inhabiting in coral reef, M. mcphersonae Anker, 2010. In this study, a new species of the genus is described based on fourteen specimens collected from Shizuoka and Mie Prefectures, Honshu, central Japan. Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp. inhabits interstitial spaces among small pebbles deposited in lower intertidal to upper subtidal zone, representing rather unusual habitat not only for Metabetaeus, but even for carideans. It is distinguished from three congeneric species by the presence of a pterygostomial spine on the carapace, greatly unequal chelipeds with the major one being substantially elongate, and the lack of a distinct distolateral spine on the uropodal endopod. Phylogenetic analyses using the mitochondrial 16S rRNA and COI genes support the recognition of the new species. The generic diagnosis of Metabetaeus is emended to accommodate the new species.
Keywords: Crustacea, COI gene, interstitial, Metabetaeus lapillicola, 16S rRNA gene
Metabetaeus lapillicola n. sp.
[New Japanese name: Sazare-ohaguro-teppou-ebi
サザレオハグロテッポウエビ]
Etymology. The specific name lapillicola is derived from the Latin word meaning “dweller of pebbles”, in reference to the habitat of this new species. Used as a noun in apposition.
Ryunosuke Yamashita, Tomoyuki Komai and Koetsu Kon. 2023. Metabetaeus lapillicola, A New Species of alpheid Shrimp (Decapoda: Caridea) from Japan, inhabiting unusual Pebble Beaches. Zootaxa. 5258(3); 317-330. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.3.5
海岸の"砂利"に潜むテッポウエビ類の新種を発見! 礫浜の間隙環境に生息するコエビ類を日本から初報告 https://research-er.jp/articles/view/120864
静岡県と三重県の礫浜(砂利が堆積した海岸)から得られた標本に基づき Metabetaeus lapillicola (和名: サザレオハグロテッポウエビ)を新種として記載しました。
