First record of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) from south of Java, Indonesia

By

Wardiatno, Yusli
Hakim, Agus
Mashar, Ali
Butet, Nurlisa
Adrianto, Luky
Farajallah, Achmad

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-3-7

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

4

Pages

1--7

Subjects

Decapoda , deep-sea spiny lobster , Indian Ocean , new finding , Palabuhanratu bay

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8069

 

Abstract

Three specimens of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma &amp; Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) were collected from Palabuhanratu Bay, southern Java, Indonesia. There is no previous record on the presence of the species in Indonesia. This finding represents the first record of this species in Java, Indonesia, and confirms that the species is present in the Indian Ocean. The morphological characters of the species are described.<br> This paper contains a new distribution record of a lobster species from Indonesian waters.