UNIVERSI TY OF AMSTERDAM. description of six new species. Abstract MATERIALS AND METHODS. The locations from where the material originate.

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1 Collected Beaufortia BULLETIN ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM UNIVERSI TY OF AMSTERDAM Vol. 50, no. 12 December 21, 2000 Cumacea (Crustacea) from the Seychelles, Maldives, Sri Lanka (western Indian Ocean), and the Red Sea, with the description of six new species Ute MühlenhardtSiegel Institut und oologisches Museum, MartinLutherKingPlatz, D20146 Hamburg, Germany Abstract Twenty species of Cumacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) are in the collection from the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Maldives and the Red Sea, six of them new to science: Bodotria quseirensis n.sp., Budotria corallina n.sp., Cyclaspoidesflokkeri n.sp., Cumella praslinensis n.sp., Campylaspis totzkei n.sp., and Campylaspis nemoi n.sp. description of Vaunthompsonia dawydoffi Zimmer, 1952 is completed, and descriptions of Schizotrema cf. macrodactylus Fage, 1945 and Cumella aff. similis Fage, 1945 are given. INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS cumacean Crustacea from the western locations from where the material originate Indian Ocean are well known only from South are: Africa (Day, 1978, 1980) and the Indian coastal waters (Kurian, 1954, Radhadevi and Kurian, SEYCHELLES, PRASLIN. with a handnet the cumaceans from the shallow waters of 1989); the Red Sea havebeen described by Bacescu and (meshsize author mm) by Dr V Siegel and the Muradian (197, 1975) and summarized by Anse Volbert: PR 1 (fine sand among corals, 1 m, Radhadevi and Kurian (1986). From the shallow 1 October 1996). waters of Sri Lanka only data from Caiman Petite Anse Volbert: PR 2 (fine sand among coral (1904) were available. Some new species were blocks and bryozoa, 1 m, 2 October 1996); PR recently described by MuhlenhardtSiegel (1996a, b). present contribution is dealing (near nature reserve, very soft fine sand with high amount of plant detritus, 0.5 m, October 1996); with shallow water samples from the island of PR 4 (same location, sediment slightly coarser, Praslin, Seychelles, Velidhu and Veligandu, 0.5 m, October 1996). Maldives, Sri Lanka, and the coast of the Egypt MALDIVES. Collected with a handnet (meshsize Red Sea. For a synonymy list see Bacescu (1988, 1992) mm) by l)r V Siegel and the author. Velidhu: 4 1 l'n 72 49'E, fine sand in lagoon, 8 197

2 2 1.5 Collected SRI RED This RED Sri ZMH ZMH m, March Veligandu: fine sand with detritus, 0.5 m, 25 February 1998 SRI LANKA. by Dr H.G. Millier. Iphinoe capensis (Zimmer, 1921) Figs. 1AC LANKA. K9789, SL 2, 1 male, 1 female, 1 subadult female; SL 49, 2 females; ZMA Cu , SL 5, 1 female; ZMA Cu , SL 6, 1 juvenile. Ahangama: SL 21 (from green on algae moderately exposed reefflat, intertidal to shallow subtidal, 1 March 199; SL 2 (from dead corals on back reef and in narrow lagoon with moderately REMARKS. male of the species is docu strong current, 0 m, 1 and 4 March 199); mented in MuhlenhardtSiegel (1996a). SL 25 (seagrass rhizomes interspersed with coral Day (1978) presented several details missing in rubble, narrow reef lagoon, about 1 m, 2 March 199); SL 26 (from living red pocilloporid coral on moderately exposed reef flat, intertidal to the figures of Zimmer (1921). For comparison with the specimens from South Africa, figures of the Sri Lanka material are given herein (Fig. 1). shallow subtidal, 2, 10, and 17 March 199); SL Day (1978) stated this species easily to be distin 28 (seagrassmix in narrow lagoon and rockpools on inner reef flat, March 199); SL 29 (dense sabellid colonies on dead coral blocks, in narrow guished from the other Iphinoe species by the serrations of the second segment of the uropodal endopod. coral reef lagoon, moderate current, 0.5 m, 4 March 199); SL 0 on (Halimeda dead corals DISTRIBUTION. distribution of the species is at inner reef edge, sheltered, moderate current, now known for the eastern part of the Atlantic 0.5 m, 5 March 199). and the western part of the Indian Ocean: the Tangalle Bay: SL 5 (seagrass/ Halimeda mix, East coast of southern Africa and Sri Lanka. 1 m, 9 March 199). Unawutana: SL 6 (dead corals on moderately Genus Cyclaspis Sars, 1865 exposed coral reef, reef flat and channels, inter tidal 1 m, 11 March 199); SL 8 (from fragile Cyclaspis iphinoides Bacescu & Muradian, Acropora colonies on moderately exposed fringing reef, m, March 199); SL 40: (dead corals with sabellid colonies on inner reef edge, m, 12. March 199). Talpe: SL 49 ( seagrass in of sandstone lagoon reef, sheltered, 1 m, 16 March 199) Figs. 2AF SEA. K9807, 2 adult females, 7 subadult females, 12 juveniles, 2 subadult males, ; ZMA Cu , 1 adult female and 7 subadult females. RED SEA. Collected with a handnet (meshsize REMARKS. species from the Gulf of Akaba was described by Bacescu and Muradian (1975) to be a subspecies of C. picta Caiman, 1904 from Manaar Bay, Sri Lanka. Bacescu (1988) raised the subspecies to species level. As the original description of C. iphinoides is comprehensive, only SEM photos are herein for presented additional detailed information (Fig. 2) mm) by Dr V Siegel and the author. 20 km south of A1 Quseir, Egypt, 'House reef North', soft sandy sediment, 6 m, 27 March Reef flat between coral blocks and seagrass, fine sand with foraminifers, 0.5 m, 28 March material is deposited in the Zoological Museum, University of Hamburg (ZMH) and the Zoôlogisch Museum Amsterdam (ZMA), University of Amsterdam. Extremities of each species DISTRIBUTION. Lanka and the Red Sea. were dissected and stored in glycerine on a microscope slide. Genus Bodotria Goodsir, 184 SYSTEMATICS Bodotria corallina n.sp. Family Bodotriidae Scott, 1901 Genus Iphinoe Bate, 1856 Figs. AC, 4HI SEA. Holotype: ZMH K9811, 1 198

3 Fig. 1. Iphinoe capensis. A, female s and male s habitus. B, female s extremities. C, higher magnifications. Mxp maxilliped ; p 1 to 5 pereiopods 1 to 5; U pleonite 6 and uropods (scale bars: A 0.5 mm; B 0.1 mm; C 0.05 mm). 199

4 Bodotria Red Fig. 2. Cyclaspis iphinoides. SEM photos. A, female, habitus from dorsal. B, female, carapace. C, female, last abdominal segment and uropods. D, subadult male, last abdominal segment and uropods. E, female, left uropod s rami. F, subadult male, habitus. male, Paratypes: ZMH K9812, 2 females and 1 male Additional material: ZMH K9810, 10 adult and subadult females, 1 adult male, subadult males, ; ZMA Cu , females and 2 subadult males, uropods' no lateral endopod, Bodotria carina at carapace, eyes present, uropods' peduncle nearly twice as long as pleonite 6 and only slightly longer than uropods' endopod. TYPE LOCALITY. Sea, 20 km south of A1 Quseir, 'House Egypt, reef North', reef flat DESCRIPTION. mm in length: Holotype: an adult male, 2.59 carapace 0.7 mm in length, among coral blocks and seagrass, fine sand with smooth, no lateral carina or any other armature; foraminifers, 0.5 m. pseudorostral lobes short, meeting in front of ocular lobe; siphonal tube short; dorsomedian DIAGNOSIS. with twosegmented line not pronounced; antennal notch shallow; 200

5 Fig.. Bodotria corallina n.sp. A, female s and male s habitus. B, female s and male s extremities. C, higher magnification. Mxp 2 (or ) maxilliped 2 (or ); p 1 to 5 pereiopods 1 to 5; U pleonite 6 and uropods (scale bars: A 0.5 mm; B 0.1 mm; C 0.05 mm). 201

6 Fig. 4. AG: Bodotria quseirensis n.sp., female. A, habitus. B, maxilliped. C, pereiopod 1. D, pereiopod 2. E, 4. F1, pereiopod pereiopod 5. F2, its dactylus in higher magnification. G, pleonite 6 and uropods. HI: Bodotria corallina n.sp., male. H, pereiopod 1. I, pleonite 6 and uropods. JM: Vaunthompsonia dawydoffi, male. J, maxilliped. K, pereiopod 1. L, 5. M, pereiopod pleonite 6 and uropods from seen ventral (scale bars: A 1 mm; BF1, GM 0.1 F mm; mm). 202

7 RED Bodotria 20 but anterolateral margin and anteroventral margin of carapace smooth, anterolateral tooth rounded; the carapace: B. magna Zimmer, 1921 and B. nitida Day, Both species are described with well integument calcified. Eye pigmented, with eight developed side plates lenses. Free thoracic segments 0.45 mm in length, at the free thoracic segments. new species has well developed side with pedigerous segments 2 to 5 visible, the sec plates in the males but they are located on the ond longest; abdomen 1.41 mm in length, longer pleon segments. It is also differing from the than thorax and cephalon, abdominal side plates known species in missing any armature on the defined ventrally; telsonic segment about a third carapace like they are in B. magna and the pro as long as pleonite 5 and less than half as long as the uropods' peduncle. Paratypes: a male, extremities: second antenna reaching the endof the body. Maxilliped 2 as figured, basis as long as rest of limb; maxilliped nounced anterolateral tooth in the females carapace of B. nitida. B. corallina n.sp. resembles B. quseirensis n.sp. in the ocular lobe not ter having minally mentioned before like they are in the two known species the pseudorostral lobes exopod present, basis longer than rest of limb, are meeting for a short distance in front of the elongated distally, reaching first proximal quarter ocular lobe. two new species described herein differ from each other in the proportions of the body, the third maxillipeds, and the uropods, especially of merus which is slender and second longest article, carpus and propodus subequal in length, carpus with quadratic shape, dactylus stout; pereiopod 1 basis very long, straight, merus, carpus and the distal article of the endopod being serrated in propodus subequal in length, exopod present; pereiopod 2 basis longest article, little longer than the female of B. corallina n.sp. and not in B. quseirensis n.sp. rest of limb, ischium not visible, carpus second longest article; merus, propodus and dactylus Bodotria quseirensis n. sp. subequal in length; pereiopod basis longer than Figs. 4AG rest of limb, propodus second longest article with two compound spines, dactylus short with two SEA. Holotype: ZMH K9788, 1 adult terminal compound spines, the compound spines with a smooth shaft and an annulated blade; pereiopods 4 and 5 similar to pereiopod ; female, Paratypcs: ZMH K9787, 4 subadult females, 27III1999. Additional material: ZMA Cu , 1 subadult female, uropods' endopod twosegmented, little longer TYPE LOCALITY. km south of A1 Quseir, than exopod, with eight to nine strong serrated spines at inner margin of proximal article. Egypt, 'House reef North', 6 m, soft sandy sediment. Female: with developed oostegites, very similar to male despite sexual dimorphisms, with pseudo DIAGNOSIS. with twosegmented rostral lobes short, in meeting front of the ocular lobe; pigmented eye with eight lenses, a shaded pigment ring surrounding the fifth pleon segment, uropods' peduncle nearly twice as long as pleonite 6 and only slightly (factor 1.05) longer than the twosegmented endopod, terminal article of endopod serrated distally, rami subequal in length. uropods' endopod, no lateral Bodotriacarina at carapace, eyes present, uropods' peduncle very little longer than pleonite 6 and uropods' endopod. INSCRIPTION. Holotype: an ovigerous female, 2 mm in length: carapace lacking lateral carina, 0.52 mm in length, pseudorostral lobes short, meeting in front of the ocular lobe, siphonal tube ETYMOLOGY. new species is named after short, dorsomedian line not pronounced, anten the type locality on the reef blocks. top among coral nal notch tiny, anteroventral margin of carapace smooth, integument well calcified, laterally spotted with pigments on carapace and second free REMARKS. As mentioned above there are only thoracic segment. Pigmented eye present, with two Bodotria species eight lenses. Four free thoracic segments visible with twosegmented endopods in females and with missing lateral carina on from above, 0.5 mm in length, equal in length to 20

8 SRI ZMH carapace. Abdomen 0.96 mm in length, slightly DESCRIPTION. description of this species shorter than carapace and free thoracic segments combined, fifth pleonite 1. times longer than from Vietnam is rather incomplete, only the pleonite 6 and the uropods, first antenna, and the fourth; pleonite 6 only pleonite 5 (factor 0.87). somewhat shorter than first and second pereiopods of the male are figured. A more detailed description is given herein. A male sized 2.88 in mm length: carapace smooth, 0.81 mm in length, pseudorostral lobes not meeting in front of the ocular lobe; siphonal One of the paratypes: a subadult female, extremities: maxilliped with exopod, basis longest article, slightly bent and distally elongated, reaching the basal margin of merus, ischium tube short; antennal notch shallow, not subequal in length to merus, merus and carpus dilatated and distally elongated; pereiopod 1 basis longer than rest of limb, carpus second longest article, propodus short, exopod present; pereio pronounced; anterolateral margin smooth, rounded; anteroventral margin of carapace smooth; eyes large; first free thoracic segment not visible in male, thoracic segments 0.6 mm in length; pod 2 basis subequal in length to rest of limb, abdomen as long as carapace and free thoracic ischium minute, merus and carpus equal in segments combined (1.4 mm), with five pairs of pleopods; telsonic with segment smooth margin and produced between the insertion of the length, dactylus elongated and tapering; pereiopod basis subequal to rest of limb, merus, carpus and propodus subequal in length, dactylus short, pereiopod 5 basis shorter than rest of limb, uropods, according to Zimmer (1952) the diagnostic character for this species. carpus second longest article; uropods' peduncle Second maxilliped basis little longer than rest of limb, ischium 1. times as long as pleonite 6 and only slightly not visible, merus elongated, longer than carpus longer (factor 1.04) than twosegmented endo and propodus combined, dactylus short with pod. Endopod subequal in length ETYMOLOGY. the type locality. new species to exopod. is named after strong terminal spine; third maxilliped exopod present, basis longer than rest of limb combined, ischium present, merus as long as carpus, propodus shorter than preceding articles, dactylus stout with long terminal seta; pereiopod 1 as in REMARKS. re are only two Bodotria species Zimmer (1952); pereiopod 2 broken; pereiopod with twosegmented uropods' endopod in females exopod present, basis longer than rest of limb, and lacking the lateral carina at the carapace: B. magnazimmer, 1921 and B. nitida Day, 1978, both ischium little shorter than merus, carpus second longest article, propodus short, dactylus even species with welldeveloped side plates at the free shorter with short terminal seta; pereiopod 4 and thoracic segments. new species does not have any well developed side plates, it is also differing 5 similar in shape, pereiopod 4 with exopod; basis shorter than rest of limb, carpus second longest from the mentioned known species in having the article, propodus short, dactylus third maxillipeds' merus and carpus dilatated, the with slender terminal seta. Uropods' peduncle shorter than propodus of the first pereiopod rounded, and the uropods' peduncle being relatively pleonite 6 including terminal anal valves prolongations, and also shorter than endopod (factor short compared to the pleonite 6 and the rami. 0.8), this ramus is twosegmented and longer than exopod. Terminal seta of endopod longer than its Genus Vaunthompsonia Bate, 1858 distal article, eight setae at the inner margin of the peduncle, nine at the inner margin of the Vaunthompsonia dawydoffi Zimmer, 1952 Figs. 4JM, 5AB proximal article of the endopod and four at the distal article, one short hairy seta, one long terminal and two shorter subterminal setae. LANKA. K9790, SL 25, 2 females, 2 juveniles; SL 5, 1 female, 2 juveniles; SL 6, 4 males, 1 female, 1 subadult male, 2 ZMA Cu. juveniles; , SL 2, 2 males, 2 females, 1 subadult female. In the present material also some females are available, the description is given here. Ovigerous female: length.6 mm, carapace 0.92 mm, smooth; pseudorostral lobes not meeting in front of ocular lobe; siphonal tube short; 204

9 Fig. 5. Vaunthompsonia dawydoffi. A, female and male habitus (male habitus: exopod of third pereiopod was broken). B, extremities. Mxp 2 (or ) 0.1 mm). maxilliped 2 (or ); p pleonite 1 to 5 pereiopods 1 to U 5; 6 and uropods (scale bars: A 1 mm; B 205

10 Because A MALDIVES. Velidhu, MALDIVES. As SEYCHELLES. Carapace Velidhu, antennal notch shallow; anterolateral margin not Genus Cyclaspis Sars, 1865 pronounced, subacute; anteroventral margin of carapace smooth; eyes present; five free thoracic Cyclaspis herdmani Calman, 1904 segments visible, the first very short, the second laterally elongated backwards, overlapping parts of the third free segment; abdomen 1.56 mm in length, shorter than and free thoracic carapace segments combined; telsonic segment produced between insertion of uropods as in male. Maxilliped 2 basis longer than rest of limb, merus second longest article, carpus, propodus and dactylus declining in length, dactylus with strong terminal seta; maxilliped exopod present, basis longer than rest of limb, slightly bent, merus, carpus and propodus subequal in length, dactylus short with long terminal seta; pereiopod 1 broken in present material; pereiopod 2 exopod present, 4 1 l'n 72 49' E, 810 m, 6 brooding females, 4 females, 1 male, 1 subadult male, I juvenile. REMARKS. mentioned earlier (Miihlenhardt Siegel, 1996b) this species described for India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam is also known for the Maldives, first found here at 4 04' 0'N 7 1' E. Genus Cyclaspoides Bonnier, 1896 Cyclaspoides flokkeri n.sp. Figs. 6AB, 7AB basis subequal in length to rest of limb, dactylus Holotype: ZMH K9800, PR second longest article; pereiopod exopod present, basis longer than rest of limb, carpus second longest article, somewhat little longer than 4 dactylus; pereiopod basis short propodus short, only er than rest of limb, carpus second longest article; 4, 1 adult female, X1996. Paratypes: 1 adult female, 1 subadult female, 4 males, 1 Additional juvenile. material: females, 16 juveniles, male, 1 ZMH K9801, PR 1, 1 subadult male, lx1996; ZMH K9802 PR, 1 female, subadult females, 1 decaleificatedfemale, X1996; PR 4, 1 adult female, 1 subadult female, 4 males, 1 juvenile, X pereiopod 5 similar to pereiopod 4 but basis 1996; ZMA Cu , PR 2, 1 female, juvenile females, shorter and carpus longer; uropods as in male, 1 adult male, 1 subadult male, 2X1996. inner margin of uropods' peduncle and endopod with four setae each, endopod twosegmented TYPE LOCALITY. Seychelles, Isle Praslin, PR 4; and little longer than exopod. close to nature reserve, fine sand with a lot of REMARKS. of the characters of the tel plant detritus, 0.5 m. sonic segment (Figs. 4, 5) the present material is DIAGNOSIS. inflated, ridge from thought to be conspecific with Zimmer's specimens. anteromedial to dorsomedial part, more pronounced in juveniles; pedigerous segments 1 and DISTRIBUTION. Supposed to range in the more eastern of the part Indian Ocean and Indo 2 fused with carapace, third 'free' thoracic segment fused dorsally with carapace side plates, visible laterally; pseudorostrum short; antennal Westpacific from Sri Lanka to Vietnam. notch not pronounced. Genus Eocuma Marcusen, 1894 DESCRIPTION. Holotype: an ovigerous female, length.24 mm: ocular lobe well developed; Eocuma gorgasiae MühlenhardtSiegel, 1996b 10 m, 1 female. 4 1 l'n 72 49' E, 8 frontal lobe wide; integument granular; eyes not pigmented, reduced; carapace inflated, fused with pedigerous segments 1 and 2 entirely, and from dorsally, ridge anteromedial to dorsomedial part; pseudorostral lobes short, meeting in front of ocular lobe; siphonal tube not seen; antennal REMARKS. specimen of this species described for the South Male Atoll (4 04' 0"N 7 1' E) in 21 m is also found in the Ari Atoll. notch small; anteroventral margin of carapace smooth, anteroventral of corner carapace not two free thoracic the pronounced; segments, pedigerous segments 4 and 5; total length of free 206

11 Fig. 6. Cyclaspoides flokkeri n.sp. A, female and male habitus. B, extremities. A1 first antenna; mxp maxilliped ; p 1 to 5 pereiopods 1 to 5; U pleonite 6 and uropods (scale bars: A 1 mm; B 0.1 mm). 207

12 This Fig. 7. Cyclaspoidesflokkeri n.sp. A, juvenile male habitus. B, male s extremities. p 1 to 5 pereiopods 1 to 5 (scale bars: A 1 mm; B 0.1 mm). thoracic segments 0.29 mm. Abdomen 1.69 mm, and longer than rami; uropods' endopod unsegmented, inner margin serrated, terminal seta little shorter than carapace and free thoracic segments combined, with lateral articular processes, stout, subterminal seta serrated; exopod twosegmented, little shorter than endopod, terminal seta last abdominal segment shorter than uropods' about 2/ as long as terminal article. peduncle. An adult male,.28 mm long: with 5 pairs of Paratype: a female, extremities: first antenna with no accessory flagellum and 1 aesthetasc at pleopods, carapace more squarish, shorter compared to abdomen than in female, carapace ridge short main flagellum's tip; second antenna less pronounced, eyes well developed, at least five lenses, antennal notch minute, second antenna than longer body; uropods' endopod with 12 plumose setae, at distal stout part spines plus one terminal and one subterminal spine. reduced; third maxilliped with basis longest article, basis and merus with distal outer part elongated, elongation of basis with six setae, elongation of merus serrated; propodus wider than carpus (Fig. 6); first pereiopod basis longest article ETYMOLOGY. species is dedicated to my subequal in length to rest of limb; second pereiopod, basis longer than remaining segments best friend Flokker. very together, dactylus second longest article with three serrated diastal spines, medial one longest; REMARKS. new species is placed into the pereiopods to 5 similar in shape, fifth pereiopod genus Cyclaspoides Bonnier, 1896 because the pedi shortest, dactylus slender and fused with terminal gerous segments 1 to are fused at least dorsally seta. Uropods' peduncles longer than pleonite 6 with the Characters not carapace. fitting with the generic diagnosis are: pleonite 6 shorter than the 208

13 SRI SEYCHELLES. Of Gulf ZMH MALDIVES. Vietnam Veligandu, uropods' peduncles, and the short pseudoros fused, clawshaped. Pereiopod 5 basis not widened, relatively short, dactylus with clawshaped terminal seta. Pleonite 6 subequal in trum. other species in this genus are deep length to uropods' peduncle, the latter about half water species, all of them having the ocular lobe as long as uropods' endopod. Uropods' exopod reduced and lacking eyes. very short, even including long terminal spine shorter than uropods' endopod. latter with Family Nannastacidae Bate, 1866 acute terminal spine. Genus Schizotrema Calman, 1911 Schizotrema depressum Calman, 1911 REMARKS. Fage (1945) gave the description of a male and figured only the habitus, pleonite 4 to 6, and the uropods. He compared his new species LANKA. ZMH K9797, SL 2, 5 females; SL 25, 7 females; SL 0, 9 females; SL 6, 12 females; SL 8, 1 female; SL 40, 2 females, 4 males, 2 juveniles; ZMA Cu , SL 5, 6 females. with S. bifrons Caiman, 1911 and S. sordidum Caiman, 1911 and stressed the short siphonal tubes of his new species. Another character separating this species from the two Caiman species is REMARKS. species is easily identified by the depressed habitus and the acute, strong lateral spines and hairy setae on the pereion and pleon. the length of the uropods' exopod with its terminal spine not reaching the terminal of the margin endopod in S. macrodacty lus, but so in both doing S. bifrons and S. sordidum. DISTRIBUTION. of Thailand, South more closely related species to S. macro Australia, Malaysia (Petrescu, 1997) and now known for Sri Lanka, shallow water to 2 m. dactylus was considered to be S. sordidum, from which the former differs in: the lack of long hairy setae but presence of tubercles on the pereion Schizotrema cf. macrodactylus Fage, 1945 Figs. 8LP K980, Praslin, PR 4, 2 ovigerous females, subadult females, 2 males. and pleon, the serrated margin of the respiratory orifices, fine serration at the anterolateral angle of which is not carapace, pronounced, and the length of the dactylus of the first pereiopod. specimens from the Seychelles fit quite well the description given by Fage ( 1945), only the DESCRIPTION. the ovigerous female: length uropods peduncles, although being shorter than pleonite 6, seem to be longer than in the Vietnam 1.76 mm, carapace longer than free thoracic segments, globose laterally, few short hairy setae on material. carapace; short pseudorostrum, siphones divided and short, pseudorostral lobes not meeting in DISTRIBUTION. and Seychelles, shallow front of ocular lobe, which is widened laterally, water. two eyes with at least two lenses each. Five free thoracic segments, 0. mm long, first not seen Genus Scherocumella Watling, 1991 from lateral, second to fourth with side plates developed; abdomen shorter than thoracic segments and carapace combined. First antenna Scherocumella micronodosus MühlenhardtSiegel, 1996b with projection at second segment of peduncle. Male: pereiopod 2 exopod present, large basis, longer than rest of limb, ischium longer than merus, dactylus spatulate with two terminal and two subterminal spines; pereiopods and 4 females, males. REMARKS. 4 brooding species was described for the Ari Atoll and the South Male Atoll and is now also exopods present, basis wide, more rounded in pereiopod 4 than in pereiopod, propodus sec reported from the lagoon Rasdhu Atoll. of an island in the ond longest article, dactylus with terminal spine Genus Cumella Sars, 1865 Subgenus Cumella Sars,

14 Fig. 8. AD: Cumella aff. similis, female.a, habitus. B, maxilliped. C, pereiopod 1. 6 D, pleonite and uropods. EK: Cumella indosinica, female. E, maxilliped. F, pereiopod 1. G, pereiopod 2. H, pereiopod. I1, pereiopod 4. I2, its dactylus in higher magnification. J, pereiopod 5. K, pleonite 6 and LP: uropods. Schizotrema cf. macrodactylus, male (exopods not figured). L, pereiopod 2. M, pereiopod. N, pereiopod 4. O, pereiopod 5. P, pleonite 6 and uropods (scale bars: A 0.5 BI1, mm; J P 0.1 mm; I mm). 210

15 SRI Table This ZMH SEYCHELLES. Cumellaaff. similis Fage, 1945 Figs. 8AD there are some differences mostly concerning the proportions of the uropods, because that is one of the few characters Zimmer figured. uropods' peduncle is subequal in length to SRI LANKA. 9794, SL 40, females; SL 8, 1 female; SL 0, 2 females; SL 29, 1 maie; 979, SL 25, females, 1 male; SL 2, 1 female, 4 males. 6 in all of the three items but there are pleonite some differences in the following characters: third maxilliped: Malaysia specimen figured by REMARKS. Sri Lanka specimens are sup Petrescu has teeth at the distal elongated basis, posed to be similar to C. similis because of the the Sri Lanka material does not, while the Sri characters of long uropods' peduncles compared Lanka material has the basis bended and the to pleonite 6, number of spines at inner margin of the uropods' endopod, and the the habitus; uropods of the females in the Sri Lanka material are not serrated along the inner margin of the peduncle and endopod as described by Petrescu (1997). It differs from the described in the species character of the third maxilliped having one tooth at the distal inner margin of the basis and propodus, and at the outer distal margin of the merus in the description of Petrescu (1997) which differs from the of one Fage (1945), who figured the tooth of the merus at the outer distal margin, Malaysia does not; proportion uropods' exopod to its terminal spine in male: about 1.1 in Vietnamand Malaysia material, 1.4in Sri Lanka; proportion uropods' endopod to its terminal spine: 1.65 (male) in Vietnam, 2.1 (male) in and 0.7 in male but 1.8 in females of Malaysia, Sri Lanka material; proportion uropods' peduncle to endopod in male: 1.2 in Zimmer's description, but 0.8 in Petrescu's and 1.0 in the present material (not figured). conclusion could be that there is a variationwithin the characters, and the Sri Lanka material is between the Malaysia no tooth is visible at the third maxilliped present specimens. in the and the Vietnam specimens. Cumella praslinensis n.sp. DISTRIBUTION. species Figs. 9AB is recorded for shallow waters from West Australia and Queensland (Hale, 1945), Vietnam (Fage, 1945), Malaysia (Petrescu, 1997), Red Sea (Radhadevi & Kurian, 1986) and now Sri Lanka. As there are some minor differences within this species, we maybe Holotype: ZMH K9798, Isle Praslin, I'R 4, 1 ovigerous female. Paratypes: ZMH K.9799, 1 female used for preparation, 1 female used for SEM, 1 male, 1 male used for preparation, 1 male used for SEM, not figured; ZMA Cu , 2 females. have three subspecies. Subgenus Cumewingia Bacescu, 1971 TYPE LOCALITY. Seychelles, Isle Praslin, PR 4; close to nature reserve, fine sand with a high percentage of plant detritus, 0.5 m. Cumella indosinica Zimmer, 1952 Figs. 8EK DIAGNOSIS. Cumella (Cumewingia) with uropods' LANKA. ZMH K9791, SL 2,20 females, 19 males; SL 25, 4 females, 1 male; SL 0, 2 females, 6 males; ZMH K.9792, SL 6, 1 female; SL 40, 2 females; SL 49, 4 males; ZMA Cu , SL 29, 2 females, 2 males. peduncle subequal in length to pleonite 6, uropods' exopod subequal in length to its terminal spine, uropods' endopod about twice as long as its terminal articles of the spine, third maxilliped without teeth, its basis and merus elongated. REMARKS. 1 compares the species described in the subgenus Cumewingia. specimens of the present material are supposed to belong to the species Cumella indosinica. Comparing the descriptions given by Zimmer (1952) for DESCRIPTION. an Holotype: ovigerous female, length 1.87 mm: carapace granulated, 0.58 mm long, pseudorostral lobes moderate long, meeting males from Vietnam, by Petrescu (1997) for males in front of ocular lobe; siphonal tube short; from Malaysia, and the material from present Sri antennal notch shallow, anterolateral margin Lanka, rounded, anteroventral margin of carapace 211

16 1! r :. r [' i length carapace data. no d. uroendo endo:spine 1.m/1.58f 2.4m/1.2f spine term, no 1.2m/1.5f 2.1m/1.55f 2.25m/0.92f m/2.4f 2m/2f m/1.79f m/1.9f 1.99m/1.85f m/2.7f L:H endopod; to peduncle uropods carpus; P:E merus; pleonite M to basis; peduncle male; uropods m P:T female; proportions: f endopod; or length exopod Abbreviations: uropods (Cumewingia). exo/endo 6; Cumella of species mxp 1. Table n. absent; present; C B ; maxilliped height; to uroexo carapace P:E P:E urop. male longest ramus, urop. fem. longest ramus, basis mxp bended merus mxp elongated basis raxp elongated mxp teeth dorsom. P:T P:T Locality Species exo:spine L:H male female teeth female male 0.91m/0.81f 1.6m/0.88f 1.6m 1.0m/1.67f " 1,84m 1.79m/1.6f 2.1m/1.7f 2.15m/1.74f 1.54m/1.4f m/1.9f 2.05m/ 1.4/ / endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo endo equal equal little little little little litde little little little B,M,C 0.8 tooth Siam of Bermudas Jamaica Mexico Gulf 1.5m/1.6f little female female female Sea Red 0.86m/0.8f m/1.4f lm/0.8f Antilles little M 0.79 Adant. W Siam of 1.5f Sea trop. Gulf Red m/2.25f m/1.81f 2.25m/ 0.62 little B Lanka Bahamas Malaysia Sri 1.4m/0.92f m/1.06f 0.12 Vietnam, Cambodia Bahamas Australia Seychelles Red ocellata antipai siankaana forficula forficuloides clavicauda vicina hispida schieckei anae indosinica Petr. indosinica SL indosinica Zimmer angelae turgidula praslinensis n.sp. limicoloides sterreri limicola carribeana serratus bacescui siamensis leptopus abacoensis S f 1.67m/ 1.441' little little little M,C Sea f m/1.6f Bermudas Mediterranean Florida Antilles Bahamas Vietnam Antilles Bahamas

17 maxilliped Fig. 9. Cumella praslinensis n.sp. A, habitus female. B, female s and male s extremities. Mxp 2 (or ) to 5 pereiopod 1 to 5; U pleonite 6 and uropods (scale bars: A 1 B 0.1 mm; mm). 2 (or ); p 1 21

18 smooth; eyes present; five free thoracic segments, row of teeth at proximal and distal outer margin, 0.9 mm long; abdomen subequal in length to subequal in length to rest of extremity, ischium carapace and free thoracic segments combined, telsonic segment relatively long compared with and merus about equal in length, carpus second longest article, propodus shorter than carpus, 5th pleonite and the uropods' peduncle. dactylus slender with stout clawlike distal seta One of the paratypes: a female, extremities: and three subterminal hairy setae; pereiopod 2 maxilliped exopod present, basis subequal in exopod present, basis stout with row of teeth at length to rest of limb, distal process shorter than inner margin, about as long as rest of extremity, in male, ischium short, merus stout, short carpus inserting not terminally but laterodistally on merus, propodus second longest article, stout; dactylus slender with one stout and two hairy terminal setae; pereiopod 1 exopod present, basis shorter than rest of limb, ischium relatively long, carpus second longest article, dactylus with one stout and two hairy terminal setae; pereiopod 2 ischium short, merus stout, carpus second longest article, propodus short, about as long as ischium, dactylus tapering; pereiopod and pereiopod 4 similar in shape, only basis different, exopod present, stout basis longest article, more elongate in pereiopod than in pereiopod 4, ischium short, carpus second longest article, propodus slender, dactylus small, ending with a clawlike seta; stout, basis shorter than rest of limb, ischium not pereiopod 5 slender, basis shorter than rest of visible, merus short, carpus stout, propodus and dactylus subequal in length; pereiopods through 5 similar to each other, basis longest article, ischium short, carpus second longest article, extremity, carpus second longest article, propodus longer than merus, dactylus slender, with one terminal seta; uropods' peduncle little longer (factor 1.1) than pleonite 6, with 10 setae at inner mar dactylus margin to terminal seta hardly visible, gin, rows of setae hairy between them, endopod dactylus and its terminal seta clawshaped; unsegmented, six setae at inner margin, longer uropods' peduncle slightly shorter than telsonic than exopod. segment and equal in length to unsegmented endopod. Rami, including terminal setae, equal ETYMOLOGY. species is named after the in length, exopod shorter than endopod measured without setae. type locality, the island of Praslin, Seychelles. Male, length 2.04 mm: carapace 0.66 mm in length, scattered with tiny hairy setae, pseudoros REMARKS. new species belongs to the sub tral lobes short, meeting in front of ocular lobe, siphonal tube short, antennal notch shallow, anterolateral margin rounded, anteroventral genus Cumewingia Bacescu, Within this subgenus there are several species with the peduncle shorter than or equal to the telsonic segment margin of carapace smooth, eyes large, lenses on (Table 1). species pseudorostral lobes (subgenus Cumewingia), five free thoracic segments (length 0.6 mm), abdomen slightly shorter than carapace and free closely related to C. praslinensis is C. turgidula Hale, 1945 from South Australia according to the length proportions of the uropods' peduncle in relation to the pleonite thoracic segments combined, first four pleonites 6, the carapace proportions and the habitus. with lateral ridge; telsonic in segment males subequal in length to fifth pleonite. new species differs from C. turgidula in the uropods rami's proportions to their terminal spines. Male's extremities: maxilliped 2 basis shorter new species also resembles C. limicoloides Bacescu & Muradian, 1975 in the proportions of the peduncle to pleonite 6 (P:T), and to the endopod. It differs from C. limicoloides by missing the teeth at merus and carpus of the third maxilliped, than rest of extremity, ischium short, merus stout, laterally dilatated, carpus and propodus subequal in length to merus, dactylus short, slender with clawlike terminal seta; maxilliped exopod present, basis much longer than rest of extremity, the carapace length to height proportions being smaller in males and larger in females in the new distally little elongated, ischium short, merus distally elongated, carpus half as wide as merus, species and the proportions of the rami and their propodus widened, dactylus short with clawlike terminal spines being different. distal seta; pereiopod 1 exopod present, basis with 214

19 RED RED ZMH ZMH SRI Holotype: Sri Holotype: 2 Cumella limicoloides Bacescu & Muradian, LANKA. ZMH K9795, SL 5, female, 9IIII99. Paratypes: ZMH K.9815, SL 21, 1 female, 1II 1199, SL 2, 4 females, 4III199; SL 25, 1 SEA. K9809, 1 females, 15 males, ; 111 adult males, 9 subadult males, 88 adult females, 92 subadult females and juveniles, 1999; ZMA Cu , 10 adult males, 10 adult females, 281II March female; SL 5, 21 females, 1 male, 9III 199; SL 49, 1 female, ; ZMA Cu , SL 6, 5 females, 1 liiil 99. TYPE LOCALITY. Lanka, SL 5: Tangalle Bay, seagrass/ Halimeda mix, 1 m. REMARKS. species described by Bacescu & Muradian (1975) for the northern of the Red part DIAGNOSIS. Campylaspis with smooth carapace, Sea was considered to be closely length proportion of uropods' peduncle to related to C. limicola Sars, 1879, differing from this species by the lack of dorsomedian spines in females and the pleonite 6 (P:T) less than 2, basis of third maxilliped short and its and serrated. merus large dactylopodite of the second pereiopod which is much shorter than the former two segments. DESCRIFIION. a female (length in present specimens from the Egypt coast of the total 2.06 mm): carapace smooth, 1.1 mm in Red Sea are closely fitting the description limicoloides. of C. length, 0.7 mm in height; pseudorostral lobes very short, meeting for a short distance in front of the ocular lobe; siphonal tube short; antennal Cumella forficuloides Bacescu & Muradian, notch narrow, anterolateral margin rounded Anteroventral margin of carapace smooth, free thoracic segments 0.5 mm in length, abdomen SEA. K9808, , mm in length, shorter than carapace and males; 49 females, ; 16 subaduit males, 281II 1999; ZMA Cu , 5 males, 10 females, free thoracic segments combined; telsonic segment short. REMARKS. striking character of C. forficu Paratype: a female, extremities: maxilliped 2 loides is the long pleonite 6 compared with the short uropods' peduncle, a character that only few Cumellaspecies of the subgenus Cumewingia Bacescu, 1971 have: from the Indian Ocean including the Red Sea: C. hispida Caiman, 1911, C. forficula Caiman, 1911, C. forficuloides and C. schieckei Bacescu & Muradian, Some more Cumella (Cumewingia) species with a long pleonite 6 have been described from the tropical West Adantic, most of them more recently: C. anae, C. angelae both described by Petrescu & Iliffe, 1992, C. antipai Petrescu, Iliffe & Sarbu, 1994, C. clavicauda Caiman, 1911, C. ocellata Bacescu, 1992, C. siankaana DonathHernandez, 1992, and C. vicina Zimmer, present material fits well the very description Bacescu & Muradian (1975) gave for C. forficuloides. Genus Campylaspis Sars, 1865 Campylaspis totzkei n.sp. Figs. 10AB dactylus with teeth; maxilliped exopod present, basis about equal in length to large, stout merus, the latter with inner margin serrated and a hyaline lamella at outer margin; carpus shorter with similar armature, propodus even shorter than with four carpus, teeth on inner margin, dactylus slender, one long terminal and two shorter subterminal spines; pereiopod 1 exopod present, basis shorter than rest of limb, merus second longest article, carpus and propodus subequal in length, dactylus slender, as long as propodus; pereiopod 2 short and stout, basis as long as rest of limb through propodus, ischium short, merus stout, carpus with few hairy setae at inner margin, insertion to merus half as wide as merus, propodus short, dactylus second longest article, tapering, with lateral setae, one long terminal and two small subterminal; pereiopod 4 and pereiopod 5 similar in shape, pereiopod 4 being longer because of longer basis, propodus and dactylus short, terminal spine clawlike; uropod's peduncle short, only 1. times longer than pleonite 6 and 1.4 times longer than unsegmented endopod, the 215

20 Fig. 10. Campylaspis totzkei n.sp. A, female and male habitus. B, extremities. C, higher magnifications. Mxp 2 (or ) maxil liped 2 (or ); 1 to 5 p pereiopods 1 to 5; U pleonite 6 and uropods, right uropod in higher magnification (scale bars: A: 0.5 mm; B 0.1 mm; C 0.05 mm). latter longer than exopod, both rami longer than their terminal spine. uropods' peduncle 1.6 times longer than the Males: with typical sexual dimorphisms, such pleonite 6 and two times longer than the unsegmented endopod (measured without terminal as exopods up to fourth pereiopod, eye with three spine), peduncle with at least ten minute and four lenses, carapace proportion length total length 1.95 mm, carapace 1 to height 1.8; mm long, free long spines at inner margin, left endopod with six thoracic segments 0.2 mm, abdomen 0.7 mm; serrated spines at inner margin and one subterminal one, terminal spine subequal in length to 216

21 RED ZMH RED Red Table2. Selected species of the Campylaspis Abbreviations: rubicundagroup. Length proportions: P:T uropods peduncle to pleonite 6; P:E uropods peduncle to endopod; L:H carapace length to height; maxil. maxilliped; norm. normal; serr. serrated; elong. elongated; present; absent; no data. P:T P:E third maxil. basis merus carpus carapace L:H subrostral tooth basis long serr. structure angularis norm, norm. with hairs 1.7 subacute orientals shorter norm. 1.5 rounded rubicunda no excavata elong., 1 tooth slender pigment spots teeth guttata elong. wide smooth 1.4 no totzkei n.sp short large, serr. stout, serr. smooth 1.7 subacute gamoi tooth elong. slender, serr. with 2 horns tiny teeth endopod, terminal spine of the exopod being that Bacescu & Muradian (1975) gave. longer than the two articles combined. Right endopod with four serrated spines only margin. at inner Campylaspis nemoi n.sp. Figs. 11AC, 12 ETYMOLOGY. species is dedicated to my dear Mr. colleague HansDieter Totzke. SEA. Holotype: ZMH K981, a female, Paratypes: ZMH K9814, 4 females, males, 12 ZMA juveniles, ; Cu , 2 females and 2 males, REMARKS. new species belongs to the rubi cunda species group of the genus Campylaspis (Jones, 1974) which is characterised by having the carapace smooth, without lateral depressions, TYPE LOCALITY. Sea, 20 km south of A1 Quseir, 'House reef Egypt, North', soft sandy sediment, 6 m. and with at most a pair of low rounded protuberances or with small granulations. This species DIAGNOSIS. Campylaspis belonging to the sulcata group contains 28 species. Within this group group (Jones, 1974) with uropods' rami subequal in length to their terminal spines, dactylus of the there are only few species having the length proportion uropods' peduncle to pleonite 6 less than second maxilliped with four distal spines. 2 in females: C. angularis Gamô, 1960, from Japan, C. excavata Ledoyer, 199, from Antarctica, DESCRIPTION. Holotype: a female, length in total 2.58 mm: 1.4 mm in carapace length, length to height ratio 1.52, with a depression on either side, two ridges on each side, not extending to dorsal hind end of carapace, pseudorostral C. gamoi Jones, 1984, from the N Atlantic, C. guttata Jones, 1974, SW Africa, C. orientalis Caiman, 1911, NW Pacific, and C. rubicunda (Lilljeborg, N 1855), Atlantic, Arctic, N Pacific. differences between these species are given in Table 2. lobes in moderately long, meeting front of ocular new species is the only one with the third lobe; siphonal tube as long as pseudorostrum; maxilliped having a relatively short basis and a very stout and large merus. antennal notch shallow, anterolateral margin subacute, not serrated; free thoracic segments 0. Campylaspis akabensis Bacescu & Muradian, 1975 mm in abdomen 1.09 length, mm, shorter than carapace; pleonite 6 short, proportion uropods' peduncle to 6 is pleonite One of the paratypes: a female, extremities: REMARKS. SEA. K9806, 1 juvenile, present specimen, a juvenile, is clearly fitting the description of Campylaspis akabensis maxilliped 2 dactylus with four unequal distal spines, propodus with two robust setae, maxilliped exopod basis present, stout and short, only little longer than merus, the latter serrated at 217

22 Fig. 11. Campylaspis nemoi n.sp. A, female habitus. B, female s and male s extremities. C, higher magnification. Mxp 2 (or, respectively) maxilliped 2 (or, respectively); p 1 to 5 pereiopods 1 to 5; U pleonite 6 and uropods (scale bars: A 1 mm; B 0.1 mm; C 0.05 mm). 218

23 Fig. 12. Campylaspis nemoi Male s extremities, 2 n.sp. p to 5 pereiopods 2 to 5; U pleonite 6 and uropods (scale bar 0.1 mm). inner margin and bearing one tooth at distal peduncle with eight spines at inner margin, endopod with threelateral spines at inner margin, one outer margin and a hyaline lamella, carpus trape subterminal and one terminal spine, the latter zoidwith one long seta, propodus with three teeth subequal in length to endopod. Exopod little at inner margin, dactylus slender, with one terminal and three subterminal spines; pereiopod 1 shorter than endopod, its terminal spine subequal in length to ramus. exopod present, basis longest article but shorter Male: similar to female except for the sexual than rest of limb, merus and carpus subequal in differences, second antenna reaching to end of length, propodus slender, elongated, second longest article, dactylus even more slender; pereiopod 2 exopod present, basis longest article, body, bases of third and fourth pereiopods widened, five exopods present, uropods' peduncle 2.5 times longer than pleonite 6 and 2.2 times shorter than rest of limb, ischium short, merus longer than unsegmented endopod, inner margin widened, carpus long, propodus short, dactylus second longest article, tapering, three pairs of lateral setae, one terminal and one subterminal seta; of peduncle with nine setae, of endopod with eight spines, between these spines rows of hairy setae, one terminal and one subterminal spine, pereiopod exopod present, similar to exopod shorter than endopod, terminal spine pereiopods 4 and 5, but getting progressingly shorter than rami. shorter, basis longest article, ischium and merus short, carpus second longest article, propodus ETYMOLOGY. species is dedicated to my and dactylus short, with distal spines; uropods' dear friend Nemo, who died too early. peduncle long, more than twice as long as pleonite 6 and the unsegmented endopod, REMARKS. new species is the second one of the genus Campylaspis described for the Red Sea 219

24 220 species locality P:T P:T P:E P:E uroendo: uroexo: mxp 2, no. of mxp merus mxp, M mxp articles female male female male spine spine term, spine widened as long as B serrated minor E Indie M depressa Mozambique Chan IMCP propinqua Surinam latidactyla E Indie little canalicula E Pacific MC menziesi Peru IMC cognata W Atlantic sticta S Atlantic MCP pumila Japan / /1.12 CP mozambica Mazambique Chan IMC legendri afr. Mauretania MCP fusiformis Japan MC nemoi n.sp. Red Sea f/2.18m 1.02f 4 MCP sulcata Mediterranean little MCP striata Japan f/2.18m 1.4f/1.47m 4 MC macrophthalma Mediterranean aulacoeis Ivory Coast MCP aperta NW Pacific ? MC jonesi Mauretania MCP platyuropus E Indie porcata WAdantic bacescui Falkland MCP mansa N Adantic.27 2?? IMCP unisulcata E Indie BMCP antipai Brazil CP tubulata Vietnam MC blakei California ???? Abbreviations: Length proportions: P:T uropods peduncle to pleonite 6; P:E uropods peduncle to endopod; mxp 2 maxilliped 2; mxp maxilliped ; uroexo/ endo uropods exopod or endopod; f female; m male; B basis; I ischium; M merus; C carpus; P propodus; pre sent; absent; no data. Campylaspis sulcatagroup. Table : species of the

25 SRI This besides Campylaspis akabensis; it belongs to the sul collection of the material from the Maldives, Red catagroup according to Jones (1974). This group contains 26 species (Table ). Only seven of them Sea and Seychelles; I also wish to thank my colleagues in Hamburg Dr Brigitte Hilbig for revis resemble the new species in respect of the pro ing the English; Mrs. Renate Walter for assistance with SEM photography; Mrs. Annelore Kruger portions of the uropods and maxilliped : C. legendri africana Bacescu & Muradian, 1972, from for the development of the photos; Mr. Hans Mauretania, C. fusiformis Gamô, 1960 from Japan, C. sulcata Sars, Dieter Totzke gave technical assistance and critical comments. Dr H.G. Muller provided the 1870 from the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, C. striata Gamô, Museum with the Sri Lanka material, and Dr 1960 from Japan, C. macrophthalma Sars, 1879 Angelika Brandt passed this material to the from the Mediterranean, C. antipai Bacescu & author for final determination. Many thanks to Petrescu, 1989 from southern Brazil, and C. tubulata Fage, 1945 from Vietnam. new species Dr Daniel Roccatagliata (Buenos Aires, Argentina) for critical reading of the manuscript. differs from all these species in the proportions of the uropods' rami to their terminal spines. Lastly also thanks to the Zoological Museum, Hamburg, for providing an actual place where the work involved could be undertaken. Genus Nannastacus Bate, 1865 REFERENCES Nannastacus gibbosus Calman, 1911 BACESCU, M., Cumacea I. Crustaccorum Catalogus LANKA. ZMH K9796, SL 25, 5 females, males; SL 28, 2 females; SL 0, 2 females, 1 juvenile; SL 5, 1 females, 14 males, juveniles; SL 6, 8 females, males, 5 juveniles; SL 49, 1 female, males; SL 40, 18 females, 10 males, 1 juvenile; ZMA Cu , SL 2, 2 females, males, 1 juvenile. Pars 7. GRUNER, H.E. & L.B. HOLTHUIS (Eds). Hague: 117. BACESCU, M., Cumacea II. Crustaceorum Pars 8. Catalogus GRUNER, H.E. & L.B. HOLTHUIS (Eds). Hague: BACESCU, M. & Z. MURADIAN, 197. Contributions à la connaissance des Cumacés de la Mer Rouge. Rapp. REMARKS. typical characters for this species are the pair of lateral humps and an additional smaller one mediodorsally topped with a spine on the caudal side of the carapace, the latter is scattered with few long hairy setae. Paired eyes a black present, pigmented behind spot them. first three pleon with dorsal segments spines in females, and very short uropods' exopods are typical for this species. ProcèsVerbaux Réun. 22 (4): 8. BACESCU, M. & Z. MURADIAN, New Cumacea from the Red Sea. Trav. Mus. Hist. nat. 'Grigore Aritipa' 16: 569. CALMAN, W.T., On the Cumacea. Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Suppl. Rep. 12: CALMAN, W.T., On new or rare Crustacea of the order Cumacea from the collection of the Copenhagen Museum. Part II. families Nannastacidae and Diastylidae. Trans, zool. Soc. London 18 (4): DAY, J., South African Cumacea. Part 1: Fam. Bodotriidae, subfamily Vaunthompsoniinae. Ann. South DISTRIBUTION. species is distributed wide in ly the West Pacific and the eastern Indian Ocean. It is described for India (Kurian, 1954), Gulf of Siam (Caiman, 1911), Malaysia (Petrescu, 1997), Vietnam (Fage, 1945), South Australia (Hale, 196) and Japan (Gamô, 1962) and is now for Sri Lanka. reported African Mus. 66 (9): DAY, J., South African Cumacea. Part 2: Fam. Bodotriidae, subfamily Bodotriinae. Ann. South African Mus (7): DAY, J., South African Cumacea. Part 4: Families Gynodiastylidae and Diastylidae. Ann. South African Mus. 82 (6): FAGE, L., Les cumacés du plancton nocturne des côtes d'annam. Arch. Zool. exp. gén. 84: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GAMÔ, S., On the cumacean Crustacea from Tanabe Bay, Kii Peninsula. Publ. Seto Mar. Biol. Lab. 10 Thanks are due to my husband who made this (2): HALE, H.M., 196. Cumacea from a South Australianreef. publication possible despite the conspicuous absence of funding, and who assisted during the Rec. South Australian Mus. 5: HALE, H.M., Australian Cumacea. family Nannastacidae. Rec. South Australian Mus. 8: