国立科博専報,
(47)
:219–277,2011年4月15日
Mem. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, (47): 219–277, April 15, 2011
Crabs dredged off the Ogasawara Islands (Crustacea, Decapoda,
Brachyura)
Hironori Komatsu
Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science,
3–23–1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, 169–0073 Tokyo, Japan
E-mail: h-komatu@kahaku.go.jp
Abstract. Brachyuran crabs dredged off the Ogasawara Islands, southern Japan, are reported.
The collection consists of 73 species of 16 families excluding pilumnoid and xanthoid crabs.
Three new species, Cryptodromia maculata sp. nov. (Dromiidae), Ebalia koyo sp. nov. (Leucosiidae), and Pugettia ogasawaraensis sp. nov. (Epialtidae), are described and illustrated. Fourtytwo species are newly added to the carcinological fauna of the Ogasawara Islands including 5
species new to Japanese waters. Biogeography of the recorded species is briefly discussed.
Key words: Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, new species, Ogasawara Islands.
Introduction
The Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands is located ca.
1,000 km south from Tokyo and an oceanic islands that have never been connected to continent
landmasses (Fig. 1). Its terrestrial fauna and flora
harbour a number of endemic species, but only a
few marine organisms are known to be endemic
to the islands, e.g. two species of hermit crabs
(Asakura, 1991; Asakura et al., 1994a, b) and five
species of marine gastropods (Fukuda, 1993,
1994, 1995). However, faunal study of marine organisms having planktonic larval stage at the isolated islands is important to realize the potential
ability to disperse and speciation.
Many authors have reported on taxonomy of
brachyuran crabs collected from the Ogasawara
Islands and the knowledge of brachyuran fauna of
the islands is increasing. However, organized faunal survey by using dredge at the sea around the
Ogasawara Islands is restricted to Takeda (1977).
He recorded 28 species from 12 stations at the
west side of Chichi-jima Island. Of these 5 species were new to science and 9 were new to Japanese waters. Other published works on
brachyuran taxonomy on the basis of material
from the Ogasawara Islands include Stimpson
(1858, 1907), Rathbun (1894), Hirota (1894),
Matsuura (1894), Yoshihara (1901), Terazaki
(1902–1905), Parisi (1918), Balss (1922), Odhner
(1925), Sakai (1938, 1939, 1955, 1976), Miyake
(1939, 1970), Takeda and Miyake (1968a, b,
1969a, b, 1976), Miyake and Takeda (1969,
1970), Imajima (1970), Ooishi (1970), Shigei
(1970), Suzuki (1972), Takeda (1973), Türkay
(1974), Takeda and Kurata (1976a, b, 1977a, b,
1984), Takeda and Tamura (1980, 1981), Asakura
et al. (1994b), Takeda and Tachikawa (1995),
Castro (2000), Marumura and Kosaka (2003),
Kobayashi (2005), Komai et al. (2006), Komatsu
and Takeda (2009), Castro and Ng (2010), and
Nguyen and Ng (2010).
The National Museum of Nature and Science,
Tokyo, conducted a zoological survey at the sea
around the Ogasawara Islands during the years
2008–2010. The benthic animals were sampled
by dredging at the depths of 36–3579 m along the
whole Ogasawara Islands and Kaikata Seamount,
which is located 115 km west of Haha-jima Island. Among a total of 136 stations, 60 stations
were positive for brachyuran crabs at the depths
of 36–499 m. The collections of brachyuran crabs
are referred to 73 species of 16 families except
pilumnoid and xanthoid crabs, which are under
studying by Prof. Takeda of the Teikyo Heisei
University. Of these three new species are de-
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Fig. 1. Maps showing the survey area, the Ogasawara Islands (upleft reproduced from Nakano et al. (2009)).
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Table 1. Sampling data of R/V Koyo 2008, 2009 and 2010 cruise. Abbreviations for sampling gears: BD: biological
dredge of 50 cm span opening; RD: rocky dredge of 50 cm span opening; 1m RD: rocky dredge of 1 m span opening. The stations with asterisk are located outside the map.
Station
Locality
Position in
Position out
Depth (m)
Date
Gear
154–152
88–88
56–62
136–135
150–152
83–81
70–69
49–48
175–176
54–52
95–98
150–151
129–127
84–87
24 Oct. 2008
24 Oct. 2008
27 Oct. 2008
28 Oct. 2008
28 Oct. 2008
28 Oct. 2008
29 Oct. 2008
29 Oct. 2008
29 Oct. 2008
29 Oct. 2008
29 Oct. 2008
30 Oct. 2008
30 Oct. 2008
30 Oct. 2008
BD
RD
RD
RD
BD
RD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
KY-08-03
KY-08-06
KY-08-11
KY-08-12
KY-08-13*
KY-08-15
KY-08-17
KY-08-18
KY-08-19*
KY-08-20
KY-08-21
KY-08-22
KY-08-25
KY-08-26
West of Nishi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
South of Chichi-jima I.
South of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
East of Chichi-jima I.
East of Chichi-jima I.
East of Chichi-jima I.
East of Chichi-jima I.
East of Chichi-jima I.
West of Ototo-jima I.
West of Nishi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
27°07.45′N 142°06.38′E
27°04.64′N 142°08.52′E
27°03.62′N 142°08.89′E
27°00.19′N 142°11.61′E
26°58.07′N 142°09.07′E
27°04.55′N 142°09.16′E
27°05.02′N 142°15.22′E
27°05.01′N 142°14.89′E
27°06.07′N 142°18.56′E
27°04.23′N 142°15.19′E
27°03.84′N 142°15.44′E
27°10.65′N 142°07.27′E
27°07.31′N 142°07.70′E
27°04.84′N 142°08.93′E
27°07.86′N 142°06.90′E
27°04.69′N 142°08.68′E
27°03.66′N 142°08.88′E
27°00.21′N 142°11.74′E
26°57.81′N 142°09.06′E
27°04.73′N 142°09.31′E
27°04.86′N 142°15.22′E
27°04.88′N 142°14.87′E
27°06.06′N 142°18.76′E
27°04.22′N 142°15.06′E
27°03.70′N 142°15.23′E
27°10.71′N 142°07.37′E
27°07.03′N 142°07.64′E
27°04.98′N 142°09.15′E
KY-09-07
KY-09-08
KY-09-13
KY-09-14
KY-09-21
KY-09-27
KY-09-28
KY-09-29
KY-09-30
KY-09-31
KY-09-33
KY-09-34
West of Minami-jima I.
North of Haha-jima I.
South of Haha-jima I.
South of Haha-jima I.
Northwest of Ototo-jima I.
East of Ani-jima Channel
East of Nishi-jima I.
South of Nishi-jima I.
East of Nishi-jima I.
Southeast of Chichi-jima I.
West of Minami-jima I.
West of Minami-jima I.
27°01.72′N 142°07.39′E
26°45.20′N 142°06.44′E
26°34.10′N 142°10.79′E
26°34.03′N 142°10.80′E
27°13.09′N 142°09.19′E
27°06.29′N 142°13.88′E
27°07.05′N 142°10.68′E
27°06.59′N 142°10.25′E
27°07.22′N 142°10.60′E
27°00.84′N 142°16.81′E
27°02.19′N 142°07.26′E
27°02.34′N 142°07.52′E
27°01.93′N 142°07.28′E 138.2–136
26°45.38′N 142°06.55′E 98.3–102.4
96.5
26°34.04′N 142°10.81′E 92–93.1
27°13.19′N 142°09.23′E 135.8–135.5
27°06.28′N 142°14.01′E 81–83.4
27°07.02′N 142°10.69′E 52.1–52
27°06.58′N 142°10.21′E 60.7–60.3
27°07.28′N 142°10.58′E 51.6–49.9
27°00.92′N 142°16.56′E 311.4–299.7
27°02.27′N 142°07.27′E 136.5–136.6
27°02.55′N 142°07.34′E 138.9–140.9
10 Jul. 2009
13 Jul. 2009
14 Jul. 2009
14 Jul. 2009
15 Jul. 2009
15 Jul. 2009
15 Jul. 2009
16 Jul. 2009
16 Jul. 2009
16 Jul. 2009
16 Jul. 2009
16 Jul. 2009
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
KY-10-02
KY-10-06
KY-10-07
KY-10-11
KY-10-19
KY-10-23*
KY-10-24
KY-10-25
KY-10-26
KY-10-27
KY-10-30
KY-10-31
East of Haha-jima I.
North of Haha-jima I.
South of Ane-jima I.
Anejima-dashi Bank
West of Chihi-jima I.
East of Chichi-jima I.
East of Nishi-jima I.
Futami Bay, Chihi-jima I.
Futami Bay, Chihi-jima I.
South of Nishi-jima I.
South of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chihi-jima I.
26°41.44′N 142°10.33′E
26°44.29′N 142°06.23′E
26°31.60′N 142°08.85′E
26°38.98′N 142°11.85′E
27°04.82′N 142°08.95′E
27°06.22′N 142°18.82′E
27°07.23′N 142°10.70′E
27°04.77′N 142°11.68′E
27°04.68′N 142°11.72′E
27°06.65′N 142°10.42′E
27°00.14′N 142°12.11′E
27°05.18′N 142°08.48′E
26°41.33′N 142°10.39′E 115.3–114.8
26°44.29′N 142°06.37′E 76–72.9
26°31.60′N 142°08.94′E 104.7–99
26°38.95′N 142°11.96′E 93.9–82.5
27°04.75′N 142°09.06′E 86.9–90.5
27°06.04′N 142°18.69′E 178.4–179.3
27°07.14′N 142°10.73′E 47.4–50.8
27°04.76′N 142°11.73′E 42.2–41.6
27°04.68′N 142°11.56′E 36.2–40.4
27°06.61′N 142°10.29′E 59–60.1
27°00.16′N 142°11.91′E 146.8–138.7
27°05.12′N 142°08.39′E 96.8–96.5
5 Jul. 2010
5 Jul. 2010
6 Jul. 2010
6 Jul. 2010
7 Jul. 2010
8 Jul. 2010
8 Jul. 2010
9 Jul. 2010
9 Jul. 2010
9 Jul. 2010
9 Jul. 2010
9 Jul. 2010
BD
BD
BD
BD
1m RD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
scribed and illustrated, 42 species are newly added to the carcinological fauna of the Ogasawara
Islands including 5 species new to Japanese waters.
Materials and Methods
This study primarily deals with the specimens
of brachyuran crabs collected from the sea around
the Ogasawara Islands, using R/V Koyo of the
Tokyo Metropolitan Ogasawara Fisheries Center
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Table 2. Sampling data of R/V Tansei Maru KT-09-2 cruise. Abbreviations for sampling gears: 1m BD: biological
dredge of 1 m span opening; CBD: chain bag dredge of 50 cm span opening. The station with asterisk is located
outside the map.
Station
KT-09-2-KK1-2(1)
KT-09-2-TW1-1
KT-09-2-TW1-3
KT-09-2-TW1-5
KT-09-2-TW1-6
KT-09-2-TW2-2
KT-09-2-TW2-3
KT-09-2-TW2-4
*
Locality
Position in
Position out
Depth (m)
Date
Gear
Kaikata Seamount
West of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
26°40.00′N 140°55.54′E
27°01.40′N 142°07.41′E
27°01.45′N 142°05.79′E
27°01.44′N 142°06.14′E
27°01.43′N 142°05.50′E
27°03.00′N 142°05.00′E
27°03.03′N 142°05.29′E
27°02.94′N 142°07.17′E
26°39.99′N 140°55.63′E
27°01.36′N 142°07.47′E
27°01.48′N 142°05.87′E
27°01.38′N 142°06.18′E
27°01.35′N 142°05.56′E
27°02.99′N 142°05.04′E
27°03.00′N 142°05.40′E
27°02.95′N 142°07.25′E
172.5–165
145.2–138.6
221.3–194.1
173.1–188.3
297.3–310.4
181.8–186.6
165.6–165.6
140.7–151.5
16 Mar. 2009
19 Mar. 2009
19 Mar. 2009
19 Mar. 2009
19 Mar. 2009
19 Mar. 2009
19 Mar. 2009
19 Mar. 2009
CBD
1m BD
1m BD
1m BD
1m BD
1m BD
1m BD
1m BD
Table 3. Sampling data of TR/V Shin’yo Maru 2009 cruise. Abbreviations for sampling gear: BD: biological dredge of
50 cm span opening.
Station
Locality
Position in
Position out
Depth (m)
Date
Gear
SY-09-01
SY-09-02
SY-09-03
SY-09-04
SY-09-05
SY-09-06
SY-09-07
SY-09-08
SY-09-09
SY-09-11
SY-09-18
SY-09-19
SY-09-20
SY-09-21
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
East of Muko-jima I.
West of Chichi-jima I.
West of Nishi-jima I.
West of Ototo-jima I.
West of Ototo-jima I.
27°44.05′N 142°09.19′E
27°44.55′N 142°09.69′E
27°44.86′N 142°10.17′E
27°44.99′N 142°10.52′E
27°45.10′N 142°11.05′E
27°45.42′N 142°11.83′E
27°45.75′N 142°12.54′E
27°41.06′N 142°10.58′E
27°41.13′N 142°11.11′E
27°42.02′N 142°12.46′E
27°06.11′N 142°08.89′E
27°07.62′N 142°07.35′E
27°09.74′N 142°06.76′E
27°12.80′N 142°05.13′E
27°44.01′N 142°09.15′E
27°44.47′N 142°09.76′E
27°44.72′N 142°10.21′E
27°44.79′N 142°10.40′E
27°44.78′N 142°10.89′E
27°45.13′N 142°11.57′E
27°45.41′N 142°12.10′E
27°41.05′N 142°10.40′E
27°41.00′N 142°10.88′E
27°42.16′N 142°12.07′E
27°06.07′N 142°09.06′E
27°07.62′N 142°07.60′E
27°09.72′N 142°06.83′E
27°12.81′N 142°05.33′E
109–108
122–123
146–144
159–152
193–172
301–237
499–365
106–98.7
124–112
172–161
101–98
144–140
157–159
161–159
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
16 Nov. 2009
18 Nov. 2009
18 Nov. 2009
18 Nov. 2009
18 Nov. 2009
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
(used gears include biological dredge of 50 cm
span opening and rocky dredge of 50 cm and 1 m
span openings), R/V Tansei Maru of the Japan
Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) (used gears include biological
dredge of 1 m span opening and chain bag dredge
with 50 cm span opening) and TR/V Shin’yo
Maru of the Tokyo University of Marine Science
and Technology (used gear was biological dredge
of 50 cm span opening). Data of sampling stations of R/V Koyo, R/V Tansei Maru and TR/V
Shin’yo Maru are summarized in Table 1, Table 2
and Table 3, respectively. Specimens were fixed
with 80% ethanol or rarely 10% formalin and preserved in 75% ethanol. All the specimens examined are deposited in the Showa Memorial Institute, National Museum of Nature and Science,
Tsukuba (NSMT-Cr S).
Superfamilial and familial arrangements follow
Ng et al. (2008). Synonymy is listed only the record from the Ogasawara Islands. Measurements
of specimens are provided for maximum carapace
length (cl) by carapace width (cw) including rostral and lateral spines in millimeters (mm). In the
majoid crabs, the carapace length was measured
from the level of the base of the rostral spines to
the posterior margin of carapace and the carapace
width was measured excluding the lateral spines.
Other abbreviations used in the text are: G1, first
male gonopod; G2, second male gonopod; Jn,
Japanese name; P2–5, second to fifth pereiopods
(first to fourth ambulatory legs).
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Taxonomic accounts
Section Podotremata Guinot, 1977
Superfamily Dromioidea De Haan, 1833
Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833
Cryptodromia maculata sp. nov. [New Japanese
name: Komon-iso-kaikamuri] (Figs. 2A, 3)
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Materials examined. Holotype: male (cl 5.3 ×
cw 5.6 mm), NSMT-Cr S 875, KY-08-26, West of
Chichi-jima I., Ogasawara Is., 27°04.8′ N
142°08.9′E – 27°05.0′N 142°09.2′E, 84–87 m,
biological dredge, 30 October 2008.
Paratypes: 2 males (3.7×3.9, 4.8×5.0), NSMT-Cr S 876, KY-08-15, South of Chichi-jima I.,
2 7 °0 4 . 5 5 ′ N 1 4 2 °0 9 . 1 6 ′ E – 2 7 °0 4 . 7 3 ′ N
Fig. 2. A, Cryptodromia maculata sp. nov., holotype male (5.3×5.6), NSMT-Cr S 875; B, Epigodromia rotunda
McLay, 1993, young female (5.6×5.5), NSMT-Cr S 881; C, Homalodromia coppingeri Miers, 1884, young female
(4.6×3.9), NSMT-Cr S 882; D, Lauridromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906), male (29.4×29.2), NSMT-Cr S 883; E,
Takedromia yoshidai (Takeda and Kurata, 1976), young female (5.5×5.4), NSMT-Cr S 884; F, Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1900, male (7.6×9.4), NSMT-Cr S 887.
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142°09.31′E, 83–81 m, rocky dredge, 28 October
2008; 1 male (4.2×4.4), NSMT-Cr S 877, KY08-25, West of Chichi-jima I., 27°07.31′ N
142°07.70′E – 27°07.03′N 142°07.64′E, 129–127
m, biological dredge, 30 October 2008; 1 young
female (2.7×2.7), NSMT-Cr S 878, KY-09-28,
East of Nishi-jima I., 27°07.05′N 142°10.68′E –
27°07.02′N 142°10.69′E, 52.1–52 m, biological
dredge, 15 July 2009; 1 young female (2.8×2.7),
NSMT-Cr S 879, KY-09-30, East of Nishi-jima I.,
2 7 °0 7 . 2 2 ′ N 1 4 2 °1 0 . 6 0 ′ E – 2 7 °0 7 . 2 8 ′ N
142°10.58′E, 51.6–49.9 m, biological dredge, 16
July 2009.
Non-type: 1 juv., KY-09-21, NSMT-Cr S 880.
Description of male. Carapace (Figs. 2A, 3A)
slightly wider than long, subquadrangular, very
convex dorsally, smooth under cover of short setae, longer plumose setae near margins. Only
branchial groove faintly marked. Rostrum tridentate; median tooth slender, deflexed; lateral teeth
broadly triangular, horizontal. Anterolateral margin begins at level of postorbital tooth, armed
with one triangular tooth just behind postorbital
tooth, straight and slightly convergent behind
tooth, interrupted only by branchial groove, without posterolateral tooth.
Supraorbital tooth very small, triangular; postorbital tooth acutely triangular, as large as median rostral tooth. Broadly triangular suborbital
tooth, divided from postorbital tooth by short orbital fissure; subhepatic area flattened to accommodate cheliped when folded.
First segment of antenna (Fig. 3A) wider than
long, beaked medially, lateral margin shorter than
medial margin. Second segment broad basally, tapering, 1.5 times longer than wide basally, with
low tubercle disto-laterally; medial margin
curved, distally produced as a tongue-shaped process; exopod bluntly spine-shaped, firmly fixed to
second segment, tip extends as far as medial process. Ratio of length of antennal flagellum to CW
= 0.56. Epistom triangular, wider than long,
weakly concave.
Basis of third maxilliped fused with ischium,
but with suture; merus dentate on inner margin;
palp exposed, slightly longer than merus; crista
dentata consists of 4 or 5 teeth.
Chelipeds moderate, 1.5 times as long as carapace in holotype; merus trigonal in cross-section,
unarmed; carpus with 2 triangular tubercles on
distal border, superior tubercle twice as large as
inferior one; propodus (Fig. 3C) with small tubercle matching superior tubercle of carpus, with
few granules on distal part of superior surface
(not seen in figure), lower margin upcurved; fingers hollowed out internally, armed with rounded
teeth on both cutting edges, with few granules on
distal part of superior surface of dactyli, gaping
basally.
P2 and P3 (Fig. 3D) shorter than chelipeds,
fringed with longer plumose setae; meri with
blunt, subdistal tooth on superior margin; propodi
with strong distal lobe; dactyli 1.1 times longer
than propodi, narrow, talon-like, inner margins
armed with 4 or 5 small spines, increasing in size
distally.
P4 (Fig. 3E) reduced; dactyli strongly curved,
opposed by single propodal spine with another
smaller spine on outer propodal margin. P5 (Fig.
3F) reduced, subdorsal; dactyli opposed by 2
propodal spines (opposite one hidden in figure)
with 2 sbuequal and 1 smaller spines on outer
propodal margin.
Abdomen (Fig. 3G) of six free somites. Male
telson 1.2 times wider than long, subtriangular,
constricted subdistally, rounded at tip. Uropod
plates well developed, ovoid, visible externally.
Abdominal locking mechanism consists of uropod plates fitting in front of small flange on bases
of P2.
G1 (Fig. 3H) basal segment lobular, with simple setae on both margins; distal segment with
median suture on sternal surface, tip acutely triangular with dense plumose setae. G2 (Fig. 3I)
simple, needle-like, slightly longer than G1.
Color. Whole body yellow, dotted with small
orange spots (Fig. 2A).
Camouflage. Most of crabs carried sponge
caps.
Etymology. The specific name is derived from
the Latin maculata (= spotted) alluding to the
small orange spots on the carapace.
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Fig. 3. Cryptodromia maculata sp. nov., holotype male (5.3×5.6), NSMT-Cr S 875. A, carapace (setae omitted), dorsal; B, frontal region, ventral; C, right chela, outer; D, right P3, dorsal; E, right P4, dorsal; F, right P5, dorsal; G,
abdomen, vental; H, right G1, ventral; I, right G2, ventral. Scales 1 mm.
Remarks. Cryptodromia maculata sp. nov. resembles C. hilgendori de Man, 1888 in the subquadrangular carapace having a single anterolat-
eral tooth, but C. maculata can be distinguished
from C. hilgendori by the acutely triangular postorbital tooth (vs. only pointed in C. hilgendori),
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the anteriorly directed, triangular anterolateral
tooth (vs. subtruncate in C. hilgendorfi), two
propodal spines opposing dactyli of P5 (vs. single
in C. hilgendori) (cf. Campbell and Stephenson,
1970; McLay, 1993).
Distribution. Known only from the Ogasawara
Islands, occurring at the depths of 50–129 m.
Epigodromia rotunda McLay, 1993 [New Jn:
Marumi-hime-kaikamuri] (Fig. 2B)
Material examined. SY-09-09, 1 young female
(5.6×5.5), NSMT-Cr S 881.
Camouflage. The present specimen did not carried sponge cap as in holotype.
Remarks. The present specimen agrees well
with the original description and illustrations by
McLay (1993). Although the present specimen is
larger than holotype (4.8×4.2 mm), it shows immature features, viz. the unopened vulva and the
undeveloped pleopods. The first leg has small
podobranch, so that this species is unapplicable to
the keys to genera by McLay (1993).
Distribution. Previously known only from New
Caledonia (McLay, 1993). This record grately extends the geographical range northwards to the
Ogasawara Islands. Occurring at the depths of
112–235 m.
Homalodromia coppingeri Miers, 1884 [Jn:
Hime-kinuge-kamuri] (Fig. 2C)
Material examined. KY-08-20, 1 young female
(4.6×3.9), NSMT-Cr S 882.
Camouflage. The present specimen did not carried sponge cap.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Ocean (McLay, 1993). This is the
first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Lauridromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906) [Jn: Akage-kamuri] (Fig. 2D)
Material examined. KY-10-27, 1 male (29.4×
29.2), NSMT-Cr S 883.
Camouflage. The present specimen carried octocoral, Dendronephthya sp.
Distribution. Western Indian Ocean to Australia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan.
Occurring at the depths of 7–150 m (Ahyong et
al., 2009). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Takedromia yoshidai (Takeda and Kurata, 1976)
[Jn: Wantone-kamuri] (Fig. 2E)
Cryptodromia yoshidai Takeda and Kurata,
1976b: 19, pl. 1 fig. 1, pl. 2 figs. 3, 4.
Material examined. KY-09-29, 1 young female
(5.5×5.4), NSMT-Cr S 884.
Remarks. The members of the genus Takedromia show significant sexual dimorphism, viz. the
massive and elongate chelipeds and lacinated
teeth of the anterolateral margin of the carapace
in male. The present young female specimen
looks very different from the original description
and illustration by Takeda and Kurata (1976b),
but belongs to T. yoshidai by the areolation of the
carapace and the chelipedal carpus being with
two subconical tubercles.
Distribution. Ogasawara Islands, Philippines,
Chesterfield Islands, occurring at the depth of
60.3–200 m (Takeda and Kurata, 1976b; McLay,
1993; Takeda and Manuel-Santos, 2006; this
study).
Family Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892
Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1900 [Jn: Akatoge-kaikamuri] (Fig. 2F)
Materials examined. KY-08-13, 1 young female (3.4×3.7), NSMT-Cr S 885; KY-09-08, 1
male (5.7×7.0), NSMT-Cr S 886; SY-09-11, 1
male (7.6×9.4), NSMT-Cr S 887.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Ocean (McLay, 1999). This is the
first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Superfamily Raninoidea De Haan, 1839
Family Raninidae De Haan, 1839
Notopoides latus Henderson, 1888 [Jn: Eri-asahigani-modoki] (Fig. 4A)
Notopoides latus: Takeda and Kurata, 1984: 196,
figs. 1, 2.
Materials examined. KY-09-31, 1 young fe-
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male (12.9×9.1), NSMT-Cr S 888; KT-09-2TW1-6, 1 male with entopractans on inner surface
of abdomen and gonopods (18.8×13.5), NSMTCr S 889.
Remarks. The present specimens agree well
with the original description by Henderson (1888)
and the subsequent description by Dawson and
Yaldwyn (2002), but differ in that the lower margin of the chelipedal palm has 2 teeth (instead of
3). This feature appears in the Japanese specimens (Sakai, 1980; Takeda and Kurata, 1984;
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Baba, 1986; this study).
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Ocean (Dawson and Yaldwyn,
2002).
Notopus dorsipes (Linnaeus, 1758) [Jn: Asahigani-modoki] (Fig. 4B)
Material examined. KY-10-25, 1 male (26.2×
17.8), NSMT-Cr S 890.
Distribution. Western Indian Ocean to Australia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan (Ahyong et
Fig. 4. A, Notopoides latus Henderson, 1888, male (18.8×13.5), NSMT-Cr S 889; B, Notopus dorsipes (Linnaeus,
1758), male (26.2×17.8), NSMT-Cr S 890; C, Notosceles serratifrons (Henderson, 1893), male (12.9×7.2), NSMT-Cr S 891; D, Ranina ranina (Linnaeus, 1758), 1 juvenile (12.7×8.4), NSMT-Cr S 896; E, Umalia orientalis
(Sakai, 1963), young female (9.4×6.7), NSMT-Cr S 898; F, Sakaila imperialis (Sakai, 1963), male (12.3×15.8),
NSMT-Cr S 900.
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al., 2009). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Notosceles serratifrons (Henderson, 1893) [Jn:
Nokoha-asahi] (Fig. 4C)
Materials examined. KY-08-25, 1 male (12.9×
7.2), NSMT-Cr S 891; KY-08-26, 1 specimen
(broken on posterior body: 16.3×9.3), NSMT-Cr
S 892; KY-10-23, 1 female (11.1×6.3), NSMTCr S 893; KT-09-2-KK1-2(1), 1 young female
(broken), 1 juv. (5.1×2.7), NSMT-Cr S 894; SY09-19, 1 young female (7.8×4.1), NSMT-Cr S
895.
Remarks. The present specimens agree with the
original description by Henderson (1893), but differ in that 1) the rostrum is sometimes shouldered
(generally triangular, but not mentioned in the
original description) and 2) the immovable finger
of the chela has 4 denticle on cutting edges (5 in
the original description).
Distribution. Sri Lanka to Australia, China,
Taiwan, and Japan (Ahyong et al., 2009). This is
the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Ranina ranina (Linnaeus, 1758) [Jn: Asahi-gani]
(Fig. 4D)
Material examined. KY-08-26, 1 juvenile (sex
indetermined, posterior body and pereiopods lost
except chelipeds and left P5; 12.7×8.4), NSMTCr S 896.
Remarks. Although the present juvenile specimen appears quite different from the adult form
in the front-orbital region, it agrees well with the
illustration by Sakai (1937: Fig. 45c).
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans (Ahyong et al., 2009). This
is the first formal record from the Ogasawara Islands, but this species is well known to be caught
for commercial fisheries in this area.
Umalia misakiensis (Sakai, 1937) [Jn: Misakiasahi-modoki] (Fig. 5A)
Material examined. KY-10-02, 1 young female
(9.6×7.3), NSMT-Cr S 897.
Remarks. Despite the present specimens is still
young, it agrees well with the original and subse-
quent descriptions and illustrations by Sakai
(1937, 1965)
Distribution. Philippines and Japan, occurring
at the depths of 100–150 m (K. Sakai, 2004). This
is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Umalia orientalis (Sakai, 1963) [Jn: Toyo-asahimodoki] (Figs. 4E, 5B)
Material examined. SY-09-01, 1 young female
(9.4×6.7), NSMT-Cr S 898.
Comparative materials examined. Uwa Sea,
Ehime Pref., Bungo Strait, Japan, 1 male (35.3×
26.7), NSMT-Cr R 2790, trawl, 10 Apr. 1966. Itoman, Okinawa I., Ryukyu Is., Japan, 1 male (23.5
×17.6), NSMT-Cr 6502, 70–90 m, coll. Y. Nakasone, 26 Apr. 1974.
Remarks. The present specimen (Fig. 4E) differs from the original description and illustration
by Sakai (1963) by that (1) the rostrum is proportionally larger; (2) the distance between exorbital
and anterolateral spines is relatively shorter; (3) a
spine on the dorsal margin of the chelipedal palm
is absent (vs. present). But these differences may
be caused by that the present specimen is still
young and small. The form of the front-orbital
spines and the dactyli of the ambulatory legs are
typical for U. orientalis (Fig. 5B)
Distribution. China, Taiwan and Japan, occurring at the depths of 50–120 m (Ahyong et al.,
2009). This is the first record from the Ogasawara
Islands.
Section Eubrachyura Saint Laurent, 1980
Superfamily Aethroidea Dana, 1851
Family Aethridae Dana, 1851
Sakaila imperialis (Sakai, 1963) [Jn: Osachilagani] (Fig. 4F)
Materials examined. KY-08-19, 1 young male
(3.3×5.4), NSMT-Cr S 899; KT-09-2-TW1-3, 1
male (12.3×15.8), NSMT-Cr S 900.
Distribution. Known only from Japan, occurring at the depths of 85–221 m (Miyake, 1983;
this study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
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Fig. 5. A, Umalia misakiensis (Sakai, 1937), young female (9.6×7.3), NSMT-Cr S 897; B, Umalia orientalis (Sakai,
1963), male (35.3×26.7), NSMT-Cr R 2790; C, Heteronucia toyoshioae Komatsu and Takeda, 2005, carapace
(empty shell; 5.4×5.9), NSMT-Cr S 927; D, Oreotlos lagarodes Tan and Ng, 1996, young female (2.9×4.2), NSMT-Cr S 938; E, Chalaroachaeus curvipes de Man, 1902, ovig. female (3.5×3.6), NSMT-Cr S 1027; F, Thalamita
oculea Alcock, 1899, young male (5.1×7.1), NSMT-Cr S 1136; G, Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902, male (6.6
×8.7), NSMT-Cr S 1139.
Superfamily Dorippoidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Ethusidae Guinot, 1977
Ethusa quadrata Sakai, 1937 [Jn: Kaku-heikegani] (Fig. 6A)
Material examined. KY-08-22, 1 young male
(4.6×3.6), NSMT-Cr S 901.
Distribution. Japan, East China Sea, Philippines, New Caledonia, occurring at the depths of
35–393 m (Castro, 2005). This is the first record
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Fig. 6. A, Ethusa quadrata Sakai, 1937, young male (4.6×3.6), NSMT-Cr S 901; B, Dairoides kusei (Sakai, 1938),
young male (7.9×10.6), NSMT-Cr S 902; C, Henicoplax nitida (Miers, 1879), young male (3.7×5.6), NSMT-Cr S
903; D, Platyozius laevis (Borradaille, 1902), young male (4.3×4.6), NSMT-Cr S 906; E, Singhaplax styrax Castro, 2007, male (4.1×7.0), NSMT-Cr S 911; F, Goneplacoides marivenae (Komatsu and Takeda, 2003), male (5.6
×8.5), NSMT-Cr S 909.
from the Ogasawara Islands.
Superfamily Eriphioidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Dairoididae Števčić, 2005
Dairoides kusei (Sakai, 1938) [Jn: Hoshihada-hishi-gani] (Fig. 6B)
Dairoides kusei: Takeda and Kurata, 1976b: 27.
Material examined. KY-09-21, 1 young male
(7.9×10.6), NSMT-Cr S 902.
Distribution. Philippines, Japan, Hawaii Is., occurring at the depths of 85–199 m (Takeda and
Kurata, 1976b; Serène and Vadon, 1981; Ng and
Tan, 1999).
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Superfamily Goneplacoidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871
Henicoplax nitida (Miers, 1879) [Jn: Kiba-gani]
(Figs. 6C, 8A–C)
Heteroplax nitida: Takeda, 1977: 133.
Materials examined. KY-08-17, 1 young male
(3.7×5.6), NSMT-Cr S 903; SY-09-02, 1 young
female (4.3×6.1), NSMT-Cr S 904.
Additional material examined. Takinoura Bay,
Ani-jima I., dredge, 45 m, coll. M. Takeda and M.
Imajima, 15 Jun. 1976, 1 male (3.8×5.4), NSMTCr 4453.
Remarks. Recently Castro and Ng (2010) established a new genus, Henicoplax, for this species and 4 other species. All the congeners show
restricted distribution.
Distribution. Japan, Korea Strait, Hong Kong,
occurring at shallow tidal water to 123 m (Castro
and Ng, 2010; this study).
Platyozius laevis (Borradaille, 1902) [New Jn:
Hira-enko-gani] (Fig. 6D)
Platyozius laevis: Castro and Ng, 2010: 84, Figs.
33A–F; 34A–F; 35A–G; 38A–C.
Materials examined. KY-08-20, 1 young male
(3.7×4.1), NSMT-Cr S 905; KY-09-28, 1 young
male (4.3×4.6), NSMT-Cr S 906.
Remarks. Recently Castro and Ng (2010) reappraised this genus and species.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Ocean, occurring at intertidal water
deep to 200 m (Castro and Ng, 2010).
Family Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838
Goneplacoides marivenae (Komatsu and Takeda,
2003) [New Jn: Medaka-gani-modoki] (Fig. 6F)
Materials examined. KY-08-18, 1 young male
(2.3×3.2), NSMT-Cr S 907; KT-09-2-KK1-2(1),
1 female (broken on carapace), 4 young females
(3.2×4.3–3.4×4.4), NSMT-Cr S 908; KT-09-2TW1-5, 1 male (5.6×8.5), 1 female (5.8×8.8),
NSMT-Cr S 909; KT-09-2-TW2-2, 1 young male
(4.1×5.9), NSMT-Cr S 910.
Remarks. Goneplax megalops Komatsu and
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Takeda, 2003, was reduced to a junior subjective
synonym of Goneplacoides marivenae (Komatsu
and Takeda, 2003), by Castro (2007) because the
former is a young form of G. marivenae. The
specimens collected from the Japanese waters are
much smaller than typical form of G. marivenae,
but the male chelae being leaving a gape between
the cutting edges, the developed male gonopod,
and the broadened female abdomen which looks
mature. However, ovigerous female specimen has
not been collected from the Japanese waters. This
supports Castro’s opinion, but color in life of the
Japanese specimens is rather different from the
specimen from New Caledonia described by Castro (2007). Difference of size at sexual maturity
in populations from different localities is often
fround in majid species of Schizophrys, Notomithrax and Leptomithrax (Griffin and Tranter, 1986).
Distribution. Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Chesterfield Is., New Caledonia, occurring
at the depths of 48–660 m (Castro, 2007; this
study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara
Islands and extends its bathymetrical range shallow to 48 m.
Singhaplax styrax Castro, 2007 [Jn: Yamatomedaka-gani] (Fig. 6E)
Material examined. KY-09-31, 1 male (4.1×
7.0), NSMT-Cr S 911; SY-09-06, 1 ovig. female
(3.0×5.1), NSMT-Cr S 912; SY-09-20, 1 ovig.
female (2.7×4.4), NSMT-Cr S 913.
Distribution. Japan and Indonesia, occurring at
the depths of 110–311.4 m (Castro, 2007; this
study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara
Islands.
Superfamily Leucosioidea Samouelle, 1819
Family Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819
Ebalia hayamaensis Sakai, 1963 [Jn: Hayamaebalia] (Figs. 7A, 8J–L)
Ebalia hayamaensis: Takeda, 1977: 134, fig. 3A;
Marumura and Kosaka, 2003: 25.
Materials examined. KY-08-26, 1 male (4.1×
5.2), NSMT-Cr S 914; KY-09-14, 1 ovig. female
(4.9×6.4), NSMT-Cr S 915; SY-09-09, 1 ovig.
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Fig. 7. A, Ebalia hayamaensis Sakai, 1963, male (4.1×5.2), NSMT-Cr S 914; B, Ebalia humilis Takeda, 1977, male
(2.1×2.7), NSMT-Cr S 918; C, Ebalia sakaii Takeda and Miyake, 1972, ovig. female (cl 2.5 mm), NSMT-Cr S
923; D, Ebalia tuberculosa (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873), young male (4.7×4.7), NSMT-Cr S 925; E, Heteronucia
perlata (Sakai, 1963), ovig. female (7.8×8.2), NSMT-Cr S 926; F, Toru granuloides (Sakai, 1961), male (12.7×
12.0), NSMT-Cr S 954.
female (4.7×6.1), NSMT-Cr S 916.
Supplementary description. Male abdomen
narrow, elongate triangular. Somites 1 and 2 very
short, transversely rectangular. Somites 3 to 6
fused together, elongate trapezoidal, with small
triangular tooth near distal end. Telson elongate
tongue-shaped.
G1 (Fig. 8J, K) straight, with semicircular lobe
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Fig. 8. Right gonopods. A–C, Henicoplax nitida (Miers, 1879), male (3.8×5.4), NSMT-Cr 4453, A, G1, abdominal; B,
tip of same; C, G2, abdominal. D, E, Toru granuloides (Sakai, 1961), male (12.7×12.0), NSMT-Cr S 954, D, G1,
abdominal; E, tip of same. F–I, Hyastenus ambonensis Griffin and Tranter, 1986, males (7.1×5.4), NSMT-Cr S
957, F, G1, abdominal; G, tip of same, sternal; H, mesial; I, G2, abdominal. J–L, Ebalia hayamaensis Sakai, 1963,
male (4.1×5.2), NSMT-Cr S 914, J, G1, abdominal; K, tip of same; L, G2, abdominal. M, N, Naxioides taurus
(Pocock, 1890), male (17.6×12.8), NSMT-Cr 15394, M, G1, abdominal; N, G2, abdominal. O–Q, Prismatopus occidentalis (Griffin, 1970), male (7.1×5.3), NSMT-Cr S 1077, O, G1, abdominal; P, tip of same; Q, G2, abdominal.
Scales for A, C, E–J, L = 0.5 mm; B, K, P = 0.25 mm; D = 2 mm; M–O, Q = 1 mm.
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at midlength of mesial margin; distal part slightly
dilated, obliquely subtruncate, with dense setae
on disto-lateral margin. G2 (Fig. 8L) short, 0.3
times as long as G1, tip triangular.
Remarks. Description and illustration of the
male abdomen and gonopods are provided here
for the first time.
Distribution. Known only from Japan (Sagami
Bay, off Shiono-misaki Cape, Ryukyu Is., Ogasawara Is.), occurring at the depths of 65–124 m
(Sakai, 1963; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003; this
study).
Ebalia humilis Takeda, 1977 [Jn: Ogasawaraebalia] (Fig. 7B)
Ebalia humilis Takeda, 1977: 115, figs. 2 (A, B),
3 (B–D); Takeda and Kurata, 1984: 198; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003: 25.
Praebebalia taeniata: Takeda and Kurata, 1977b:
141, fig. 1 (not Praebebalia taeniata Takeda,
1977).
Materials examined. KY-08-18, 1 ovig. female
(3.1×3.8), NSMT-Cr S 917; KY-08-21, 1 male
(2.1×2.7), NSMT-Cr S 918; Ohmura beach, Chichi-jima I., intertidal water, coll. T. Komai, 17
Jul. 2009, 1 male (2.3×2.6), 1 ovig. female (2.7
×3.3), NSMT-Cr S 919.
Distribution. Known from Ogasawara Is. and
Kermadec Is, occurring at intertidal water deep to
90 m (Komatsu and Takeda, 2007; this study).
Ebalia koyo sp. nov. [New Jn: Koyo-ebalia]
(Figs. 9–11)
Materials examined. Holotype: male (cl 2.1
mm; damaged on left lateral angle), NSMT-Cr S
920, KY-09-21, NE Ototo-jima I., Ogasawara Is.,
2 7 °1 3 . 0 9 ′ N 1 4 2 °0 9 . 1 9 ′ E – 2 7 °1 3 . 1 9 ′ N
142°09.23′E, 135.8–135.5 m, dredge, coll. H.
Komatsu (R/V Koyo), 15 July 2009.
Paratype: 1 female (2.5×3.5), NSMT-Cr S
921, off Chichi-jima I., Ogasawara Is., Japan, 100
m, coll. S. Nagai, December 1991.
Additional material examined. Paratype: 1
male (2.2×2.8), NSMT-Cr S 922, off Yamatomura, Amami-oshima I., northern Ryukyu Is., Japan, 150 m, coll. S. Nagai, 5 May 1998.
Description. Carapace (Figs. 9, 10) subpentagonal in general outline, 1.3 times broader than
long in male, 1.4 times in female, convex dorsally; upper surface entirely covered with microscopic, flat granules. Front strongly produced,
with pair of short ridge obliquely running from
lateral angle towards midline, ridges not confluent each other; margin divided into two lobes by
median triangular notch. Orbit with two longitudinal sutures on dorsal roof; infraorbital lobe with
V-shaped notch with short suture. Gastro-cardiac
region raised, with pair of small gastric tubercles
and faint cardiac tubercle. Intestinal region prominently convex, subtriangular in outline. Hepatic
region scarcely swollen; border indistinct, inside
from general outline. Pterygostomian margin
obliquely straight, not lamellar, divided from
branchial margin by broad V-shaped notch. Branchial region convex postero-laterally, sloping antero-laterally; margin lamellar, slightly upturned,
antero-lateral margin divergent, with low broadly
rounded lobe, making tongue-shaped angle with
postero-lateral margin; postero-lateral margin
convergent, with large triangular tooth in posterior half, with transverse bump on posterior margin
of tooth in female. Posterior margin bilobed, triangular with rounded tip in male, as large as lateral angle of carapace, small and rounded in female.
Ocular peduncle short. Antennule slightly
obliquely folded in fossa; basal segment occupying ventral half, covered with round granules.
Basal segment of antenna transversely ovoid; second segment subcylindrical, fitting into orbital hiatus.
Mandible (Fig. 11A, B) calcified; cutting edge
triangular in outline, weakly pointed medially;
endopod palp three-segmented, terminal segment
fringed with short setae. Maxillule (Fig. 11C):
coxal endite subcylindrical, directed mesially,
with some terminal setae; basial endite triangular,
with stout, thin setae on mesial margin; endopod
almost reduced, small, rounded with short terminal setae. Maxilla (Fig. 11D): coxal endite small,
roundly bilobed; basial endite small, rounded,
with tuft of terminal setae; endopod tongue-
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Fig. 9.
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shaped; exopod (scaphognathite) longitudinally
expanded into ovate structure, entirely fringed
with short setae. First maxilliped (Fig. 11E): coxal endite semiglobular, with dense setae; basial
endite lobular, largely expanded into triangular
structure, fringed with long setae; endopod lobular, longitudinally expanded, fitting in efferent
channel, plicate on upper surface, with short setae
along anterior half of mesial margin; exopod longitudinally filiform, with long setae on distal part
of mesial margin, bearing flagellum with tuft of
long terminal setae. Second maxilliped (Fig.
11F): endopod with long setae along inner margins of merus and propodus and outer margin of
propodus, dactylus fringed with stout setae
around tip; exopod filiform, tapering distally, with
long setae on distal portion of mesial margin,
bearing flagellum with tuft of long terminal setae.
Third maxilliped (Fig. 11G, H) entirely covered with microscopic, flat granules; basis fused
with ischium, but with remnant suture on internal
surface; ischium 0.8 times as long as merus along
mesial margin; merus elongate triangular; palp
3-segmented, with dense setae; exopod arcuated
on lateral margin, with small triangular tooth on
proximal end, fringed with very short setae on
lateral margin, internal ridge stout.
Cheliped (Figs. 9, 10) moderate, 1.3 times as
long as carapace, entirely covered with microscopic, flat granules as on carapace; coxal condyles reduced in both sexes; merus triangular in
cross-section, flat on dorsal surface, with some
tubercles on outer and ventral margins and subdistal tubercle on inner margin, weakly convex on
outer margin; carpus subgrobular; palm convex
dorsally, with rounded, subproximal lobe and triangular, distal lobe on outer margin, with some
tubercles on inner border; fingers slender, tapering distally, with interlocking, minute teeth on
both cutting edges; movable finger curved, 0.7
times as long as palm measured along outer margin.
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Fig. 10. Ebalia koyo sp. nov., A, B, paratype male (2.2×2.8), NSMT-Cr S 922; C, D, paratype female (2.5×3.5), NSMT-Cr S 921.
Ambulatory legs (Fig. 11I) slender gradually
decreasing in length from first to fourth, similar
in shape, covered with microscopic, flat granules
except on dactyli; coxal condyles reduced in both
sexes; meri, carpi and propodi subcylindrical,
covered with mushroom-like granules on outer
and inner surfaces of meri and outer surface of
carpi, with acute granules on inner surface of
propodi; dactyli slender, subcylindrical, with
small rounded dactylo-propodal lock on proximal
border of dorsal surface.
Male thoracic sternum covered with microscopic, flat granules as on carapace, episternites
not divided entirely; first to fourth sternites completely fused; abdominal cavity reaching to buccal cavern; median suture absent; transverse sutures between sternites 4/5, 5/6, 6/7 and 7/8
medially interrupted.
Female thoracic sternum covered with microscopic, flat granules as on carapace; first to fourth
sternites fused together; abdominal cavity reach-
ing to buccal cavern; sutures as in males.
Male abdomen (Fig. 11J) covered with microscopic, flat granules as on carapace; somite 1 very
short, transversely linear; somite 2 short, transversely subrectangular; main fused section composed of somites 3 to 6, elongate trapezoidal,
swollen at both side of proximal 0.3, with large
triangular tooth at near distal border, side margin
divided with small V-shaped notch between
somites 5/6 discernible; telson tongue-shaped
with triangular tip.
Female abdomen (Fig. 10D) covered with microscopic, flat granules as on carapace; somite 1
completely concealed beneath carapace; somite 2
short, transversely subrectangular; main fused
section ovate, composed of somites 3 to 6, moderately convex ventrally, divided into subergions
by 3 transverse and 2 median longitudinal
grooves, with small subdistal tubercle; telson
tongue-shaped.
G1 (Fig. 11K) subcylindrical, weakly constrict-
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Fig. 11. Ebalia koyo sp. nov., holotype male (cl 2.1 mm), NSMT-Cr S 920. A, B, mandible; C, maxillule; D, maxilla; E,
first maxilliped; F, second maxilliped; G, H, third maxilliped; I, right P2; J, abdomen; K, left G1 and G2, abdominal. Scales for A–H, K =0.25 mm; I, J = 0.5 mm.
ed at distal 0.4, with rounded distal aperture. G2
(Fig. 11K) filiform, slightly longer than G1, inserted into proximal aperture of G1; tip protruding from distal aperture of G1.
Color in life. Carapace white with broad, reddish, median band extending posteriorly from the
neck of frontal region; pereiopods white, with
some reddish spots.
Etymology. Named after R/V Koyo of the Tokyo Metropolitan Ogasawara Fisheries Center;
used a noun in apposition.
Remarks. Ebalia koyo sp. nov. resembles E.
humilis Takeda, 1977 and E. stellaris Naruse and
Ng, 2006 in the expanded branchial region, the
triangularly projecting intestinal region, the bilobed posterior lobes, the formula of abdomen,
and the elongate G2. But E. koyo can be distinguished from E. humilis and E. stellaris by that 1)
the frontal ridge is high (vs. only marked in E.
humilis and E. stellaris); 2) the pterygostomian
margin of the carapace has no tubercle (vs. with
median tubercle); 3) the chelipedal palm has
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rounded, subproximal lobe (vs. without lobe); 4)
the chelipedal dactylus of full grown male is not
strongly curved (vs. strongly arcuate and having
semicircular gap between the cutting edges); 5)
the tip of G2 is straight (vs. strongly recurved).
Distribution. Known from Ogasawara Is. and
Amami-oshima Is., occurring at the depths of
100–150 m.
Ebalia sakaii Takeda and Miyake, 1972 [Jn:
Sakai-ebalia] (Fig. 7C)
Materials examined. KY-08-12, 1 ovig. female
(cl 2.5 mm; damaged), NSMT-Cr S 923; KY-0921, 1 young male (carapace lost), NSMT-Cr S
924.
Distribution. Known only from Japan (Amamioshima Is., Tsushima Strait and Ogasawara Is.),
occurring at the depths of 125–150 m (Takeda
and Miyake, 1972; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003;
this study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Ebalia tuberculosa (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
[Jn: Yamato-ebalia] (Fig. 7D)
Material examined. SY-09-07, 1 young male
(4.7×4.7), NSMT-Cr S 925.
Distribution. Widely distributed in Indo-West
Pacific; occurring at the depths of 50–550 m
(Takeda, 2001). This is the first record from the
Ogasawara Islands.
Heteronucia perlata (Sakai, 1963) [Jn: Maru-tsubu-kobushi] (Fig. 7E)
Material examined. KY-09-34, 1 ovig. female
(7.8×8.2), NSMT-Cr S 926.
Distribution. Philippines, East China Sea, Japan, occurring at the depths of 65–219 m (Chen,
1989; Takeda and Komatsu, 2005). This is the
first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Heteronucia toyoshioae Komatsu and Takeda,
2005 [New Jn: Toyoshio-tsubu-kobushi] (Fig. 5C)
Material examined. KT-09-2-KK1-2 (1), 1 carapace (empty shell; 5.4×5.9), NSMT-Cr S 927.
Distribution. Known only from Ryukyu Is. and
Izu Is., Japan, occurring at the depths of 145–176
m (Komatsu and Takeda, 2005). This is the first
record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Oreotlos angulatus (Rathbun, 1906) [Jn: Togarikaruishi-kobushi] (Fig. 12A)
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 ovig. female
(10.7×16.5), NSMT-Cr S 928; KT-09-2KK1-2(1), 1 young female (4.4×6.2), NSMT-Cr
S 929.
Distribution. Known only from Hawaii and Japan, occurring at the depths of 80–172.5 m (Tan
and Ng, 1995; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003; this
study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara
Islands.
Oreotlos heuretos Tan and Ng, 1995 [Jn: Ogasawara-karuishi-kobushi] (Fig. 12B)
Oreophorus (Oreotlos) latus: Takeda, 1977: 119,
pl. 1C (not Oreotlos latus (Borradaile, 1903)).
Oreotlos heuretos Tan and Ng, 1995: 148, pls.
13C–F, 14A.
Materials examined. KY-08-11, 1 male (5.1×
7.7), NSMT-Cr S 930; KY-09-21, 1 male (4.1×
6.0), 1 ovig. female (7.5×12.3), NSMT-Cr S
931; KY-09-21, 1 young male (2.9×4.1), NSMTCr S 932; KY-09-28, 1 male (4.3×6.5), 1 young
male (2.7×4.0), NSMT-Cr S 933; KY-09-30, 1
young male (2.1×3.0), NSMT-Cr S 934; KY-1006, 1 young male (2.9×3.9), NSMT-Cr S 935;
KY-10-27, 1 young male (2.2×3.1), NSMT-Cr S
936; Ohmura beach, Chichi-jima I., coll. T. Komai, 17 July 2009, 1 male (5.3×7.9), NSMT-Cr
S 937.
Distribution. Japan, Malay Archipelago, Philippines, occurring at intertidal water deep to 80 m
(Tan and Ng, 1995; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003;
this study).
Oreotlos lagarodes Tan and Ng, 1995 [Jn: Hawaii-karuishi-kobushi] (Fig. 5D)
Material examined. KY-09-30, 1 young female
(2.9×4.2), NSMT-Cr S 938.
Distribution. Hawaii, Laysan Is., Rongelap,
Guam, Saipan, Japan, occurring at intertidal water
deep to 51.6 m (Tan and Ng, 1995; Marumura
and Kosaka, 2003; this study). This is the first re-
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Fig. 12. A, Oreotlos angulatus (Rathbun, 1906), female (10.7×16.5), NSMT-Cr S 928; B, Oreotlos heuretos Tan and
Ng, 1995, ovig. female (7.5×12.3), NSMT-Cr S 931; C, Praebebalia dondonae Chen, 1989, female (4.5×4.7),
NSMT-Cr S 939; D, Praebebalia taeniata Takeda, 1977, male (3.3×3.3), NSMT-Cr S 940; E, Hoplophrys oatesi
Henderson, 1893, male (6.1×4.8), NSMT-Cr S 955; F, Huenia paciica Miers, 1879, young males (4.2×3.2), NSMT-Cr S 956.
cord from the Ogasawara Islands.
Praebebalia dondonae Chen, 1989 [New Jn:
Philippines-ebalia-modoki] (Fig. 12C)
Material examined. SY-09-07, 1 female with
rhizocepharan parasite in abdominal cavity (4.5
×4.7), NSMT-Cr S 939.
Remarks. The present specimen agrees well
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with the original description and illustration by
Chen (1989). Chen (1989) erroneously described
the female abdomen as being composed of the
first somite and the fused second to sixth somites,
however, the first somite is completely concealed
beneath the carapace in fact. Therefore the female
abdomen is actually composed of the second
somite and the fused third to sixth somites. Male
specimen is hitherto not known.
Distribution. Previously known only from the
type locality (NE Mindoro I., Philippines, 181–
170m) (Chen, 1989). This is the first record from
Japan and extends the bathymetrical range deep
to 499 m.
Praebebalia taeniata Takeda, 1977 [Jn: Ogasawara-ebalia-modoki] (Fig. 12D)
Praebebalia taeniata Takeda, 1977: 118, figs.
2C–H, 4A; Takeda and Kurata, 1984: 198, fig.
10; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003: 26.
Not Praebebalia taeniata: Takeda and Kurata,
1977a: 141, fig. 1 (=Ebalia humilis Takeda,
1977).
Materials examined. KY-08-03, 1 male (3.3×
3.3), NSMT-Cr S 940; KY-08-19, 2 males (3.2×
3.3, 3.5×3.6), 1 female (3.3×3.6), NSMT-Cr S
941; KY-09-21, 1 young female (2.6×2.7), NSMT-Cr S 942; KY-10-02, 1 ovig. female (3.2×
3.2), NSMT-Cr S 943; KY-10-19, 1 ovig. female
(3.1×3.2), NSMT-Cr S 944; KT-09-2-TW2-4, 1
male (3.1×3.0), NSMT-Cr S 945; SY-09-01, 1
male (3.0×2.9), NSMT-Cr S 946; SY-09-02, 1
ovig. female (3.3×3.3), NSMT-Cr S 947; SY-0906, 1 male (3.7×3.8), NSMT-Cr S 948; SY-0908, 1 ovig. female (3.5×3.6), 1 female (3.2×
3.2), NSMT-Cr S 949; SY-09-18, 1 male (3.6×
3.6), NSMT-Cr S 950; SY-09-20, 3 males (3.2×
3.2–3.3×3.2), 2 ovig. females (3.4×3.5, 3.5×
3.6), NSMT-Cr S 951.
Distribution. Known only from the Ogasawara
Islands, occurring at the depths of 90–301 m
(Takeda, 1977; Marumura and Koasaka, 2003;
this study).
Toru granuloides (Sakai, 1961) [Jn: Ibonashi-kobushi] (Figs. 7F, 8D, E)
Materials examined. KY-09-31, 1 carapace
(empty shell; 9.4×9.4), NSMT-Cr S 952; SY-0907, 2 young males (4.7×4.6, 6.5×6.6), NSMTCr S 953; 1 male (12.7×12.0), NSMT-Cr S 954,
off Haha-jima I., 26°43′50″N 142°18′19″E –
26°43′52″N 142°18′08″E, 331–325 m, TR/V
Shin’yo Maru, st. 1, coll. M. Osawa, 18 October
1998.
Remarks. The present specimens agree well
with the original description by Sakai (1961), but
differ in the shape of the first gonopod illustrated
by Galil (2003) based on a male from the Loyalty
Islands. The apical process of the first gonopod is
short in the present specimen (Fig. 8D, E), whereas it is long and sickle-shaped in Galil’s figure.
Our specimen may be still young and the gonopod may be incompletely formed. It is necessary to
check the male gonopods of the type specimens
from Japan, but it could not be located in the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History
and the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History
and Human History.
Distribution. Fiji, Wallis I., Vanuatu, Loyalty
Is., New Caledonia, Japan; occurring at the depths
of 50–550 m (Galil, 2003). This is the first record
from the Ogasawara Islands.
Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819
Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838
Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893 [Jn: Iso-konpeito-gani] (Fig. 12E)
Hoplophrys ogilbryi: Ooishi, 1970: 91, pl. 13(5).
Materials examined. KY-09-14, 1 male (6.1×
4.8), 1 female (10.2×7.9), NSMT-Cr S 955.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Ocean, occurring at the depths of
2–93 m (Griffin and Tranter, 1986; this study).
Huenia paciica Miers, 1879 [New Jn: Taiheiyokonoha-gani] (Fig. 12F)
Huenia proteus: Takeda and Kurata, 1976a: 121,
fig. 2c.
Materials examined. KY-08-18, 4 young males
(3.0×2.3–4.2×3.2), NSMT-Cr S 956.
Remarks. The present specimens agree well
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with the subsequent description and illustration of
juvenile specimen by Takeda and Marumura
(2010). Takeda and Kurata (1976a) recorded anterior half of carapace and ambulatory legs of
Huenia proteus de Haan, 1839, from the gut contents of Epinephelus fasciatus from the Ogasawara Islands, but it possibly belongs to H. paciica.
Distribution. Indonesia, Philippines, Japan,
Australia, Fiji, Salas y Gómez I., occurring at the
depths of 2–49 m (Takeda and Marumura, 2010;
this study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Hyastenus ambonensis Griffin and Tranter, 1986
[New Jn: Ambon-tsuno-gani] (Figs. 8F–I, 13A)
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 3 males (4.8×
3.2–7.1×5.4), 1 young male, 1 ovig. female (6.4
×4.5), NSMT-Cr S 957; KY-08-20, 1 male (6.7
×4.8), NSMT-Cr S 958; KY-10-31, 1 ovig. female (8.0×5.8), NSMT-Cr S 959.
Remarks. Hyastenus ambonensis Griffin and
Tranter, 1986, is previously known only by the
original description based on two female specimens from Ambon, Indonesia. Thus, this is the
second record of the species and the first record
of male. The first male gonopod (Fig. 8F–H) is
flattened and broadened distally and strongly upturned on distomesial margin. The present specimens agree well with the original description by
Griffin and Tranter (1986), but differ in that 1) the
dorsal surface of the merus of the first ambulatory
leg has three tubercle (vs. smooth in the original
description); 2) the dactylus of the fourth ambulatory leg has 6 or 7 teeth (vs. 8 in the original description).
Distribution. Indonesia and Japan, occurring at
the depths of 52–90 m (Griffin and Tranter, 1986;
this study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Hyastenus kyusyuensis (Yokoya, 1933) [Jn: Kyushu-tsuno-gani] (Figs. 13B, 14)
Hyastenus kyushuensis: Marumura and Kosaka,
2003: 33.
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 young male
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(5.0×3.3), NSMT-Cr S 960; KY-08-21, 1 juv.,
NSMT-Cr S 961; KY-08-26, 1 ovig. female (9.0
×5.9), NSMT-Cr S 962; KY-09-07, 1 ovig. female (9.6×6.2), 1 young female (6.3×4.5), NSMT-Cr S 963; KY-09-08, 1 young female (7.7×
5.1), NSMT-Cr S 964; KY-10-11, 1 male (5.2×
3.4), NSMT-Cr S 965; KY-10-31, 1 male (5.9×
3.9), 1 ovig. female (6.5×4.6), NSMT-Cr S 966;
KT-09-2-TW2-4, 1 female (7.8×5.9), NSMT-Cr
S 967.
Additional materials examined. 1 young male
(5.6×3.9), NSMT-Cr S 968, Kurose Bank, Izu
Islands, 33°22.01′N 139°41.60′E – 33°21.97′N
139°41.93′E, 116–123 m, rocky dredge, R/V
Takunan, coll. H. Komatsu, 16 July 2008; 1 male
(11.7×8.5), NSMT-Cr 21462, north of Mage-jima I., Ohsumi Is., western Japan, 30°49.95′N
130°51.13′E – 30°50.06′N 130°51.46′E, 119–111
m, TR/V Toyoshio Maru 2009-03 cruise, stn 2,
beam trawl, coll. H. Komatsu, 19 May 2009; 1
male (10.3×7.5), NSMT-Cr 9448, Minabe, Kii
Peninsula, Japan, coll. M. Marumura, 21 February 1987; 1 male (6.7×5.3), NSMT-Cr 15060,
East China Sea, 28°28.98′ N 125°30.41′ E –
28°26.92′N 125°31.21′E, 107–112 m, otter trawl,
R/V Yoko Maru, stn 21, coll. H. Saito and G. Shinohara, 21 October 2001.
Comparative material examined. Hyastenus
convexus (Miers, 1884): 1 ovig. female (10.9×
7.6), NSMT-Cr 9677, off Doren, Ohima Passage,
Amami Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, coll. M.
Takeda, 8 August 1988.
Remarks. Hyastenus kyusyuensis (Yokoya,
1933) was briefly described and illustrated on the
basis of a single male from west of Tanega-shima
Island, Osumi Islands, western Japan. The type
specimen could not be located in the University
Museum, the University of Tokyo and the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human
History. Subsequently H. kyusyuensis was described and illustrated by Sakai (1935, 1936,
1938, 1965, 1976), but his description and illustration are different from the original description
in the presence of a mesogastric tubercle except
in Sakai (1935). Considered with presence of 1
mesogastric, 2 protogastric and 3 epibranchial tu-
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Fig. 13. A, Hyastenus ambonensis Griffin and Tranter, 1986, males (7.1×5.4), NSMT-Cr S 957; B, Hyastenus kyusyuensis (Yokoya, 1933), male (5.9×3.9), NSMT-Cr S 966; C, Lahaina ovata Dana, 1951, male (8.9×6.6), NSMT-Cr S 981; D, Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825), male (5.9×4.7), NSMT-Cr S 987; E, Naxioides taurus
(Pocock, 1890), young female (16.7×11.4), NSMT-Cr S 991; F, Phalangipus hystrix (Miers, 1886), young male
(10.2×6.7), NSMT-Cr S 994.
bercles, his species actually belongs to H. convexus (Miers, 1884) except in Sakai (1935) (cf.
Griffin and Tranter, 1986). Sakai’s description
differs from the subsequent description of H. con-
vexus by Griffin and Tranter (1986) in having a
single tubercle on the mesogastric region (vs. 2
tubercles in Griffin and Tranter (1986)), but the
tubercle might be too obscure to recognize it.
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Fig. 14. Hyastenus kyusyuensis (Yokoya, 1933). A, B, male (5.9×3.9), NSMT-Cr S 966; C–E, male (11.7×8.5), NSMT-Cr 21462. A, anterior part of carapace, ventral; B, right third maxilliped, ventral; C, G1, abdominal; D, tip of
same; E, G2, abdominal. Scales for A = 1 mm; B, C, E = 0.5 mm; D = 0.25 mm.
Illustrations of the antero-ventral face of the
carapace (Fig. 14A), the third maxilliped (Fig.
14B) and the male gonopods (Fig. 14C–E) are
provided for the first time.
Distribution. Known only from Japan, occur-
ring at the depths of 80–151.5 m (Yokoya, 1933;
Sakai, 1935; Miyake, 1937; Takeda and Miyake,
1969b; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003; this study).
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1951 [Jn: Maru-tsuno-gani-
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modoki] (Fig. 13C)
Hyastenus tenuicornis: Takeda, 1977, 122, pl.
13C, D; Takeda and Kurata, 1977b: 142, figs.
2, 3; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003: 33.
Materials examined. KY-08-06, 2 young males,
1 ovig. female (6.5×4.8), 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S 970; KY-08-11, 1 ovig. (6.4×4.7), NSMT-Cr S 971; KY-08-15, 1 young male, 1 young
female, 3 juvs., NSMT-Cr S 972; KY-08-20, 1
male (4.7×4.2), 1 young male, 1 young female,
NSMT-Cr S 973; KY-08-21, 1 ovig. female (5.6
×4.0), NSMT-Cr S 974; KY-08-26, 1 ovig. female (6.1×4.5), NSMT-Cr S 975; KY-09-08, 1
male (6.4×5.1), NSMT-Cr S 976; KY-09-14, 1
male (4.6×3.0), 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S 977; KY-0928, 2 males (6.8×5.0, 8.4×6.4), 3 ovig. females
(5.9×4.3–7.0×5.4), NSMT-Cr S 978; KY-09-29,
3 males (6.0×4.5–7.2×5.3), 2 ovig. female (6.2
×4.8, 6.9×5.3), 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S 979; KY-0930, 5 ovig. female (5.9×4.3–7.0×5.2), 2 juvs.,
NSMT-Cr S 980; KY-10-06, 1 male (8.9×6.6),
NSMT-Cr S 981; KY-10-07, 1 male (7.7×5.9),
NSMT-Cr S 982; KY-10-27, 1 ovig. female (6.9
×5.4), NSMT-Cr S 983; KY-10-31, 1 ovig. female (5.8×4.2), NSMT-Cr S 984; SY-09-21, 1
young male, NSMT-Cr S 985.
Remarks. This species is one of the most common majoid crab in the Ogasawara Islands. Hyastenus tenuicornis Pocock, 1890 was reduced to a
junior subjective synonym of this species by Griffin (1974).
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from Seychelles and Red
Sea east to Hawaii Islands, occurring at the
depths of 18–161 m (K. Sakai, 2004; this study).
The present record extends the bathymetrical
range deep to 161 m.
Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825) [Jn: Ikkaku-gani] (Fig. 13D)
Menaethius monoceros: Takeda and Kurata,
1976a: 123, figs. 2f, 4a; 1977a: 108; 1977b:
142; Takeda, 1977: 134.
Materials examined. KY-09-30, 1 young male
(3.8×3.0), 1 young female (3.9×3.1), NSMT-Cr
S 986; Tsuri-hama Beach, Chichi-jima I., coll. H.
Komatsu, 11 Jul. 2009, 1 male (5.9×4.7), NSMT-Cr S 987; Futami Port, Chichi-jima I., coll. H.
Komatsu, 8 Jul. 2009, 1 female (5.6×4.5), 1
young female, NSMT-Cr S 988; Oki Port, Hahajima I., coll. H. Komatsu, 13 Jul. 2009, 1 male
(4.2×3.1), 3 young males, 1 ovig. female (6.3×
4.8), NSMT-Cr S 989.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from Red Sea and eastern
Africa to French Polynesia, occurring at intertidal
area to 57 m (K. Sakai, 2004).
Naxioides taurus (Pocock, 1890) [Jn: Ko-edatsuno-gani] (Figs. 8M, N, 13E)
Naxioides mammillata: Takeda and Kurata,
1976a: 122, fig. 5a [not Naxioides mammillata
(Ortmann, 1893)].
Materials examined. KY-08-06, 1 young male
(4.9×3.1), NSMT-Cr S 990; KY-08-15, 1 young
female (16.7×11.4), NSMT-Cr S 991; KY-09-30,
1 female (23.2×16.1), 1 young female (5.1×
3.3), NSMT-Cr S 992.
Additional materials examined. 4 males (15.6
×11.7–17.6×12.8), 2 ovig. females (14.9×10.6,
17.8×12.3), 2 young females (11.6×7.7, 11.5×
7.9), NSMT-Cr 15394, Balicasag I., Bohol, Philippines, coll. local fishermen, February 2003.
Remarks. Takeda and Kurata (1976a) recorded
an anterior part of carapace of Naxioides mammillata (Ortmann, 1893) from the gut contents of
lethrinid fish, Gymnocranius japonicus, from the
Ogasawara Islands, but their species actually refers to this species in due to the divergent rostrum. Illustration of the male gonopods (Fig. 8M,
N) is provided.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from Red Sea and eastern
Africa to Australia, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan, occurring at the depths of 16–88 m (Griffin
and Tranter, 1986; this study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Phalangipus hystrix (Miers, 1886) [Jn: Ashinaga-tusno-gani] (Fig. 13F)
Material examined. SY-09-18, 1 young male
(10.2×6.7), NSMT-Cr S 994.
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Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from Red Sea to Indonesia,
Australia and Japan, occurring at the depths of
36–180 m (K. Sakai, 2004). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Pugettia ogasawaraensis sp. nov. [New Jn: Ogasawara-mo-gani] (Figs. 15A, 16)
Materials examined. Holotype: male (7.7×
5.6), NSMT-Cr S 995, SY-09-04, east off Mukojima I., Ogasawara Is., 27°44.99′N 142°10.52′E –
27°44.79′N 142°10.40′E, 159–152m, dredge,
TR/V Shin’yo Maru, coll. H. Komatsu, 16 November 2009.
Paratypes: 1 young male (5.3×3.9), NSMT-Cr
S 996, KY-08-15, south of Chichi-jima I., Ogas a w a r a I s . , 2 7 °0 4 . 5 5 ′ N 1 4 2 °0 9 . 1 6 ′ E –
27°04.73′N 142°09.31′E, 83–81 m, dredge, R/V
Koyo, coll. T. Fujita, H. Namikawa and M. Okanishi, 28 October 2008; 1 young male (4.7×3.5),
1 young female (4.8×3.4), NSMT-Cr S 997, SY09-02, east off Muko-jima I., Ogasawara Is.,
2 7 °4 4 . 5 5 ′ N 1 4 2 °0 9 . 6 9 ′ E – 2 7 °4 4 . 4 7 ′ N
142°09.76′E, 122–123m, dredge, TR/V Shin’yo
Maru, coll. H. Komatsu, 16 November 2009; 1
young female (6.1×4.2), NSMT-Cr S 998, same
data as holotype; 1 male (6.4×4.3), 1 young female (6.4×4.3), NSMT-Cr S 999, SY-09-09, east
off Muko-jima I., Ogasawara Is., 27°41.13′N
142°11.11′E – 27°41.00′N 142°10.88′E, 124–
112m, dredge, TR/V Shin’yo Maru, coll. H. Komatsu, 16 November 2009.
Description. Carapace (Fig. 15A) pyriform,
1.3–1.5 times longer than broad; surface smooth,
two lateral spines, curled setae on rostral spines,
protogastric region and lateral face of branchial
region.
Rostral spines short, divergent, fused for basal
0.25, subconical, tapering to sharp apex, length
0.35 postrostral carapace length. Supraorbital
eave armed with acute, triangular preorbital lobe
directed rather obliquely forward and weakly upward; antorbital lobe small, obtusely rounded,
continuous from preorbital lobe; postorbital and
hepatic lobes completely fused to form winglike
plate, separated from eave by U-shaped hiatus,
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lateral margin weakly divergent posteriorly,
slightly concave; postorbital lobe acute triangular
in dorsal and lateral views, directed forward and
horizontal; hepatic lobe expanded laterally, obtusely rounded.
Hepatic region not elaveted, unarmed. Epibranchial region roundly convex with faint tubercle
on center; epibranchial spine prominent, conical,
directed laterally and slightly upward. Gastric regions prominently elevated, with one median mesogastric and pair of protogastric faint tubercles
arranged in broad triangle, metagastric region elevated, highest. Cardiac region prominently elevated, slightly lower than metagastric elevation,
both sides of cardiac elevation divided into crescent subregions by longitudinal grooves. Intestinal region moderately projecting posteriorly,
rounded. Branchial and intestinal margins rimmed
with round granules, double-margined in posterior part, posterior margin confluent with branchial
margin below epibranchial spine.
Basal antennal segment (Fig. 16A) broad,
smooth, anterolateral angle weakly produced forward into rounded tooth, lateral margin almost
straight, medially convex dorsally; second and
third segment flatted, plate-like. Conical tubercle
lateral to green gland. Pterygostomian region
smooth, margin with 3 rounded tubercles.
Third maxilliped (Fig. 16B) covered with flat
granules; ischium with shallow median groove;
anterolateral angle of merus produced, rounded,
upturned; exopod with acute granules along lateral margin. Anterolateral angle of mouthfield produced, rounded.
Cheliped (P1; Fig. 16C, D) of male moderate,
as long as carapace; merus smooth, subrectangular in cross-section, each margin sharp, dorsal
margin highly carinate, distally ending in large
triangular tooth, outer margin with some granules,
outer-ventral margin entirely granulated, innerventral margin smooth, distal margin with 1 large
median and 2 lateral triangular tubercles dorsally;
carpus with 2 granulated ridges on dorsal face,
ridge divergent distally, outer ridge directed ventrally in distal half, parallel with outer-distal margin, outer-distal margin ridged, granulate; palm
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Fig. 15. A, Pugettia ogasawaraensis sp. nov., holotype male (7.7×5.6), NSMT-Cr S 995; B, Xenocarcinus conicus (A.
Milne-Edwards, 1865), male (7.7×4.5), NSMT-Cr S 1000; C, Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847, male (8.8×
4.5), NSMT-Cr S 1001; D, Achaeus boninensis Miyake and Takeda, 1969, ovig. female (7.0×5.1), NSMT-Cr S
1002; E, Achaeus brevifalcatus Rathbun, 1911, male (4.3×2.8), NSMT-Cr S 1006; F, Achaeus curvirostris (A.
Milne-Edwards, 1873), male (3.8×3.1), NSMT-Cr S 1024.
1.3 times longer than height, dorsal and ventral
margins sharp; fingers 0.85 times as long as palm,
without gape between cutting edges, furnished
with small triangular teeth in distal 0.7 of both
edges.
Ambulatory legs (P2–P5) slender, sparsely
with club setae, similar in shape, P2 longest, 1.4
times as long as carapace, P5 0.9 times as long as
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Fig. 16. Pugettia ogasawaraensis sp. nov., holotype male (7.7×5.6), NSMT-Cr S 995. A, anterior part of carapace,
ventral; B, right third maxilliped, ventral; C, D, left cheliped, lateral; E, G1, abdominal; F, tip of same; G, G2, abdominal. Scales for A, C, D = 1mm; B, E, G = 0.5 mm; F, 0.25 mm.
carapace; merus subcylindrical, dorsal margin
sharp, not carinate, with soft setae, distal margin
with 3 triangular tubercles dorsally as in cheliped;
carpus with 2 dorsal ridges; dactylus with 6 very
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small tubercles ventrally.
Male thoracic sternum covered with granules,
episternites divided; sternites 1–4 fused together,
with very short suture between sternites 3/4 laterally; sutures between sternites 4/5 and 5/6 interrupted medially, sutures between 6/7 and 7/8 entire, median longitudinal suture extending from
suture between sternites 6/7 posteriorly.
Male abdomen covered with coarse granules;
all segments free; telson triangular with rounded
tip.
First male gonopod (G1; Fig. 16E, F) slender,
straight, compressed, dilated at tip; tip divided
into 3 lobes, slender mesial lobe, broad lateral
lobe and small triangular median lobe directed
abdominally, median part behind median lobe
with very short spinules. Second male gonopod
(G2; Fig. 16G) short, 0.3 times as long as G1;
distal segment rounded.
Etymology. The specific name was named after
the type locality, the Ogasawara Islands.
Remarks. Pugettia ogasawaraensis sp. nov. resembles P. incisa (de Haan, 1850) in the postorbital and hepatic lobes being completely fused to
form a winglike plate, which is unique for these
two species in the genus Pugettia, but can be distinguished from P. incisa by that 1) both sides of
cardiac prominence are divided (undivided in P.
incisa); 2) epibranchial region is roundly raised
(vs. not raised); 3) the chelipedal merus is rectangular in cross-section (vs. triangular); 4) mesial
process of the tip of the first male gonopod is
smaller than lalteral process (vs. larger than lateral process) (cf. Sakai, 1938; Gordon, 1931; Griffin and Tranter, 1986).
Pugettia ogasawaraensis is thought to be derived from P. incisa, which is an East Asia endemic element, and its ancestor was possibly
drifted from the coast of mainland of Japan by
countercurrent of Kuroshio Current (Fig. 1). Such
an East Asia endemic species unique for the Ogasawara Islands is known for two decapod crustacean species, viz. Pagurus insulae and Petrolisthes mesodactylon (cf. Asakura, 1991; Asakura et
al., 1994a, b), and five molluscan species, viz.
Cellana mazatlandica, Nipponacmea boninensis,
Monodonta aff. australis, M. perplexa boninsensis and Turbo sp. (cf. Fukuda, 1993, 1994, 1995).
Distribution. Known only from the Ogasawara
Islands, occurring at the depths of 81–159 m.
Xenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)
[Jn: Nakazawa-isobana-gani] (Fig. 15B)
Material examined. KY-09-28, 1 male (7.7×
4.5), NSMT-Cr S 1000.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from Red Sea and Réunion
to Indonesia and Japan, occurring at the depths of
13–80 m (K. Sakai, 2004). This is the first record
from the Ogasawara Islands.
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 [Jn: Iboisobana-gani] (Fig. 15C)
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus: Takeda, 1973: 31.
Material examined. KY-10-31, 1 male (8.8×
4.5), NSMT-Cr S 1001.
Distribution. Indian Ocean: Red Sea and east
coast of Africa; West Pacific Ocean: Singapore,
Sulu Archipelago, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia, occurring at the depths of 10–150 m (K.
Sakai, 2004).
Family Inachidae MacLeay, 1838
Achaeus boninensis Miyake and Takeda, 1969
[Jn: Ogasawara-achaeus] (Fig. 15D)
Achaeus boninensis Miyake and Takeda, 1969:
27, fig. 2; Takeda and Kurata, 1976a: 121, fig.
2a, b.
Material examined. KY-09-07, 1 ovig. female
(7.0×5.1), NSMT-Cr S 1002.
Distribution. Known only from the Ogasawara
Islands, occurring at the depths of 136–200 m
(Miyake and Takeda, 1969; this study).
Achaeus cf. brevidactylus Sakai, 1938
Material examined. KY-10-31, 1 young male
(2.2×1.8), NSMT-Cr S 1003.
Remarks. The present specimen is too small to
identify into the species. But it resembles Achaeus
brevidactylus Sakai, 1938, in that 1) the carapace
is smooth except very low gastric and cardiac tu-
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bercles; 2) the dactyli of P4 and P5 are not
strongly falcated. However it differs in that the
telson of young male is broadly triangular (vs.
sharply triangular in the original description). An
adult specimen is needed for exact identification.
Achaeus brevifalcatus Rathbun, 1911 [Jn: Seychelles-achaeus] (Fig. 15E)
Achaeus brevifalcatus: Miyake and Takeda, 1969:
23, fig. 1.
Materials examined. KY-08-06, 1 male (5.0×
3.1), 2 ovig. females (4.5×3.2, 5.1×3.8), NSMT-Cr S 1004; KY-08-21, 2 males (4.5×3.0, 4.5
×3.0), 1 ovig. female (4.7×3.5), 1 female (4.3
×3.3), NSMT-Cr S 1005; KY-09-07, 1 male (4.3
×2.8), NSMT-Cr S 1006; KY-09-29, 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S 1007; KY-10-19, 1 female (5.4
×4.0), NSMT-Cr S 1008; KT-09-2-TW1-1, 1
male (4.3×2.9), 1 female (5.3×4.1), NSMT-Cr
S 1009; SY-09-04, 1 male (4.2×2.7), NSMT-Cr
S 1010; SY-09-11, 1 male (4.8×2.5), NSMT-Cr
S 1011.
Distribution. Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Seychelles and Mauritius; West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia, Japan and Hawaii; occurring at the depths
of 60–234 m (K. Sakai, 2004; this study). This
study extends the bathymetrical range shallow to
60 m.
Achaeus curvirostris (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
[Jn: Naga-kubi-achaeus] (Fig. 15F)
Achaeus issifrons: Takeda, 1977: 122.
Materials examined. KY-08-06, 2 males (4.0×
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2.8, 4.2×2.9), 1 ovig. female (4.6×3.5), NSMTCr S 1012; KY-08-15, 6 males (3.2×2.2–5.4×
3.6), 2 ovig. female (3.3×2.6, 3.6×2.9), 1 female (3.7×2.8), 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S
1013; KY-08-18, 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S
1014; KY-08-21, 2 males (3.6×2.3, 3.6×2.6), 1
ovig. female (3.6×2.7), 2 juvs., NSMT-Cr S
1015; KY-08-25, 1 female (3.5×2.8), NSMT-Cr
S 1016; KY-08-26, 2 males (4.1×2.9, 6.3×4.4),
1 ovig. female (4.5×3.3), NSMT-Cr S 1017; KY09-14, 1 ovig. female (4.1×3.2), 1 young female,
NSMT-Cr S 1018; KY-09-28, 1 male (7.2×4.9),
1 ovig. female (5.3×3.7), 1 female (5.1×4.0), 1
young female, NSMT-Cr S 1019; KY-09-29, 1
male (4.8×3.3), 1 ovig. female (5.0×4.0), 1 juv.,
NSMT-Cr S 1020; KY-09-30, 2 males (5.0×3.5,
5.8×4.3), 2 ovig. females (4.5×3.8, 4.9×3.9), 1
female (4.7×4.0), NSMT-Cr S 1021; KY-09-34,
3 males (4.8×3.4–5.5×3.8), NSMT-Cr S 1022;
KY-10-07, 1 female (5.4×4.2), NSMT-Cr S
1023; KY-10-24, 1 male (3.8×3.1), 1 female (4.6
×3.8), NSMT-Cr S 1024; KY-10-27, 1 ovig. female (4.5×3.8), NSMT-Cr S 1025; KT-09-2TW2-3, 1 male (4.0×2.7), NSMT-Cr S 1026.
Remarks. This species is the most abundant
species of the genus Achaeus at the sea around
the Ogasawara Islands. A key to the species of the
genus Achaeus known from the Ogasawara Islands is provided.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from east coast of Africa to
Indonesia, Japan and Australia, occurring at the
depths of 36–166 m (K. Sakai, 2004).
Key to the species of the genus Achaeus known from the Ogasawara Islands
1. Supraorbital eave with a spine ………………………………………………………… A. curvirostris
Supraorbital eave without spine ……………………………………………………………………… 2
2. Branchial region with three small spines ……………………………………………… A. boninensis
Branchial region without spines ……………………………………………………… A. brevifalcatus
Chalaroachaeus curvipes de Man, 1902 [Jn: Kubi-nashi-achaeus] (Fig. 5E)
Material examined. KY-08-26, 1 ovig. female
(3.5×3.6), NSMT-Cr S 1027.
Remarks. The present specimen agrees well
with the subsequent description and illustration
by Griffin and Tranter (1986). This species is well
known to attach fragments of bryozoan to the
body and the pereiopods by itself in Japan (Minemizu, 2000; Kato and Okuno, 2001; Kawamoto
and Okuno, 2003).
Distribution. Known from Indonesia and Japan,
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occurring at the depths of 2–87 m (Takeda, 1989;
this study). This is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands and extends the bathymetrical
range deep to 87 m.
Cyrtomaia lamellata Rathbun, 1906 [Jn: Mitsutoge-owston-gani] (Fig. 17A)
Cyrtomaia platypes: Takeda and Kurata, 1976b:
24, pl. 2 fig. 1.
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 ovig. female
(9.6×10.3), NSMT-Cr S 1028; KY-08-25, 1 male
(7.9×7.9), NSMT-Cr S 1029; KY-09-34, 1 young
male (5.9×5.3), NSMT-Cr S 1030; SY-09-09, 1
ovig. female (9.8×10.0), NSMT-Cr S 1031.
Distribution. West Pacific: Japan, Timor, New
Caledonia, New Zealand, Hawaii, occurring at
the depths of 81–290 m (Griffin and Tranter,
1986; Takeda and Komatsu, 2005; this study).
This study extends the bathymetrical range shallow to 81 m.
Grypachaeus hyalinus (Alcock and Anderson,
1894) [Jn: Hasami-ashi-achaeus] (Fig. 17B)
Materials examined. KY-08-21, 1 male (3.0×
1.9), NSMT-Cr S 1032; KY-08-25, 1 male (4.0×
2.3), NSMT-Cr S 1033; KY-09-21, 1 male (4.8×
2.7), NSMT-Cr S 1034; KY-10-11, 1 young female (5.2×2.8), NSMT-Cr S 1035; KY-10-31, 1
male (6.2×3.7), 1 young female (6.0×3.7), NSMT-Cr S 1036.
Remarks. The present specimens agree well
with the subsequent illustration of the male gonopod by Griffin (1974).
Distribution. East coast of Africa, Sri Lanka,
Timor, Philippines, South China Sea, Japan, occurring at the depths of 50–208 m (Takeda and
Komatsu, 2005). This is the first record from the
Ogasawara Islands.
Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880 [Jn:
Queensland-mametsubu-gani] (Fig. 17C)
Paratymolus bituberculatus: Takeda, 1977: 121,
pl. 12B.
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 male (2.7×
2.6), NSMT-Cr S 1037; KY-09-29, 1 ovig. female
(3.4×3.5), NSMT-Cr S 1038.
Remarks. The present male specimen agrees
well with the illustration by Loh and Ng (1999:
Fig. 2E–H) in the shape of the male gonopod. Although Loh and Ng (1999) described that the preorbital angle of the supraorbital eave and the anterior tubercle of the anterolateral margin of the
carapace are inconspicuous in male, those of the
present male specimen are well developed as in
female illustrated by Loh and Ng (1999: Fig. 3).
Loh and Ng (1999) also treated height of the gastric tubercle as a diagnostic character between P.
tuberculata and P. pubescens Miers, 1879, but it
seems to be variable intraspecifically.
Loh and Ng (1999) considered the record of
this species by Takeda (1977) from the Ogasawara Islands as P. pubescens Miers, 1879.
However, the female specimens of Takeda (1977)
and the present specimens agree well with the illustration by Loh and Ng (1999: Fig. 3) and
therefore they should belong to P. bituberculatus.
Distribution. Western Australia, Indonesia and
Japan, occurring at intertidal zone deep to 134 m
(Loh and Ng, 1999; this study).
Pleistacantha simplex Rathbun, 1932 [Jn: Himehari-senbon] (Fig. 17D)
Material examined. KY-09-31, 1 female (4.8×
3.8), NSMT-Cr S 1039.
Remarks. The present specimen is much smaller than the holotype male (cl 10.5 mm), but the
spinulation on the rostral spines, the supraorbital
eave, and the basal antennal article agrees well
with the subsequent description and illustration
by Sakai (1935).
Distribution. Indonesia, Philippines and Japan,
occurring at the depths of 50–540 m (Sakai, 1976;
Griffin and Tranter, 1986). This is the first record
from the Ogasawara Islands.
Prosphorachaeus suluensis Rathbun, 1916 [Jn:
Ko-achaeus-modoki] (Fig. 17F)
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 male (2.6×
2.2), 1 female (2.9×2.6), NSMT-Cr S 1040; KY08-21, 1 male (2.8×2.5), NSMT-Cr S 1041.
Remarks. The present specimens agree well
with the original description by Rathbun (1916),
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Fig. 17. A, Cyrtomaia lamellata Rathbun, 1906, ovig. female (9.8×10.0), NSMT-Cr S 1031; B, Grypachaeus hyalinus
(Alcock and Anderson, 1894), male (6.2×3.7), NSMT-Cr S 1036; C, Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880,
male (2.7×2.6), NSMT-Cr S 1037; D, Pleistacantha simplex Rathbun, 1932, female (4.8×3.8), NSMT-Cr S 1039;
E, Sunipea indicus (Alcock, 1895), male (4.0×2.8), NSMT-Cr S 1042; F, Prosphorachaeus suluensis Rathbun,
1916, female (2.9×2.6), NSMT-Cr S 1040.
but differ in that 1) there are two small spinules
behind the supraorbital margin, the second of
which represents the postocular spine in the original description (vs. without spinules in the present specimens); 2) there is a small tubercle on
posterior slope of the cardiac spine (vs. without
tubercle in the present specimens); 3) there is a
small tubercle on the epibranchial region and on
each side of the posterior margin in the present
specimen (vs. absent in the original description).
The shape of the first male gonopod agrees well
with the illustration by Takeda and Miyake
(1969b).
Distribution. Sulu Archipelago and Japan, oc-
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curring at the depths of 5.5–105 m (Takeda and
Miyake, 1969b; Griffin and Tranter, 1986). This
is the first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Sunipea indicus (Alcock, 1895) [Jn: Andamanachaeus] (Fig. 17E)
Aepinus indicus: Takeda, 1977: 122, fig. 4B.
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 7 males (3.6×
2.5–4.0×2.8), 8 ovig. females (5.0×3.4–5.4×
3.8), NSMT-Cr S 1042; KY-08-21, 2 males (3.6
×2.5, 3.8×2.5), 1 ovig. female (5.4×3.6), NSMT-Cr S 1043; KY-08-22, 1 female (5.4×3.8),
NSMT-Cr S 1044; KY-08-26, 1 ovig. female (5.3
×3.7), NSMT-Cr S 1045; KY-09-07, 1 female
(6.2×4.4), NSMT-Cr S 1046; KY-09-14, 1 male
(3.8×2.6), NSMT-Cr S 1047; KY-09-21, 3 ovig.
females (5.2×3.6–5.7×3.8), 1 female (6.5×
4.6), NSMT-Cr S 1048; KY-09-21, 1 ovig. female
(5.4×3.7), NSMT-Cr S 1049; KY-09-28, 3 females (5.5×3.7–5.5×4.1), 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S
1050; KY-09-29, 1 ovig. female (5.9×4.0), NSMT-Cr S 1051; KY-09-34, 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S 1052; KY-10-31, 1 ovig. female (4.9×
3.4), 1 young female (4.0×2.7), NSMT-Cr S
1053; KT-09-2-TW1-5, 1 female (6.5×4.0), NSMT-Cr S 1054; KT-09-2-TW2-4, 1 male (3.8×
2.6), NSMT-Cr S 1055; SY-09-04, 1 male (4.3×
2.5), NSMT-Cr S 1056; SY-09-09, 1 ovig. female
(5.5×3.5), NSMT-Cr S 1057; SY-09-11, 1 ovig.
female (6.2×3.9), NSMT-Cr S 1058.
Remarks. This species is abundant in the offshore bottoms of the Ogasawara Islands, but it
has not been found from the other area in the Japanese waters.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from east coast of Africa to
Indonesia, Philippines, Ogasawara Is. and northern Australia, occurring at the depths of 47–300
m (Griffin and Tranter, 1986; K. Sakai, 2004).
Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884 [Jn: Togekaimen-gani] (Fig. 18A)
Materials examined. KY-08-06, 1 male (14.0×
10.7), NSMT-Cr S 1059; KY-08-15, 1 male (8.4
×6.1), NSMT-Cr S 1060; KY-09-13, 1 ovig. female (damaged, cw 9.8 mm), NSMT-Cr S 1061;
KY-09-28, 1 male (11.1×9.2), NSMT-Cr S 1062;
KY-09-30, 1 young male (7.4×5.4), NSMT-Cr S
1063; KT-09-2-TW1-1, 1 ovig. female (15.1×
11.5), NSMT-Cr S 1064.
Distribution. Widely distribute in the Indian
Ocean from Red Sea and Mozambique east to
western Australia and in the West Pacific Ocean
from Japan and East China Sea, occurring at the
depths of 60–150 m (K. Sakai, 2004). This is the
first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Leptomithrax biidus Ortmann, 1893 [Jn: Himekoshima-gani] (Fig. 18B)
Leptomithrax biidus: Takeda and Kurata, 1976b:
25, fig. 3B–D.
Materials examined. KY-09-21, 1 young female (11.4×8.7), NSMT-Cr S 1065; KY-10-30, 1
ovig. female (25.8×23.0), NSMT-Cr S 1066;
KY-10-31, 1 young female (9.8×7.4), NSMT-Cr
S 1067; SY-09-05, 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S 1068.
Distribution. Known only from Japan and Korea, occurring at the depths of 36–540 m (K.
Sakai, 2004).
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895 [Jn: Mitsutogetama-watakuzu-gani] (Fig. 18C)
Micippa parca: Takeda, 1977: 124, pl. 2B.
Materials examined. KY-09-28, 1 female (8.4
×6.8), 1 young female (7.1×5.5), NSMT-Cr S
1069; KY-09-29, 2 young females (4.5×3.3, 5.0
×3.8), NSMT-Cr S 1070; KY-09-30, 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S 1071; KY-10-06, 1 ovig. female (8.7×
7.0), NSMT-Cr S 1072; KY-10-24, 1 young female (6.4×5.5), NSMT-Cr S 1073.
Distribution. Andaman Islands in the Indian
Ocean and Japan, Sulu Archipelago, Indonesia,
Hawaii and French Polynesia in the West Pacific
Ocean, occurring at shoreline deep to 72 m (Griffin and Tranter, 1986; Poupin, 1996).
Prismatopus occidentalis (Griffin, 1970) [New
Jn: Minami-kaimen-gani] (Figs. 8O–Q, 18D)
Materials examined. KY-08-25, 1 male (5.9×
4.2), 2 young males, 1 ovig. female (6.2×4.5), 2
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Fig. 18. A, Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884, male (14.0×10.7), NSMT-Cr S 1059; B, Leptomithrax biidus Ortmann,
1893, ovig. female (25.8×23.0), NSMT-Cr S 1066; C, Micippa parca Alcock, 1895, young female (7.1×5.5), NSMT-Cr S 1069; D, Prismatopus occidentalis (Griffin, 1970), male (7.1×5.3), NSMT-Cr S 1077; E, Schizophroida
hilensis (Rathbun, 1906), young female (4.5×3.1), 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S 1087; F, Seiitaoides orientalis (Sakai, 1961),
young female (5.4×3.7), NSMT-Cr S 1088.
female (6.8×5.0–8.2×6.2), NSMT-Cr S 1074;
KY-09-07, 1 young male, 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S 1075; KY-09-21, 1 male (7.2×5.2), 1
female (8.1×5.9), NSMT-Cr S 1076; KY-09-33,
1 male (7.1×5.3), NSMT-Cr S 1077; KY-10-30,
1 male (6.9×5.0), NSMT-Cr S 1078; KT-09-2TW1-1, 2 ovig. females (7.5×5.4, 8.9×6.5),
NSMT-Cr S 1079; KT-09-2-TW2-4, 1 male (7.1
×5.3), NSMT-Cr S 1080; SY-09-03, 1 female
(7.0×5.1), NSMT-Cr S 1081; SY-09-21, 1 male
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(7.4×5.3), 1 female (7.1×5.2), NSMT-Cr S
1082.
Remarks. The present specimens agree well
with the original description and illustration by
Griffin (1970), but differ in that 1) the chelipedal
merus and carpus are less tuberculate; 2) the first
male gonopod more strongly outcurved (Fig. 8O).
Distribution. Previously known only from
western Australia, occurring at the depths of 112–
188 m (Griffin and Tranter, 1986). This is the second record of the species and greatly extends its
geographical range northward.
Schizophroida hilensis (Rathbun, 1906) [Jn:
Manazuru-nokogiri-gani] (Fig. 18E)
? Schizophroida simodaensis: Takeda, 1977: 124,
fig. 4C.
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 young female (5.1×3.7), NSMT-Cr S 1083; KY-08-20, 1
young female (4.5×3.2), NSMT-Cr S 1084; KY09-29, 1 young male (4.5×3.2), NSMT-Cr S
1085; KY-09-30, 1 young male (4.5×3.2), NSMT-Cr S 1086; KY-10-07, 1 young female (4.5×
3.1), 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S 1087.
Remarks. According to Griffin and Tranter
(1986), the identity of each member of the genus
Schizophroida, S. hilensis (Rathbun, 1906), S.
manazuruana Sakai, 1933, and S. simodaensis
Sakai, 1933, is still in question. Although Takeda
(1977) recorded S. simodaensis from the Ogasawara Islands, the present specimen can be identified as S. hilensis by the morphological appearance including the shape of the male gonopod.
Further revisional study is needed to clarify the
identity of each species.
Distribution. West Pacific Ocean: Japan, New
Caledonia, New Zealand and Hawaii, occurring
at low tidal mark deep to 105 m (Griffin and
Tranter, 1986; this study). This is the first record
from the Ogasawara Islands.
Seiitaoides orientalis (Sakai, 1961) [Jn: Kofukitsuno-gani] (Fig. 18F)
Eurynome orientalis: Takeda, 1977: 124.
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 young female (5.4×3.7), NSMT-Cr S 1088; KY-09-21, 1
young female (4.7×3.3), NSMT-Cr S 1089; KY09-34, 1 young female (6.4×4.6), NSMT-Cr S
1090.
Distribution. Japan, East China Sea, Philippines, Indonesia and western Australia, occurring
at the depths of 45–245 m (Takeda and Komatsu,
2005).
Superfamily Palicoidea Bouvier, 1898
Family Palicidae Bouvier, 1898
Neopalicus jukesii (White, 1847) [Jn: Shikakuitoashi-gani] (Fig. 19A)
Neopalicus jukesii: Castro, 2000: 554, figs. 39b,
40b, c, 41c, 49, 61c.
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 young female (4.5×5.0), NSMT-Cr S 1091; KY-09-28, 1
male (8.0×8.6), NSMT-Cr S 1092; KY-09-29, 1
broken young specimen (cb 6.1), NSMT-Cr S
1093; KY-09-30, 1 male (6.6×7.4), NSMT-Cr S
1094; KY-10-27, 1 ovig. female (8.1×9.1), NSMT-Cr S 1095; KY-10-31, 1 male (7.1×8.0),
NSMT-Cr S 1096.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific, occurring at the depths of 10–146 m
(Castro, 2000).
Pseudopalicus serripes (Alcock and Anderson,
1895) [Jn: Itoashi-gani] (Fig. 19B)
Palicus aff. serripes: Takeda and Kurata, 1976a:
132, fig. 6e.
Materials examined. KY-09-30, 1 male (7.8×
8.9), NSMT-Cr S 1097; KY-10-31, 1 male (8.3×
9.3), 3 young males (4.5×4.8, 6.5×7.1), 2 broken specimens, NSMT-Cr S 1098.
Remarks. Although Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
recorded this species in question based on a
young female from the Ogasawara Islands, the
present specimens agree well with the diagnostic
characters shown by Castro (2000: Table 2).
Therefore, the record of Takeda and Kurata
(1976a) can be considered as a juvenile of Pseudopalicus serripes.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans, occurring at the depths of
30–120 m (Castro, 2000).
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Fig. 19. A, Neopalicus jukesii (White, 1847), male (8.0×8.6), NSMT-Cr S 1092; B, Pseudopalicus serripes (Alcock
and Anderson, 1895), male (8.3×9.3), NSMT-Cr S 1098; C, Cavoportunus dubius (Laurie, 1906), male (9.8×
12.3), NSMT-Cr S 1113; D, Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906, young male (7.3×8.4), NSMT-Cr S 1114;
E, Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906, male (7.7×15.8), NSMT-Cr S 1116; F, Portunus (Monomia) gradiator Fabricius, 1798, male (35.6×63.8), NSMT-Cr S 1115.
Superfamily Parthenopoidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838
Pseudolambrus beaumonti (Alcock, 1896) [Jn:
Kobu-hishi-gani] (Fig. 20)
?Pseudolambrus beaumonti: Takeda and Kurata,
1976a: 124, fig. 2g.
Pseudolambrus ? sp.: Takeda and Kurata, 1976a:
125 (part), fig. 5b.
Materials examined. KY-08-17, 1 juvenile (4.2
×4.5), NSMT-Cr S 1099; KY-08-21a, 1 male
(7.1×7.1), NSMT-Cr S 1100; KY-08-21b, 1 male
(6.2×6.9), NSMT-Cr S 1101; KY-08-25, 1 ovig.
female (10.6×12.2), NSMT-Cr S 1102; KY-0826, 1 female (9.1×10.6), 2 young females (7.3×
8.4, 7.8×8.9), NSMT-Cr S 1103; KY-09-29, 1
ovig. female (9.3×10.9), NSMT-Cr S 1104; KY10-24, 1 young female (7.1×7.6), NSMT-Cr S
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1105; SY-09-20, 1 female (10.3×12.2), NSMTCr S 1106.
Remarks. As previously mentioned by Ng and
Rahayu (2000), Pseudolambrus beaumonti (Alcock, 1896) has significant sexual dimorphism
(Fig. 20). Takeda and Kurata (1976a) recorded
this species in question based on the left cheliped
obtained from the gut contents of Epinephelus
fasciatus. This elongated cheliped agrees well
with the major cheliped of males photographed
by Ng and Rahayu (2000: fig. 4). Takeda and Kurata (1976a) also recorded Pseudolambrus ? sp.
based on the right cheliped and the anterior part
of the carapace from the gut contents of Gymnocranius japonicus. The anterior part of the cara-
pace (Takeda and Kurata, 1976a: Fig. 5b) may
belong to this species, but the right cheliped
(Takeda and Kurata, 1976a: Fig. 4c) may not. Because the upper margin of palm being straight
(whereas having a basal lobe in Ps. beaumonti,
but in juvenile the lobe is small; see Fig. 20).
Kawamoto and Okuno (2003) recorded this
species from Kume-jima Island, the Ryukyu Islands, but their specimen seems to belong to Ps.
lobatus (Flipse, 1930), a senior subjective synonym of Ps. ozakii Sakai, 1969, due to rounded
lobe on the base of the outer margin of the chelipedal palm.
Distribution. Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Andaman
Sea, Japan, occurring at the depths of 50–159 m
Fig. 20. Pseudolambrus beaumonti (Alcock, 1896). A, male (7.1×7.1), NSMT-Cr S 1100; B, ovig. female (10.6×
12.2), NSMT-Cr S 1102; C, female (9.1×10.6), NSMT-Cr S 1103; D, juvenile (4.2×4.5), NSMT-Cr S 1099.
Crabs dredged off the Ogasawara Islands
(Michel, 1964; Sakai, 1976; this study).
Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815
Cavoportunus dubius (Laurie, 1906) [Jn: Yoronhime-gazami] (Fig. 19C)
Cavoportunus dubius: Nguyen and Ng, 2010: 41,
figs. 1–4.
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 young female (10.2×13.0), NSMT-Cr S 1107; KY-08-18,
1 young male (6.5×8.2), NSMT-Cr S 1108; KY08-26, 1 young male (6.7×8.4), NSMT-Cr S
1109; KY-09-27, 1 young male (6.8×8.9), NSMT-Cr S 1110; KY-10-02, 1 male (17.2×21.3),
NSMT-Cr S 1111; KY-10-31, 1 young male (5.2
×6.2), NSMT-Cr S 1112; SY-09-18, 1 male (9.8
×12.3), 2 young males (7.8×9.8, 9.0×11.2),
NSMT-Cr S 1113.
Remarks. Recently, Nguyen and Ng (2010) established a new genus, Cavoportunus, for this
species and synonymized Portunus (Cycloachelous) yoronensis Sakai, 1974, with this species.
The present specimens agree well with the subsequent description and illustration by Nguyen and
Ng (2010).
Distribution. Reunion, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, French Polynesia, occurring at coral reefs and the depths of 20–210 m
(Crosnier, 2002; Nguyen and Ng, 2010).
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906 [Jn:
Mutsuha-hosoude-gazami] (Fig. 19D)
Material examined. KY-09-29, 1 young male
(7.3×8.4), NSMT-Cr S 1114.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Ocean from Seychelles eastward to
French Polynesia, occurring at the depths of 60–
110 m (K. Sakai, 2004; this study). This is the
first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Portunus (Monomia) gradiator Fabricius, 1798
[Jn: Ibo-gazami] (Fig. 19F)
Portunus (Monomia) haani: Takeda, 1977: 128.
Materials examined. KY-09-27, 1 male (35.6×
63.8), 2 young males (12.9×23.7, 13.2×25.2),
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NSMT-Cr S 1115.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from South Africa eastward
to New Caledonia, occurring at the depths of 10–
345 m (K. Sakai, 2004).
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906 [Jn: Ohme-tenaga-hime-gazami] (Figs.
19E, 22A, B)
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus: Takeda,
1977: 128, pl. 4(C, D)
Materials examined. KY-10-26, 1 male (7.7×
15.8, cw excluding lateral spines 9.5), 1 young
female (6.8×8.9), 3 juvs., NSMT-Cr S 1116.
Distribution. Mauritius, Banda Sea, Philippines, Japan, Hawaii; occurring at the depths of
2–100 m (Takeda, 1977).
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes (de Haan,
1835) [Jn: Kebuka-ibo-gazami] (Fig. 21A)
Portunus (Monomia) tenuipes: Takeda, 1977:
129.
Materials examined. KY-10-25, 3 males (13.5
×19.0–15.5×22.4), 3 young males (6.7×9.3–
9.9×13.7), 3 young females (8.9×12.3–12.6×
17.8), NSMT-Cr S 1117; KY-10-26, 1 young male
(6.8×8.9), 3 juvs., NSMT-Cr S 1118.
Distribution. Andaman Sea, Philippines, Japan,
Australia, occurring at coral reef and deep to 45
m (Takeda, 1977).
Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906 [New Jn:
Auau-benitsuke-gani] (Figs. 21D, 22G–I)
Materials examined. KY-08-15, 1 young male,
1 young female, 2 juvs., NSMT-Cr S 1119; KY08-20, 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S 1120; KY09-08, 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S 1121; KY-09-28, 1
young male, NSMT-Cr S 1122; KY-09-29, 1
young male, NSMT-Cr S 1123; KY-09-30, 2
young males (3.9×6.1, 5.0×7.5), NSMT-Cr S
1124; KY-10-27, 1 male (6.8×11.3), 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S 1125.
Remarks. The present specimens agree well
with the original and subsequent descriptions and
illustrations (Rathbun, 1906; Edmondson, 1954;
Stephenson and Rees, 1967; Crosnier, 2002).
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Fig. 21. A, Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes (de Haan, 1835), male (14.4×20.6), NSMT-Cr S 1117; B, Thalamita integra integra Dana, 1852, males (7.8×12.5), NSMT-Cr S 1132; C, Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906, male (6.8
×11.3), NSMT-Cr S 1126; D, Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906, male (6.8×11.3), NSMT-Cr S 1125; E, Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886, young male (3.7×4.7), NSMT-Cr S 1137; F, Opecarcinus crescentus (Edmondson,
1925), female (2.7×2.1), NSMT-Cr S 1140.
Distribution. Philippines, Mariana, China, Japan, Hawaii Is., Samoa; occurring at the depths of
24–335 m (Rathbun, 1906; Edmondson, 1954;
Stephenson and Rees, 1967; Crosnier, 2002; this
study). This is the first record from Japan and the
Ogasawara Islands.
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906 [Jn: Gatavak-benitsuke-gani] (Figs. 21C, 22C–F)
Materials examined. KY-08-11, 1 male (6.8×
11.3), NSMT-Cr S 1126; KY-08-18, 1 juv., NSMT-Cr S 1127; KY-09-21, 1 young male, NSMTCr S 1128; KY-09-30, 1 female (6.8×11.1), 1
young female (4.6×6.7), NSMT-Cr S 1129; KY10-27, 1 young female, NSMT-Cr S 1130.
Remarks. The present specimens agree well
with the subsequent descriptions and illustrations
including male gonopods by Forest and Guinot
(1961) and Crosnier (1962).
Sakai (1976) recorded Thalamita admete
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Fig. 22. Right gonopods. A, B, Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906, male (7.7×15.8), NSMT-Cr
S 1116, A, G1, abdominal; B, G2, abdominal. C–F, Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906, male (6.8×11.3), NSMTCr S 1126. G–I, Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906, male (6.8×11.3), NSMT-Cr S 1125, G, G1, abdominal; H,
tip of same; I, G2, abdominal. J, K, Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902, male (6.6×8.7), NSMT-Cr S 1139, J,
G1, abdominal; K, G2, abdominal.
(Herbst, 1803), from the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, however, it is possible that his specimens
actually belong to Th. auauensis or Th. gatavakensis because they are very similar to each other
and Th. admete was never collected by this survey. Takeda and Kurata (1977a) also recorded Th.
cf. admete from the gut contents of lethrinid fish,
Lethrinus variegatus, from the new volcanic island, Nishino-shima-shinto Island, on the basis of
several broken carapaces and chelae. Their specimens also may belong to Th. auauensis or Th. gatavakensis by same reason.
Distribution. Madagascar, Seychelles, Indonesia, Philippines, Saipan, Japan, Australia, French
Polynesia, occurring at sublittoral water and deep
to 135.8 m (Stephenson, 1972; Davie, 2002; Marumura and Kosaka, 2003; this study). This is the
first record from the Ogasawara Islands and extends the bathymetrical range deep to 135.8 m.
Thalamita integra integra: Stimpson, 1858: 39;
1907: 83; Ooishi, 1970: 92, pl. 13 fig. 9.
Materials examined. Futami Port, Chichi-jima
I., coll. H. Komatsu, 17 Nov. 2009, 1 young male
(3.7×5.6), 1 female (9.9×16.3), 1 young female
(6.7×10.7), NSMT-Cr S 1131; Oki Port, Haha-jima I., coll. H. Komatsu, 14 Jul. 2009, 2 males
(6.0×9.5, 7.8×12.5), 2 ovig. females (6.2×
11.6, 7.8×12.2), 1 female (6.6×10.8), NSMT-Cr
S 1132; Ohmura Beach, Chichi-jima I., coll. T.
Komai, 17 Jul. 2009, 1 young male (2.9×4.1),
NSMT-Cr S 1133.
Remarks. This species did not occur in the collections made by dredging, but is listed herein as
reference. This species is abundant in coastal
area.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans, occurring at shallow water
(K. Sakai, 2004).
Thalamita integra integra Dana, 1852 [Jn: Himefutaha-benitsuke-gani] (Fig. 21B)
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899 [Jn: Oculea-benitsuke-gani] (Fig. 5F)
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Materials examined. KY-09-28, 1 young male
(4.7×6.7), NSMT-Cr S 1134; KY-09-29, 1 young
female (6.3×9.0), NSMT-Cr S 1135; KY-09-30,
3 young male (4.4×6.4–5.1×7.1), 3 juvs., NSMT-Cr S 1136.
Remarks. The anterolateral teeth of the carapace of the present specimens are narrower than
that of the material from Madagascar photographed by Crosnier (1962). In young specimens,
transverse sculpture on the sternum and the abdomen is not developed.
Distribution. Madagascar, Seychelles, Saya de
Malha Bank, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Andamann Sea, Japan, occurring at the depths of 15–
60.7 m (K. Sakai, 2004; this study). This is the
first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886 [Jn: Mutsuhabenitsuke-gani] (Fig. 21E)
Material examined. SY-09-03, 1 young male
(3.7×4.7), NSMT-Cr S 1137.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the IndoWest Pacific Oceans from Madagascar eastward
to Tonga, occurring at the depths of 5–146 m (K.
Sakai, 2004; this study). This is the first record
from the Ogasawara Islands and extends the ba-
thymetrical range deep to 146 m.
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902 [Jn: Indobenitsuke-gani] (Figs. 5G, 22J, K)
Materials examined. KY-10-24, 1 young female (7.6×10.4), NSMT-Cr S 1138; KY-10-31, 1
male (6.6×8.7), NSMT-Cr S 1139.
Remarks. The shape of the male gonopod of
the present specimen agrees well with the illustrations by Sakai (1935, as Thalamita exetastica Alcock, 1899), Stephenson and Rees (1967) and
Wee and Ng (1995).
Although Takeda and Kurata (1976a) recorded
the close congener, Th. aff. exetastica from the
Ogasawara Islands, Th. spinifera can be easily
distinguished from Th. aff. exetastica by the presence of spines on the posterior border of P5
propodi and the arrangement of bristles on the
distal part of the first male gonopod.
A key to the species of the genus Thalamita
known from the Ogasawara Islands is provided.
Distribution. Madagascar, Laccadives, Maldives, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines,
Japan, Hawaii (Stephenson, 1972; Sakai, 1976;
Wee and Ng, 1995). This is the first record from
the Ogasawara Islands.
Key to the species of the genus Thalamita known from the Ogasawara Islands
1. Front 6-lobed ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
Front 4-lobed …………………………………………………………………………… T. sexlobata
Front 2-lobed ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
2. Posterior border of P5 propodi with a variable number of spines; distal part of G1 flared, with several bristles on lateral margin……………………………………………………………… T. spinifera
Posterior border of P5 propodi without spines; distal part of G1 flared, with several bristles on
both margins ………………………………………………………………………… T. aff. exetastia
3. Basal antennal segment with smooth crest ………………………………………………………… 4
Basal antennal segment granular or tubercular ……………………………………………………… 5
4. Outer border of upper surface of chelipedal hand with obsolete spine …………………… T. oculea
Outer border of upper surface of chelipedal hand with spine ………………………………… T. sima
5. Frontal region with soft setae ……………………………………………………… T. integra integra
Frontal region without setae ………………………………………………………………………… 6
6. Inner supraorbital lobe rather arcuate; ambulatory legs without brown band; tip of G1 bilobed,
with 4 bristles on each border …………………………………………………………… T. auauensis
Inner supraorbital lobe almost straight; ambulatory legs with brown band; tip of G1 recurved with
several bristles asymmetrically ……………………………………………………… T. gatavakensis
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Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
Superfamily Cryptochiroidea Paul’son, 1875
Family Cryptochiridae Paul’son, 1875
Opecarcinus crescentus (Edmondson, 1925) [Jn:
Mikazuki-ashibiro-sango-yadori-gani] (Fig. 21F)
Materials examined. KY-09-14, 1 male (2.0×
1.6), 1 ovig. female (2.7×2.1), NSMT-Cr S 1140.
Host. The present specimens are collected from
Leptoseris hawaiiensis [Jn: Hawaii-senbei-sango]
for the first time. This species was previously
known from Pavona spp. [Shikoro-sango-zoku]
and Coscinaraea columna [Yasuri-sango].
Distribution. Known from the West Pacific (Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Christmas Is.,
Johnston I., Hawaii) and also from the eastern Pacific (Clippertib I. and Baja California) (Takeda
and Tamura, 1981; Wei et al., 2006). This is the
first record from the Ogasawara Islands.
Discussion
Summary of result
A total of 73 species belonging to 16 families
excluding pilumnoid and xanthoid crabs were obtained from the sea around the Ogasawara Islands
at the depths of 36–499 m by this survey. Of these
three new species are described and illustrated:
Cryptodromia maculata sp. nov. (Dromiidae),
Ebalia koyo sp. nov. (Leucosiidae), and Pugettia
ogasawaraensis sp. nov. (Epialtidae).
42 species (62% of the total 73 species) are
newly added to the carcinological fauna of the
Ogasawara Islands: Epigodromia rotunda,
Homalodromia coppingeri, Lauridromia intermedia (Dromiidae), Dynomene pilumnoides
(Dynomenidae), Notopus dorsipes, Notosceles
serratifrons, Ranina ranina, Umalia misakiensis,
U. orientalis (Raninidae), Sakaila imperialis
(Aethridae), Ethusa quadrata (Ethusidae), Goneplacoides marivenae, Singhaplax styrax (Goneplacidae), Ebalia sakaii, E. tuberculosa, Heteronucia perlata, H. toyoshioae, Oreotlos angulatus,
O. lagarodes, Praebebalia dondonae, Toru granuloides (Leucosiidae), Huenia pacifica, Hyaste-
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nus ambonensis, H. kyusyuensis, Naxioides taurus, Phalangipus hystrix, Xenocarcinus conicus
(Epialtidae), Chalaroachaeus curvipes, Grypachaeus hyalinus, Pleistacantha simplex, Prosphorachaeus suluensis (Inachidae), Entomonyx
spinosus, Prismatopus occidentalis, Schizophroida hilensis (Majidae), Cavoportunus dubius,
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus, Thalamita auauensis, Th. gatavakensis, Th. oculea, Th. sexlobata,
Th. spinifera (Portunidae), and Opecarcinus crescentus (Cryptochiridae).
Of these 5 species are also newly added to the
carcinological fauna of Japan: Epigodromia rotunda (Dromiidae), Praebebalia dondonae (Leucosiidae), Hyastenus ambonensis (Epialtidae),
Prismatopus occidentalis (Majidae), and Thalamita auauensis (Portunidae).
The sampling sites which are rich in benthic
crabs are the channel between Ani-jima Island
and Nishi-jima Island (KY-09-28, KY-09-29 and
KY-09-30), the submarine bank situated west of
Futami Bay (KY-08-15 and KY-08-26) and the
submarine bank situated northwest of Ototo-jima
Island (KY-09-21) (Fig. 1). On the contrary, the
bottoms deeper than 150 m are very poor in benthic crabs.
An annotated checklist of crabs from the Ogasawara Islands modified from Takeda and Miyake
(1976) is provided (Appendix). A total of 250
species belonging to 41 families hitherto has been
recorded from the islands, including unidentified
or possibly misidentified species.
Comparison with Takeda (1977)
Takeda (1977) recorded 21 species of crabs
from the west side of Chichi-jima Island at the
depths of 36–110 m, excluding pilumnoid and
xanthoid crabs. Of these 7 species did not occur
in this study: Osachila expansa (Aethridae), Philyra syndactyla (Leucosiidae), Oncinopus neptunus (Inachidae), Aulacolambrus diacanthus (Parthenopidae), Libystes lepidus (Portunidae),
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus
(Macrophthalmidae), Tetrias ischeri (Pinnotheridae). These species habit on sandy bottom of
shallow water except O. neptunus, but the present
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survey focused on harder and deeper bottoms.
Therfore these species did not occur in this study
and in hence 59 species occurred in addition to
Takeda (1977).
Biogeography
The brachyuran crabs occurring at the sea
around the Ogasawara Islands by the present
study can be classified into three groups based on
general distributional pattern: (1) species widely
distributed in the West Pacific or Indo-West Pacific; (2) species endemic to East Asia; and (3)
species known only from the Ogasawara Islands.
(1) West Pacific or Indo-West Pacific elements
include 61 species (84% of the total 73 species).
Most of the species occurred in this study were
classified into this elements.
(2) East Asian endemic elements contain 8 species (11%): Umalia orientalis (Raninidae), Henicoplax nitida (Euryplacidae), Ebalia hayamaensis, E. koyo sp. nov., E. sakaii, Heteronucia
toyoshioae (Leucosiidae), Hyastenus kyusyuensis
(Epialtidae), Leptomithrax bifidus (Majidae).
These species are thought to be drifted from the
mainland of Japan by the Kuroshio counter current (Fig. 1).
(3) Species known only from the Ogasawara
Islands include 4 species (5%): Cryptodromia
maculata sp. nov. (Dromiidae), Praebebalia taeniata (Leucosiidae), Pugettia ogasawaraensis sp.
nov. (Epialtidae), Achaeus boninensis (Inachidae).
To confirm that these species are really endemic
to the Ogasawara Islands, faunal surveys of the
neighbor area including the Ryukyu and the Mariana Islands are needed.
Acknowledgements
I deeply indebted to Kunihisa Yamaguchi,
Yuhei Tanaka, Yuji Aoki, Masami Yamakawa,
Ichiro Gonoi and the crews of R/V Koyo (Tokyo
Metropolitan Ogasawara Fisheries Center), Kotaro Tsuchiya, Akira Kitazawa and the crews of
TR/V Shin’yo Maru (Tokyo University of Marine
Science and Technology), the captain and the
crews of R/V Tansei Maru (JAMSTEC) and all
the members joined the field surveys for their
help in collecting specimens. My cordial thanks
also due to Masayuki Osawa (Shimane University), late Seiji Nagai and Masahiro Marumura for
making available with the specimens and to Hiroshi Saito for the map of the Ogasawara Islands.
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小笠原諸島近海からドレッジにより採集されたカニ類
小松浩典
小笠原諸島近海からドレッジにより採集されたカニ類を報告する.採集されたカニ類は 16
科 73 種に分類された(ただしケブカガニ類およびオウギガニ類を除く)
.コモンカイカムリ(新
称)Cryptodromia maculata sp. nov.(カイカムリ科)
,コウヨウエバリア(新称)Ebalia koyo sp.
nov.(コブシガニ科)およびオガサワラモガニ(新称)Pugettia ogasawaraensis sp. nov.(ツノ
ガニ科)の 3 種を新種記載した.また,42 種のカニ類を新たに小笠原の甲殻類相に加え,そ
のうちの 5 種は日本新記録となる.記録された種について生物地理的な考察を加えた.
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Appendix. Check list of species of brachyuran crabs from the Ogasawara Islands.
Section Podotremata Guinot, 1977
Superfamily Dromioidea de Haan, 1838
Family Dromiidae de Haan, 1838
Cryptodromia coronata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia maculata sp. nov
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858
Dromidiopsis lethrinusae (Takeda and Kurata 1976)
Epigodromia rotunda McLay, 1993
Homalodromia coppingeri Miers, 1884
Lauridromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906)
Takedromia yoshidai (Takeda and Kurata, 1976)
Stimpson (1858, 1907)
this study
Ooishi (1970)
Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
this study
this study
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1976b); this study
Family Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892
Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1900
Dynomene praedator A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
this study
Sakai (1976)
Superfamily Homoloidea de Haan, 1839
Family Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858
Eplumula phalangium (de Haan, 1839)
Takeda and Kurata (1984, megalopa)
Superfamily Raninoidea de Haan, 1839
Family Raninidae de Haan, 1839
Notopoides latus Henderson, 1888
Notopus dorsipes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Notosceles serratifrons (Henderson, 1893
Ranina ranina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Umalia misakiensis (Sakai, 1937)
Umalia orientalis (Sakai, 1963)
Takeda and Kurata (1984); this study
this study
this study
this study
this study
Takeda (1977); this study
Section Eubrachyura Saint Laurent, 1980
Subsection Heterotremata Guinot, 1977
Superfamily Aethroidea Dana, 1851
Family Aethridae Dana, 1851
Actaeomorpha erosa Miers, 1877
Drachiella angulata (Ihle, 1918)
Drachiella caelata Takeda and Tachikawa, 1995
Osachila expansa Takeda, 1977
Sakaila imperialis (Sakai, 1963)
Takeda and Kurata (1977b)
Takeda and Tachikawa (1995)
Takeda and Tachikawa (1995)
Takeda (1977)
this study
Superfamily Calappoidea de Haan, 1833
Family Calappidae de Haan, 1833
Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Matutidae de Haan, 1835
Matuta banksii Leach, 1817
Matuta lunaris (Forskål, 1775)
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798
Superfamily Carpilioidea Ortmann, 1893
Yoshihara (1901); Takeda and Kurata (1977a); Takeda
(1977)
Balss (1922)
Matsuura (1894, as M. victrix); Yoshihara (1901, as M.
victor); Terazaki (1902, as M. victor)
Stimpson (1858, 1907, as M. lunaris); Ooishi (1970)
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Appendix. (cont.)
Family Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893
Carpilius convexus (Forskål, 1775)
Carpilius maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Superfamily Dairoidea Serène, 1965
Family Dairidae Serène, 1965
Daira perlata (Herbst, 1790)
Shigei (1970)
Sakai (1939)
Yoshihara (1901, as D. variolosa); Sakai (1939); Imajima
(1970); Ooishi (1970)
Superfamily Dorippoidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Ethusidae Guinot, 1977
Ethusa quadrata Sakai, 1937
this study
Superfamily Eriphioidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Dairoididae Števčić, 2005
Dairoides kusei (Sakai, 1938)
Takeda and Kurata (1976b); this study
Family Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Epixanthus corrosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
Ooishi (1970); Shigei (1970)
Asakura et al. (1994b)
Family Hypothalassiidae Karasawa and Schweitzer,
2006
Hypothalassia armata (de Haan, 1835)
Takeda and Kurata (1976b)
Family Oziidae Dana, 1851
Epixanthus corrosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
Epixanthus frontalis (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Lydia annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858
Superfamily Goneplacoidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871
Heteroplax nitida Miers, 1879
Platyozius laevis (Borradaille, 1902)
Family Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838
Carcinoplax eburnea Stimpson, 1858
Goneplacoides marivenae (Komatsu and Takeda, 2003)
Singhaplax styrax Castro, 2007
Superfamily Leucosioidea Samouelle, 1819
Family Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819
Ebalia hayamaensis Sakai, 1963
Ebalia humilis Takeda, 1977
Ebalia koyo sp. nov.
Ebalia sakaii Takeda and Miyake, 1972
Ebalia tuberculosa (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970)
Yoshihara (1901)
Ooishi (1970); Takeda and Kurata (1976b)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Balss (1922); Imajima (1970);
Ooishi (1970); Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
Takeda (1977); this study
Castro and Ng (2010); this study
Stimpson (1858, 1907) (=?Libystes nitidus, see Serène
and Lohavanijaya (1972: 62))
this study
this study
Takeda (1977); this study
Takeda (1977); Takeda and Kurata (1977b, as Praebebalia taeniata; 1984); this study
this study
this study
this study
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Appendix. (cont.)
Heteronucia perlata (Sakai, 1963)
Heteronucia toyoshioae Komatsu and Takeda, 2005
Leucosia anatum (Herbst, 1783)
Leucosia sp.
Nucia speciosa Dana, 1852
Oreotlos angulatus (Rathbun, 1906)
Oreotlos heuretos Tan and Ng, 1995
Oreotlos lagarodes Tan and Ng, 1995
Philyra syndactyla Ortmann, 1892
Praebebalia dondonae Chen, 1989
Praebebalia taeniata Takeda, 1977
Toru granuloides (Sakai, 1961)
Urnalana insularis Takeda and Kurata, 1976
this study
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1977a); Takeda (1977)
Takeda and Kurata (1984)
Takeda and Kurata (1976b)
this study
Takeda (1977, as Oreophorus (Oreotlos) latus); this study
this study
Takeda (1977)
this study
Takeda (1977); Takeda and Kurata (1984); this study
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1976b)
Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819
Family Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838
Elamena truncata (Stimpson, 1858)
Terazaki (1902, as Halicarcinus sp.)
Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838
Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia heraldica (de Haan, 1837)
Huenia paciica Miers, 1879
Hyastenus ambonensis Griffin and Tranter, 1986
Hyastenus diacanthus (de Haan, 1839)
Hyastenus kyusyuensis (Yokoya, 1933)
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1951
Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825)
Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
Naxioides robillardi (Miers, 1882)
Naxioides taurus (Pocock, 1890)
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851
Phalangipus hystrix (Miers, 1886)
Pugettia ogasawaraensis sp. nov.
Thusaenys cornigerus (Sakai, 1938)
Tylocarcinus styx (Herbst, 1803)
Xenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847
Family Inachidae MacLeay, 1838
Achaeus boninensis Miyake and Takeda, 1969
Achaeus cf. brevidactylus Sakai, 1938
Achaeus brevifalcatus Rathbun, 1911
Achaeus curvirostris (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Achaeus sp.
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829
Chalaroachaeus curvipes de Man, 1902
Cyrtomaia lamellata Rathbun, 1906
Ooishi (1970, as H. ogilbryi MacCulloch, 1908); this
study
Takeda and Kurata (1976a, as H. proteus)
this study
this study
Terazaki (1902)
this study
Takeda (1977, as Hyastenus tenuicornis); Takeda and Kurata (1977b, as H. tenuicornis); this study
Takeda and Kurata (1976a, 1977a, b); Takeda (1977); this
study
Sakai (1955); Ooishi (1970); Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
Takeda and Kurata (1976b, as N. mammillata)
Takeda and Kurata (1976a, as N. mammillata); this study
Imajima (1970, as Perinea tumida)
this study
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1976b)
Ooishi (1970)
this study
Takeda (1973); this study
Miyake and Takeda (1969); Takeda and Kurata (1976a);
this study
this study
Miyake and Takeda (1969); this study
Takeda (1977, as A. issifrons); this study
Takeda and Kurata (1977b)
Yoshihara (1901); Terazaki (1902)
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1976b, as C. platypes); this study
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Appendix. (cont.)
Grypachaeus hyalinus (Alcock and Anderson, 1894)
Oncinopus angustifrons Takeda and Miyake, 1969
Oncinopus neptunus Adams and White, 1848
Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880
Pleistacantha simplex Rathbun, 1932
Prosphorachaeus suluensis Rathbun, 1916
Sunipea indicus (Alcock, 1895)
this study
Takeda and Miyake (1969b); Takeda (1973); Takeda and
Kurata (1976a)
Takeda (1977)
Takeda (1977); this study
this study
this study
Takeda (1977); this study
Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819
Cyclax suborbicularis (Stimpson, 1858)
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Leptomithrax biidus (Ortmann, 1893)
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803)
Maja sp.
Prismatopus occidentalis (Griffin, 1970)
Schizophroida hilensis (Rathbun, 1906)
Schizophroida simodaensis Sakai, 1933
Schizophrys aspera (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Seiitaoides orientalis (Sakai, 1961)
Tiarinia spinigera Stimpson, 1857
Ooishi (1970)
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1976b); this study
Takeda (1977); this study
Terazaki (1903)
Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
this study
this study
Takeda (1977)
Imajima (1970); Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
Takeda (1977); this study
Takeda and Kurata (1977a, b)
Superfamily Palicoidea Bouvier, 1898
Family Palicidae Bouvier, 1898
Neopalicus jukesii (White, 1847)
Pseudopalicus serripes (Alcock and Anderson, 1895)
Castro (2000); this study
Takeda and Kurata (1976a, as Ps. aff. serripes); this study
Superfamily Parthenopoidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838
Aulacolambrus diacanthus (de Haan, 1839)
Daldoria horrida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Furtipodia pertosa (Klunzinger, 1906)
Pseudolambrus beaumontii Alcock, 1895
Pseudolambrus? sp.
Superfamily Pilumnoidea Samouelle, 1819
Family Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819
Actumnus foricigerus (Stimpson, 1858)
Actumnus intermedius Balss, 1922
Actumnus setosiareolatus Takeda, 1977
Caecopilumnus crassipes (Tesch, 1918)
Echinoecus pentagonus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1879)
Gonatonotus granulosus (MacGilchrist, 1905)
Gorgonariana sodalis (Alcock, 1898)
Lophoplax sextuberculata Takeda and Kurata, 1984
Mertonia lanka Laurie, 1906
Pilumnus ikedai Takeda and Miyake, 1968
Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf, 1878
Takeda (1977); Takeda and Kurata (1977b)
Matsuura (1894); Terazaki (1904)
Komatsu and Takeda (2009)
Takeda and Kurata (1976a, as ?Ps. beaumontii); this
study
Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
Takeda and Miyake (1969a)
Takeda (1977)
Takeda (1977)
Sakai, 1955
Rathbun (1894); Miyake (1939, as E. rathbunae nom.
nov.)
Ooishi (1970)
Odhner (1925)
Takeda and Kurata (1984)
Takeda (1977)
Takeda and Miyake (1968a)
Imajima (1970)
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Appendix. (cont.)
Pilumnus minutus de Haan, 1835
Planopilumnus pygmaeus Takeda, 1977
Pseudolitochira integra (Miers, 1884)
Zehntneriana novaeinsulicola (Takeda and Kurata, 1977)
Superfamily Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815
Cavoportunus dubius (Laurie, 1906)
Coelocarcinus foliatus Edmondson, 1930
Libystes lepidus Miyake and Takeda, 1970
Libystes villosus Rathbun, 1924
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Achelous) cf. granulatus granulatus (H. Milne
Edwards, 1834)
Portunus (Monomia) gradiator Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) gracillimus (Stimpson, 1858)
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes (de Haan, 1835)
Portunus sp.
Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775)
Thalamita admete (Herbst, 1803)
Thalamita aff. admete (Herbst, 1803)
Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita aff. exetastica Alcock, 1899
Thalamita integra integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita sp.
Superfamily Pseudozioidea Alcock, 1898
Family Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898
Pseudozius caystrus (Adams and White, 1849)
Stimpson (1858, 1907, as P. hirsutus sp. nov.)
Takeda (1977)
Sakai (1955)
Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
Nguyen and Ng (2010); this study
Takeda and Kurata (1977b)
Miyake and Takeda (1970)
Takeda (1977)
Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970)
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
Takeda (1977, as P. (M.) haanii); this study
Stimpson (1858, 1907); ?Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
Takeda (1977); this study
Takeda (1977); this study
Takeda and Kurata (1977a); Takeda (1977)
Yoshihara (1901)
Sakai (1976)
Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
this study
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Ooishi (1970); this study
this study
this study
Terazaki (1904); Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
this study
Takeda and Kurata (1977b)
Pseudozius inornatus Dana, 1852
Stimpson (1858, 1907, as P. microphthalmus); Ooishi
(1970)
Ooishi (1970)
Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
Family Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893
Domecia hispida Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842
Ooishi (1970)
Family Tetraliidae Castro, Ng and Ahyong, 2004
Tetralia glaberrima (Herbst, 1799)
Tetraloides heterodactylus (Heller, 1861)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Ooishi (1970)
Imajima (1970)[Tetralia]
Family Trapeziidae Miers, 1886
Trapezia cymodoce (Herbst, 1801)
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842
Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970); Shigei (1970, as T. dentata)
Ooishi (1970, as T. danae)
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Appendix. (cont.)
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828
Trapezia lavopunctata Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842
Trapezia rufopunctata (Herbst, 1799)
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838
Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838
Actaea perspinosa Borradaile, 1902
Actaeodes consobrinus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Actaeodes hirsutissimus (Rüuppell, 1830)
Actiomera boninensis (Odhner, 1925)
Chlorodiella cytherea (Dana, 1852)
Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970); Shigei (1970)
Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970); Shigei (1970); Takeda
and Kurata (1977a, b)
Shigei (1970, as T. maculata)
Ooishi (1970, as T. areolata); Takeda and Miyake (1976,
as T. reticulata)
Odhner (1925)
Odhner (1925); Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970)
Odhner (1925); Takeda and Kurata (1976a)
Odhner (1925)
Ooishi (1970, as C. laevissima); Takeda and Kurata
(1977a, b)
Chlorodiella nigra (Forskål, 1775)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Imajima (1970)
Cyclodius obscurus (Hombron and Jacquinot, 1846)
Stimpson (1858, 1907, as Chlorodius monticulosus); Imajima (1970, as Phymodius monticulosus)
Cymo andreossyi (Audouin, 1826)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Ooishi (1970)
Cymo melanodactylus Dana, 1852
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Ooishi (1970)
Danielea noelensis (Ward, 1934)
Takeda (1977)
Epiactaea nodulosa (White, 1848)
Ooishi (1970); Takeda and Kurata (1976a, b, 1984);
Takeda (1977)
Etisus electra (Herbst, 1801)
Imajima (1970); Takeda and Kurata (1976a, 1977a, 1984)
Forestia depressa (White, 1848)
Odhner (1925)
Gaillardiellus rueppelli (Krauss, 1843)
Odhner (1925); Imajima (1970)
Glyptocarcinus lophopus Takeda, 1973
Takeda (1973)
Hypocolpus haanii (Rathbun, 1909)
Takeda and Kurata (1976a, as H. granulatus (de Haan,
1837))
Leptodius davaoensis Ward, 1941
Imajima (1970, as L. leptodon); Asakura et al. (1994b)
Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Stimpson (1858, 1907, as Chlorodius exaratus var. rugosus and C. cupulifer var. nov.); Yoshihara (1901);
Terazaki (1904)
Leptodius gracilis (Dana, 1852)
Terazaki (1904, as Xantho exaratus var. lividus); Ooishi
(1970)
Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Balss (1922); Shigei (1970); Ooishi (1970)
Liomera bella (Dana, 1852)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Odhner (1925); Imajima (1970);
Ooishi (1970)
Liomera caelata (Odhner, 1925)
Odhner (1925); Takeda (1977)
Liomera monticulosa ( A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Odhner (1925)
Liomera rubra (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)
Odhner (1925)
Liomera striolata (Odhner, 1925)
Odhner (1925)
Liomera venosa (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Terazaki (1904, as Xantho obtusus)
Lybia tessellata (Latreille, 1812)
Ooishi (1970); Takeda and Kurata (1984)
Macromedaeus distinguendus (de Haan, 1835)
Matsuura (1894); Terazaki (1904); Ooishi (1970)
Nanocassiope tridentata Davie, 1995
Takeda and Kurata (1977b, 1984, as ?N. granulipes)
Neoliomera insularis (Adams and White, 1849)
Odhner (1925)
Neoliomera striata Buitendijk, 1941
Takeda and Kurata (1984)
Palapedia integra (de Haan, 1835)
Takeda (1977)
Paractaeopsis quadriareolata (Takeda and Miyake, Takeda and Kurata (1977a, b)
1968)
Paramedaeus simplex (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Takeda and Kurata (1976a, 1977b, 1984)
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Appendix. (cont.)
Paraxanthias notatus (Dana, 1852)
Pilodius areolatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Pilodius paumotensis Rathbun, 1907
Pilodius sp.
Platypodia semigranosa (Heller, 1861)
Platypodia sp.
Psaumis cavipes (Dana, 1852)
Pseudoliomera helleri (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)
Pseudoliomera lata (Borradaile, 1902)
Pseudoliomera paraspeciosa (Ward, 1941)
Pseudoliomera speciosa (Dana, 1852)
Xanthias cherbonnieri Guinot, 1964
Xanthias gilbertensis Balss, 1938
Xanthias lamarckii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Zozymodes cavipes (Dana, 1852)
Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
Superfamily Cryptochiroidea Paul’son, 1875
Family Cryptochiridae Paul’son, 1875
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861
Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970)
Ooishi (1970)
Imajima (1970)
Takeda and Kurata (1977b)
Ooishi (1970)
Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
Odhner (1925)
Odhner (1925); Ooishi (1970); Takeda and Kurata
(1976a, 1977b, 1984)
Odhner (1925); Takeda and Kurata (1977b)
Ooishi (1970)
Yoshihara (1901)
Takeda (1977)
Takeda and Kurata (1984)
Sakai (1939); Shigei (1970); Ooishi (1970); Asakura et
al. (1994b)
Yoshihara (1901); Balss (1922); Imajima (1970); Shigei
(1970)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Sakai (1939); Ooishi (1970)
Dacryomaia japonica (Takeda and Tamura, 1981)
Lithoscaptus tri (Fize and Serène, 1956)
Opecarcinus crescentus (Edmondson, 1925)
Takeda and Tamura (1980); Takeda and Tamura (1981, as
Favicola rugosa)
Takeda and Tamura (1981)
Takeda and Tamura (1980)
this study
Superfamily Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838
Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)
Epigrapsus notatus (Heller, 1865)
Imajima (1970); Türkay (1974)
Türkay (1974)
Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838
Geograpsus grayi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
Metopograpsus messor (Forskål, 1775)
Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839)
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
Pachygrapsus plicatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Planes major (MacLeay, 1838)
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914
Stimpson (1858, 1907, as G. rubidus sp. nov.); Balss
(1922); Shigei (1970)
Ooishi (1970)
Ooishi (1970)
Stimpson (1858, 1907, as G. rudis); Yoshihara (1901, as
G. grapsus); Balss (1922, as G. grapsus); Shigei
(1970); Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970); Takeda and
Kurata (1977a)
Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970); Asakura et al. (1994b)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Sakai (1939)
Ooishi (1970)
Sakai (1939); Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970)
Takeda (1973, as P. cyaneus)
Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
Family Percnidae Števčić, 2005
Percnon abbreviatum (Dana, 1851)
Imajima (1970); Ooishi (1970)
Geograpsus stormi de Man, 1895
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783)
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Appendix. (cont.)
Percnon planissimum (Herbst, 1804)
Family Plagusiidae Dana, 1851
Plagusia squamosa (Herbst, 1790)
Family Sesarmidae Dana, 1851
Chiromantes dehaani (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
Family Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Eriocheir ogasawaraensis Komai, 2006
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Ooishi (1970)
Parisi (1918, as P. tuberculata); Balss (1922, as P. minutus); Sakai (1939, as P. tuberculata); Ooishi (1970, as P.
tuberculata)
Yoshihara (1901); Parisi (1918); Imajima (1970); Ooishi
(1970); Shigei (1970), Asakura et al. (1994b)
Ptychognathus glaber Stimpson, 1858
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
Miyake (1970, as E. japonicus); Kobayashi (2005, as Eriocheir sp.); Komai et al. (2006)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Balss (1922); Ooishi (1970);
Asakura et al. (1994b)
Parisi (1918, as Helich leachii); Sakai (1939, as H.
leachii)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Sakai (1939); Ooishi (1970)
Family Xenograpsidae Ng, Davie and Ng, 2007
Xenograpsus novaeinsularis Takeda and Kurata, 1977
Takeda and Kurata (1977a)
Gaetice depressus (de Haan, 1835)
Pseudohelice subquadrata (Dana, 1851)
Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
Family Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus (Owen, Takeda (1977)
1839)
Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)
Uca (Paraleptuca) lactea (de Haan, 1835)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Matsuura (1894); Balss (1922);
Parisi (1918)
Yoshihara (1901); Balss (1922); Sakai (1939); Ooishi
(1970); Shigei (1970)
Shigei (1970)
Balss (1922)
Parisi (1918, as U. pulchella); Sakai (1939); Imajima
(1970); Shigei (1970); Ooishi (1970) (as U. gaimardi)
Yoshihara (1901); Parisi (1918)
Superfamily Pinnotheroidea de Haan, 1833
Family Pinnotheridae de Haan, 1833
Pinnotheres boninensis Stimpson, 1858
Tetrias ischeri (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)
Stimpson (1858, 1907); Suzuki (1972)
Takeda (1977)
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes (White, 1847)