NEW RECORDS OF DEEP-SEA BLIND LOBSTERS (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: POLYCHELIDAE) FROM TAIWAN

Authors

Su-Ching Chang, Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Shane T. Ahyong, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.Follow
Tin-Yam Chan, Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Abstract

The deep-sea lobster family, Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1875, contains six genera and 38 species worldwide, of which nine species in three genera have been reported from Taiwan. Herein we present four new records of Polychelidae from Taiwan, namely Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880, Stereomastis surda (Galil, 2000), Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1880, and W. leptodactyla (Thomson, 1873). A total of 13 species in four genera of Polychelidae are now known from Taiwan; a key to the species is provided.

Recommended Citation

Chang, Su-Ching; Ahyong, Shane T.; and Chan, Tin-Yam (2013) "NEW RECORDS OF DEEP-SEA BLIND LOBSTERS (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: POLYCHELIDAE) FROM TAIWAN," Journal of Marine Science and Technology: Vol. 21: Iss. 7, Article 3.
DOI: 10.6119/JMST-013-1219-2
Available at: https://jmstt.ntou.edu.tw/journal/vol21/iss7/3