POLYCHELIDAE FROM THE BOHOL AND SULU SEAS COLLECTED BY PANGLAO 2005 (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: POLYCHELIDAE)

Abstract

The Polychelidae from the Philippine PANGLAO 2005 expedition to the Bohol and Sulu Seas are reported. Four species in three genera are represented, namely Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878, Polycheles coccifer Galil, 2000, Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862, and Stereomastis panglao, new species. Both species of Polycheles are newly recorded from the region. The new species, Stereomastis panglao, most closely resembles S. politus Galil, 2000, also known from the Philippines, but differs chiefl y by the presence of an antrorse spine on the fi fth abdominal tergite.