Neoclimenes holthuisi n. gen., n. sp., a new deep-sea pontoniine shrimp from the South China Sea (Decapoda, Palaemonidae)

Abstract

Neoclimenes holthuisin. gen., n. sp., a new pontoniine shrimp genus and species is describedfrom Pratas (Dongsha) in the South China Sea from about 500 m depth. The new genus has thehepatic spine bearing a distinct basal suture, similar to the recently described genus,PatoniaMitsuhashi & Chan, 2006, also from deep water around Taiwan, but both genera differ in theshape of the rostrum and the structure of the chelipeds.