Latreillia metanesa Williams 1982
Creators: name: Castro, Peter
name: Williams, Austin B.
name: Cooper, Lara L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Latreilliidae
Latreillia
Latreillia metanesa

description: Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982
(Figs 3C; 6-9; 14 A-C)
Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982: 240, figs 3d, 4, 5a- d, 8.
Latreillia sp. near L. manningi – Williams 1982: 243, figs 3c, 8.
Eplumula phalangium – Zarenkov 1990: 224, fig. 5 I- II (non Eplumula phalangium (de Haan, 1839)).
Latreillia sp. B – Guinot & Richer de Forges 1981: 560, figs 4D, D1, 7C, C1, C2.
Latreillia sp. C – Guinot & Richer de Forges 1981: 560, figs 4E, E4, 7B, B1, B2.
TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: 1 ♂ 8.6 × 5.1 mm, Albatross, stn 4098, off Puniawa Point, Maui, Hawaiian Islands, 174-278 m (USNM 74570); paratypes: 1 ♂, 3 ovig. ♀♀, Albatross, same location as holotype (USNM 172325); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Albatross, stn 3965, Laysan I., Hawaiian Islands, 25°52’N, 171°47’W, 265- 209 m (USNM 134157). Contrary to Williams’ (1982: 242) indication, no paratypes are deposited at RMNH.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Hawaiian Islands, Maui, off north coast, 21°00’N, 156°24’W, 174-278 m.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Somalia. Anton Brunn, stn 445, 09°41’N, 51°03’E, 60-70 m, 16.XII.1964, 1 ovig. ♀ (USNM 172330).
Kenya. Anton Brunn, stn 420-A, 02°42’S, 40°53’E, 140 m, 6.XI.1964, 1 ovig. ♀ (USNM 172329).
Mozambique. Algoa, stn C00815-014-012-2144, 23°8.0’S, 35°42.0’E, 180 m, 12.VI.1994, 1 ♂ (SAM- A 41480).
Madagascar. Stn CH 8, 12°43.5’S, 48°14.3’E, 370 m, 14.IV.1971, A. Crosnier coll., 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 9787). — Stn CH 44, 15°25.7’S, 46°01.0’E, 200- 210 m, 7.XI.1972, A. Crosnier coll., 1 ♂, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 9791). — Stn CH 56, 23°36.0’S, 43°31.6’E, 395-410 m, 26.II.1973, A. Crosnier coll., 1 juv. ♀, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 9789). — Stn CH 68, 25°08.9’S, 47°21.5’E, 255 m, 3.III.1973, A. Crosnier coll., 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 9786). — Stn CH 71, 25°13.1’S, 47°17.8’E, 105-115 m, 3.III.1973, A. Crosnier coll., 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 9785).
Taiwan. TAIWAN 2000, stn CP 58, 24°35.1’N, 122°05.8’E, 221 m, 4.VIII.2000, 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28476).
South China Sea. Albatross, stn 5310, 21°33’S, 116°13’E, 180 m, 4.XI.1908, 1 ♂, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (USNM 134161).
Philippine Islands. South China Sea. MUSORSTOM 2, stn CP 2, 14°01’N, 120°17’E, 184-186 m, 20.XI.1980, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28144). — Stn CP 51, 14°00’N, 120°17’E, 170-187 m, 27.XI.1980, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28142). — Stn CP 53, 14°01’N, 120°17’E, 215-216 m, 27.XI.1980, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28205). — Stn CP 57, 13°52’N, 120°04’E, 156-182 m, 28.XI.1980, 1 ♂ parasitized by Sacculina sp. (MNHN-B 28471).
MUSORSTOM 3, stn CP 112, 14°00’N, 120°18’E, 187-199 m, 2.VI.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28218). — Stn CP 133, 11°58’N, 121°52’E, 334-390 m, 5.VI.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28219).
Sulu Archipelago, Albatross, stn 5166, Simunul I., 04°56’N, 119°46’E, 177 m, 24.II.1908, 1 ♂ (USNM 172328).
Indonesia. Kai Islands, KARUBAR, stn CP 16, 05°17’S, 132°50’E, 315- 249 m, 24.X.1991, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28132). — Stn CP 36, 06°05’S, 132°44’E, 268- 210 m, 27.X.1991, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28178).
Vanuatu. MUSORSTOM 8, stn CP 970, 20°18.56’S, 169°53.19’E, 252-310 m, 21.IX.1994, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28117). — Stn DW 959, 20°20.52’S, 169°48.24’E, 436-475 m, 20.IX.1994, 1 ♂ (MNHN- B 28228). — Stn CP 963, 20°20.10’S, 169°49.08’E, 400-504 m, 21.IX.1994, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28231). — Stn CP 1017, 17°48.21’S, 168°39.33’E, 294-295 m, 27.IX.1994, 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28225). — Stn CP 1018, 17°52.88’S, 168°25.08’E, 300-301 m, 27.IX.1994, 3 ♂ ♂, 1 juv. ♀, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28222). — Stn CP 1024, 17°48.21’S, 168°38.77’E, 335-370 m, 28.IX.1994, 1 juv. ♀, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28230). — Stn CP 1026, 17°50.35’S, 168°39.33’E, 437-440 m, 28.IX.1994, 1 ♀ (MNHN- B 28229). — Stn CP 1083, 15°51.91’S, 167°19.42’E, 397-439 m, 5.X.1994, 2 ♂♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28226). — Stn CP 1084, 15°50.29’S, 167°17.48’E, 207-280 m, 5.X.1994, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28224). — Stn CP 1132, 15°38.43’S, 167°02.80’E, 161- 182 m, 11.X.1994, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28223). — Stn CP 1135, 15°40.50’S, 167°02.43’E, 282-375 m, 11.X.1994, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28227). — Stn CP 1136, 15°40.62’S, 167°01.60’E, 398-400 m, 11.X.1994, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28270).
New Caledonia. Île des Pins, dredging, 400 m, 10.IV.1978, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ parasitized by Sacculina sp. (MNHN-B 7036), 22°49’S, 167°12’E, 400 m, 10.VI.1978, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 7101).
Récif Tombo, Wreck side of reef, in trap, 200 m, 6.VI.1979, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 7037).
BIOCAL, stn CP 42, 23°46’S, 167°13’E, 380 m, 30.VIII.1985, 1 ♂ parasitized by Sacculina sp. (MNHN-B 28237). — Stn CP 45, 22°47’S, 167°15’E, 430-465 m, 30.VIII.1985, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28238). — Stn CP 67, 24°55’S, 168°22’E, 500-510 m, 3.IX.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28169). — Stn DW 77, 22°15’S, 167°15’E, 440 m, 5.IX.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28258). — Stn DW 83, 20°35’S, 166°54’E, 460 m, 6.IX.1985, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28126). — Stn CP 105, 21°31’S, 166°22’E, 330-335 m, 8.IX.1985, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28236). — Stn CP 108, 22°03’S, 167°06’E, 335 m, 9.IX.1985, 3 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28325), 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28125), 2 juv. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28185).
MUSORSTOM 4, stn DW 156, 18°54.0’S, 163°18.8’E, 525 m, 15.IX.1985, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28267), 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28173). — Stn CP 171, 18°57.8’S, 163°14.0’E, 425 m, 17.IX.1985, 4 ♂♂, 4 ovig. ♀♀, 2 ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28239), 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28140), 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28145), 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28162). — Stn CP 172, 19°01.2’S, 163°16.0’E, 275-330 m, 17.IX.1985, 1 juv. ♀, 2 ovig. ♀ ♀ (MNHN-B 28197), 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28141). — Stn CP 173, 19°02.5’S, 163°18.8’E, 250-290 m, 17.IX.1985, 2 ♂ ♂ (MNHN-B 28198). — Stn CP 174, 19°00.3’S, 163°18.5’E, 365 m, 17.IX.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28187). — Stn CP 180, 18°56.8’S, 163°17.7’E, 440 m, 18.IX.1985, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28199). — Stn DW 182, 18°59.3’S, 163°24.0’E, 305 m, 18.IX.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28186). — Stn CP 193, 18°56.3’S, 163°23.2’E, 415 m, 19.IX.1985, 2 ovig. ♀♀, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28201). — Stn CP 194, 18°52.8’S, 163°21.7’E, 545 m, 18.IX.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28153). — Stn CC 201, 18°55.8’S, 163°13.8’E, 490 m, 20.IX.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28200). — Stn CP 215, 22°55.7’S, 167°17.0’E, 485-520 m, 28.IX.1985, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28168). — Stn DW 221, 22°58.6’S, 167°36.8’E, 535-560 m, 29.IX.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28175), 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28141). — Stn DW 222, 22°57.6’S, 167°33.0’E, 410-440 m, 30.IX.1985, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28272), 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28141). — Stn DW 223, 22°57.0’S, 167°30.0’E, 545- 560 m, 30.IX.1985, 1 unknown sex (MNHN-B 28164). — Stn CC 246, 22°08.5’S, 167°11.5’E, 410- 420 m, 3.X.1985, 1 juv. ♀, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28188). — Stn CC 247, 22°09.0’S, 167°13.3’E, 435- 460 m, 4.X.1985, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28202).
MUSORSTOM 5, stn CP 287, 24°05.40’S, 159°36.30’E, 270 m, 10.X.1986, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28179). — Stn DW 299, 22°47.70’S, 159°23.70’E, 360-390 m, 11.X.1986, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28156). — Stn DW 300, 22°44.27’S, 159°23.94’E, 450 m, 11.X.1986, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28139).
CHALCAL 2, stn CC 1, 24°54.96’S, 168°21.9’E, 500 m, 28.X.1986, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28165). — Stn CH 4, 24°44.31’S, 168°09.32’E, 253 m, 27.X.1986, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28257). — Stn CP 18, 24°47.00’S, 168°09.43’E, 274 m, 27.X.1986, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28250). — Stn CP 19, 24°42.85’S, 168°09.73’E, 271 m, 27.X.1986, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28251), 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28252). — Stn CH 8, 23°13.36’S, 168°02.73’E, 300 m, 31.X.1986, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN- B 28255). — Stn CP 27, 23°15.29’S, 168°04.55’E, 289 m, 31.X.1986, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28260). — Stn DW 73, 24°39.9’S, 168°38.1’E, 573 m, 29.X.1986, 2 ♂♂ (MNHN-B 28124). — Stn DW 74, 24°40.36’S, 168°38.38’E, 650 m, 29.X.1986, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28129). — Stn DW 76, 23°40.5’S, 167°45.2’E, 470 m, 30.X.1986, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28157). — Stn DW 81, 23°19.6’S, 168°03.4’E, 311 m, 31.X.1986, 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28128). — Stn DW 83, 23°20.3’S, 168°05.5’E, 200 m, 31.X.1986, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28131). — Stn DW 84, 23°23.8’S, 168°07.1’E, 170 m, 31.X.1986, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28130).
SMIB 3, stn DW 3, 24°55.00’S, 168°21.70’E, 513 m, 20.V.1987, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 20135).
SMIB 4, stn DW 36, 24°55.6’S, 168°21.7’E, 530 m, 7.III.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28158). — Stn DW 37, 24°55.6’S, 168°21.7’E, 530 m, 7.III.1989, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28174).
VOLSMAR, stn DW 39, 22°20.5’S, 168°43.5’E, 305 m, 6.VIII.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28148).
SMIB 5, stn DW 76, 23°41.2’S, 168°00.5’E, 280 m, 7.IX.1989, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28166). — Stn DW 85, 22°20.0’S, 168°42.9’E, 260 m, 13.IX.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28203). — Stn DW 87, 22°18.7’S, 168°41.3’E, 370 m, 13.IX.1989, 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28138). — Stn DW 94, 22°19.6’S, 168°42.8’E, 275 m, 13.IX.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28182).
BERYX 11, stn CP 16, 24°47’S, 168°09’E, 240- 450 m, 16.X.1992, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28217). — Stn CP 23, 24°43’S, 168°08’E, 270-290 m, 17.X.1992, 2 juv. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28216). — Stn DW 40, 23°41’S, 168°01’E, 240-300 m, 20.X.1992, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN- B 28215). — Stn CP 44, 23°41’S, 168°01’E, 230- 250 m, 20.X.1992, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28137). — Stn CP 51, 23°44’S, 168°17’E, 390-400 m, 21.X.1992, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28206). — Stn CP 52, 23°47’S, 168°17’E, 430-530 m, 21.X.1992, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28170).
SMIB 8, stn CP 161, 24°46.69’S, 168°09.01’E, 232- 251 m, 28.I.1993, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28171), 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28249). — Stn DW 166, 23°37.83’S, 167°42.69’E, 433-450 m, 29.I.1993, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28146). — Stn DW 167, 22°38.13’S, 168°43.16’E, 430-452 m, 29.I.1993, 1 ♀ parasitized by Sacculina sp. (MNHN-B 28274). — Stn DW 170, 23°41.23’S, 168°00.56’E, 241-244 m, 29.I.1993, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28268). — Stn DW 178, 23°45.12’S, 168°17.01’E, 400-440 m, 30.I.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28233). — Stn DW 179, 23°45.87’S, 168°16.95’E, 400-405 m, 30.I.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 22901). — Stn DW 180, 23°47.72’S, 168°18.09’E, 460-525 m, 30.I.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28143). — Stn DW 181, 23°17.74’S, 168°04.82’E, 311-330 m, 31.I.1993, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28273).
BATHUS 1, stn CP 656, 21°13.17’S, 165°53.98’E, 452-460 m, 12.III.1993, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28212), 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28127). — Stn CP 670, 20°54.05’S, 165°53.38’E, 394-397 m, 14.III.1993, 1 ♂, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28207). — Stn CP 688, 20°33.17’S, 165°00.37’E, 270-282 m, 16.III.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28271). — Stn CP 695, 20°34.59’S, 164°57.88’E, 410-430 m, 17.III.1993, 1 juv. ♂, 1 juv. ♀, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28133). — Stn CP 701, 20°57.54’S, 165°35.86’E, 302-335 m, 18.III.1993, 2 ♂♂ (MNHN-B 28209). — Stn CP 707, 21°42.72’S, 166°35.75’E, 347-375 m, 18.III.1993, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28210). — Stn CP 710, 21°43.16’S, 166°36.35’E, 320-386 m, 19.III.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28204). — Stn CP 711, 21°43.00’S, 166°35.71’E, 315-327 m, 19.III.1993, 1 ♂, 3 ♀ ♀, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28208), 1 juv. ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28134).
BATHUS 2, stn DW 718, 22°46.70’S, 167°14.45’E, 430-436 m, 11.V.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28213). — Stn CP 728, 22°47.11’S, 167°28.11’E, 241-245 m, 12.V.1993, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28147), 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28234), 2 juv. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28135). — Stn CP 735, 23°01.77’S, 166°56.10’E, 530-570 m, 13.V.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28172). — Stn CP 736, 23°03.38’S, 166°58.96’E, 452-464 m, 13.V.1993, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28211), 1 juv. ♀, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28167). — Stn CP 738, 23°02.09’S, 166°56.61’E, 558-647 m, 13.V.1993, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28118). — Stn CP 742, 22°33.45’S, 166°25.86’E, 340-470 m, 14.V.1993, 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28116), 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28176). — Stn CP 759, 22°18.29’S, 166°10.35’E, 370-420 m, 16.V.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28275). — Stn CP 760, 22°18.87’S, 166°10.55’E, 455 m, 16.V.1993, 2 juv. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28119).
BATHUS 3, stn CH 801, 23°39’S, 158°00’E, 270- 300 m, 27.XI.1993, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28263). — Stn CP 804, 23°41’S, 168°00’E, 244- 278 m, 27.XI.1993, 3 ♂♂, 5 juv. ♀♀, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28262), 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28159). — Stn CP 813, 23°45’S, 168°17’E, 410-415 m, 28.XI.1993, 2 ♂♂ (MNHN-B 28261). — Stn CP 814, 23°48’S, 168°17’E, 444-530 m, 28.XI.1993, 1 ♂, 2 ovig. ♀ ♀ (MNHN-B 28244), 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28245). — Stn DW 817, 23°42’S, 168°16’E, 405-410 m, 28.XI.1993, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28256). — Stn DW 829, 23°21’S, 168°02’E, 386- 390 m, 29.XI.1993, 1 ♂, 1 juv. ♀, 3 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN- B 28243). — Stn CP 833, 23°03’S, 166°58’E, 441- 444 m, 30.XI.1993, 2 ♂ ♂, 2 unknown sex (MNHN-B 28247), 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28122). — Stn CP 835, 23°02’S, 166°58’E, 350 m, 30.XI.1993, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28242). — Stn DW 838, 23°01’S, 166°56’E, 400-402 m, 30.XI.1993, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28241). — Stn CP 846, 23°03’S, 166°58’E, 500-514 m, 1.XII.1993, 3 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28161), 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28120). — Stn CP 847, 23°03’S, 166°58’E, 405-411 m, 1.XII.1993, 3 juv. ♂♂, 19 ♂♂, 1 ♂ feminized by Sacculina sp., 12 juv. ♀ ♀, 1 ♀, 3 ovig. ♀ ♀ (MNHN-B 28264), 1 ♂, 1 juv. ♀, 2 ovig. ♀ ♀ (MNHN-B 28155). — Stn CC 856, 21°44’S, 166°37’E, 311-365 m, 20.III.1994, 1 ovig. ♀, 1 undet. sex (MNHN-B 28320). — Stn CP 851, 21°43.960’S, 166°37.429’E, 314-364 m, 19.III.1994, 2 juv. ♀♀, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28253). — Stn CH 877, 23°03’S, 166°59’E, 464-480 m, 31.III.1994, 1 ♂, 1 juv. ♀, 1 ♀, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28160), 1 juv. ♂ (MNHN-B 28136). — Stn CH 878, 23°04’S, 167°01’E, 420-430 m, 31.III.1994, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28254).
BATHUS 4, stn CP 889, 21°00.83’S, 164°27.34’E, 416-433 m, 2.VIII.1994, 3 ♂♂, 1 juv. ♀, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28248). — Stn CP 899, 20°16.68’S, 163°50.26’E, 500-600 m, 3.VIII.1994, 2 ♂♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28246). — Stn CP 905, 19°02.45’S, 163°15.65’E, 294-296 m, 4.VIII.1994, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28123). — Stn CP 906, 19°01.07’S, 163°14.51’E, 339-350 m, 4.VIII.1994, 4 ♂♂, 2 juv. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28232), 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28265). — Stn DW 927, 18°55.48’S, 163°22.11’E, 452- 444 m, 7.VIII.1994, 2 ♂♂ (MNHN-B 28240).
SURPRISES, stn CP 1392, 18°29.8’S, 163°02.7’E, 370 m, 12.V.1999, 1 ♀, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28259).
LITHIST, stn CP 02, 23°37.1’S, 167°41.1’E, 442 m, 10.VIII.1999, 1 ovig. ♀, 1 undet. sex (MNHN-B 28488). — Stn CP 10, 24°48.4’S, 168°09.0’E, 245- 261 m, 11.VIII.1999, 3 ♂♂, 1 juv. ♀ (MHNH-B 28489). — Stn DW 13, 24°45.0’S, 168°16.7’E, 400 m, 12.VIII.1999, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28490).
NORFOLK 1, stn DW 1653, 23°28’S, 167°51’E, 328-340 m, 19.VI.2001, 1 ♂ parasitized by Sacculina sp. (MNHN-B 28477). — Stn CP 1660, 23°37’S, 167°41’E, 463-470 m, 20.VI.2001, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28478). — Stn CP 1667, 23°40’S, 168°01’E, 237- 250 m, 21.VI.2001, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28479). — Stn CP 1671, 23°41’S, 168°00’E, 320-397 m, 21.VI.2001, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (USNM 1003709). — Stn CP 1676, 24°43’S, 168°09’E, 227-232 m, 22.VI.2001, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (USNM 1003711). — Stn CP 1677, 24°44’S, 168°09’E, 233-259 m, 24.VI.2001, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28480). — Stn CP 1681, 24°44’S, 168°10’E, 228-240 m, 22.VI.2001, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28481). — Stn DW 1694, 24°40’S, 168°39’E, 578- 589 m, 26.VI.2001, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MNHN-B 28482). — Stn DW 1712, 23°23’S, 168°02’E, 180-250 m, 26.VI.2001, 1 juv. ♂ (USNM 1003712). — Stn CP 1713, 23°22’S, 168°02’E, 204-216 m, 26.VI.2001, 3 ♂♂ (USNM 1003710). — Stn CP 1714, 23°22’S, 168°03’E, 257-269 m, 26.VI.2001, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28483). — Stn CP 1715, 23°22’S, 168°02’E, 270- 312 m, 26.VI.2001, 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 3 ovig. ♀♀ (USNM 1003713). — Stn CP 1716, 23°22’S, 168°03’E, 266- 276 m, 26.VI.2001, 1 ♂, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28484). — Stn CP 1724, 23°17’S, 168°14’E, 200-291 m, 27.VI.2001, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28485). — Stn CP 1727, 23°17’S, 168°14’E, 190-212 m, 27.VI.2001, 1 ♂, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28486). — Stn CP 1731, 23°20’S, 168°16’E, 310-788 m, 27.VI.2001, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28487).
Loyalty Islands. MUSORSTOM 6, stn DW 391, 20°47.35’S, 167°05.70’E, 390 m, 13.II.1989, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28195). — Stn DW 399, 20°41.80’S, 167°00.20’E, 282 m, 14.II.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28189). — Stn DW 400, 20°42.18’S, 167°00.40’E, 270 m, 14.II.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28191). — Stn CP 401, 20°42.15’S, 167°00.35’E, 270 m, 14.II.1989, 2 ♂♂ (MNHN-B 28181). — Stn DW 406, 20°40.65’S, 167°06.80’E, 373 m, 15.II.1989, 1 juv. ♀ (MNHN-B 28190). — Stn DW 453, 21°00.50’S, 167°26.90’E, 250 m, 20.II.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28196). — Stn CP 455, 21°00.65’S, 167°26.08’E, 260 m, 20.II.1989, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN- B 28121). — Stn DW 459, 21°01.39’S, 167°31.47’E, 425 m, 21.II.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28184). — Stn CP 464, 21°02.30’S, 167°31.60’E, 430 m, 21.II.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28194), 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28154), 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28193). — Stn DW 474, 21°08.80’S, 167°55.50’E, 260 m, 22.II.1989, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28192). — Stn DW 480, 21°08.5’S, 167°55.98’E, 380 m, 22.II.1989, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28276).
LIFOU 2000, stn CP 1646, 21°02.06’S, 167°31.6’E, 420-480 m, 24.XI.2000, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 2 ovig. ♀♀ (MNHN-B 28267).
Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10, stn CP 1389, 18°18.6’S, 178°04.7’E, 241-417 m, 19.VIII.1998, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28177).
BORDAU 1, stn CP 1446, 17°11’S, 178°42’E, 350- 367 m, 3.III.1999, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28220). — Stn CP 1478, 20°59’S, 178°44’E, 386-396 m, 9.III.1999, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28221).
Tonga. BORDAU 2, stn DW 1546, 21°18’S, 175°18’E, 430-441 m, 5.VI.2000, 2 ovig. ♀ ♀ (MNHN-B 28163). — Stn DW 1595, 19°03’S, 174°19’E, 532-806 m, 14.VI.2000, 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28180).
Hawaiian Islands. Laysan I., Albatross, stn 3958, 25°49’N, 171°43’W, 79 m, 22.V.1902, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (USNM 74579). — Stn 3965, 25°52’N, 171°43’W, 265- 209 m, 23.V.1902, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ paratypes (USNM 134157).
Kauai, Albatross, stn 4002, NW Kaupai Pt., 22°04’N, 159°52’W, 414- 95 m, 16.VI.1902, 1 ♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (USNM 74569).
Maui, Albatross, stn 4077, off Puniawa Pt., 181- 194 m, 21.VII.1902, 1 juv. ♂, 2 ♂♂, 1 ovig. ♀ (USNM 74577). — Stn 4098, 21°00’N, 156°24’W, 174- 278 m, 23.VII.1902, 1 ♂ holotype (USNM 74570), 1 ♂, 3 ovig. ♀♀ paratypes (USNM 172325), 1 ovig. ♀ (USNM 74578).
Molokai, Albatross, stn 3859, Pailolo Channel, off Mokuhooniki I., 21°02.7’N, 156°44.3’W, 252- 256 m, 9.IV.1902, 1 juv. ♂ (USNM 134146). — Stn 4100, 21°02.3’N, 156°46.3’W, 238-276 m, 23.VII.1902, 1 ♂ (USNM 172327). — Stn 4101, 21°03.2’N, 156°43.3’W, 223-260 m, 23.VII.1902, 1 juv. ♂, 1 ♀ (USNM 134147), 2 ♂♂ (USNM 134158).
Hawaii, Albatross, stn 4061, NW Kauhola Pt., 20°16’N, 155°53.3’W, 44-152 m, 18.VII.1902, 1 ♂ (USNM 172326).
French Polynesia. Tuamotu Archipelago, Albatross, stn 3846, 16°03’S, 147°11’W, 238 m, 7.X.1899, 1 ♂ (USNM 74586).
Stn 314, 21°52.6’S, 139°02.9’W, in trap, 470 m, 17.X.1990, J. Poupin coll., 1 ovig. ♀ (MNHN-B 28152).
Marquesas Islands, MUSORSTOM 9, stn DW 1145, Ua Pou Island, 9°19’S, 140°06’W, 150-180 m, 22.VIII.1997, 1 ♂ (MNHN-B 28214).
Sala y Gómez submarine ridge. Professor Shtokman, stn 1924, Great Mountain, 25°34’S- 25°35’S, 85°27’W- 85°30’W, 24-245 m, 26.IV.1987, 1 ovig. ♀ (ZMMU).
Nazca Ridge. Shoal Guyot, stn DW HO 73, 25°44’S, 88°25’W, 26.I.1958, 1 ♂ (USNM).
DISTRIBUTION. — Indo-west Pacific region from East Africa to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands (Fig. 9). Also present in the Sala y Gómez and Nazca submarine ridges technically in the eastern Pacific region. Depth: 22-806 m.
DIAGNOSIS. — Dorsal surface of gastric region of carapace topped by spine in juveniles, small males and females, sometimes large adults (see Williams 1982: fig. 4). Gastric region slender, length 0.4 or more of carapace length (Fig. 6). Supraocular spines equal or slightly longer than ocular peduncles. Hepatic swellings each often topped by tubercle or spine, more prominent in females. Branchial regions of juveniles with spine on each side (Fig. 7A). Merus of each third
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maxilliped typically with obtuse tubercle or acute spine on ventral surface, particularly in females (Fig. 3C). Abdomen of adult males with all somites distinct; middorsal protuberance on somite 1, acute spine on somite 2 (Fig. 6). Abdomen of adult females (Fig. 8) with middorsal protuberance on somite 1, acute spine on each somite 2, 3; somites 4-6 broad and fused with proximal spines laterally near articulation with somite 3, sometimes with midlateral pair on fused somite 5 in largest females. Propodus of each last pair of walking appendage (P5) shorter than carpus; dactylus forms subchela when flexed on distal portion of propodus; propodus with five or six movable spinules (see Williams 1982: fig. 5b).
Colour: Live or freshly fixed specimens with transparent to yellowish carapace with thin, red and white vertical lines (Fig. 14 A-C). Vertical red and white lines along supraocular spines and ocular peduncles. Red line outlined by white line along posterior border of carapace. Red line along each abdominal somite in both sexes. Cornea of eyes bright yellow. Chelipeds and pereopods white with narrow to wide red bands.
REMARKS
Williams (1982) described L. metanesa as very close to L. manningi Williams, 1982 (= L. elegans) of the western Atlantic except for being “less robust” and having a dorsal spine (Williams 1982: 240). It was described from specimens collected in the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia along the northeastern and southeastern limits of the Indo-west Pacific region. The specimens examined by Williams consisted of the type material (seven specimens, all from the Hawaiian Islands), 16 additional specimens from the Hawaiian Islands (USNM 74569, 74577- 74579, 134146, 134147, 134158, 172326, 172327), and one from French Polynesia (USNM 74586). Specimens listed from the Caroline (USNM 74569) and Gilbert (= Kiribati) islands (USNM 74579) (Williams 1982:
A
B
243) were actually collected in the Hawaiian
Islands (see Material examined).
The examination of the type material and the other specimens studied by Williams revealed that although most of the type material had a dorsal spine, one of the paratypes (♂ 9.6 × 5.1 mm, USNM 134157) lacked the spine and another paratype (♂ cw 4.8 mm, USNM 172325) had only a dorsal prominence instead of a spine. Most other Hawaiian specimens, however, lacked a dorsal spine or had a dorsal prominence instead of a spine.
Except for some of the specimens from the Hawaiian Islands and the southeastern Pacific, the presence of a dorsal spine is only a characteristic of juveniles and many (but not all) small individuals. A clear dorsal spine was found in 47 specimens from outside the Hawaiian Islands and the southeastern Pacific, of which 24 were males (14 juveniles, 10 with fully developed first pleopods) and 23 females (16 juveniles, one adult non-ovigerous but with fully developed pleopods, six ovigerous). Their sizes varied from 4.0 × 2.2 to 7.8 × 3.8 mm in males and 4.3 × 2.5 to 10.2 × 5.2 mm in females. In addition, all three juvenile specimens from the Hawaiian Islands, all of which were males (4.4 × 2.3 to 4.8 × 2.5 mm), had a clear dorsal spine. The absence of a dorsal spine is a diagnostic but variable character in L. elegans and L. williamsi (see discussion of L. elegans above). Nevertheless, some specimens
(particularly juveniles, as it seems to be the case
in L. elegans) do show a spine. Williams (1982) described L. metanesa from mostly juvenile and small specimens and therefore gave the presence of a dorsal spine as a diagnostic character for the species.
Some of the other diagnostic features of L. metanesa (the presence of a spine at the tip of each hepatic swelling and a tooth or tubercle on the meri of the third maxillipeds) also showed unusual variations among the Hawaiian specimens. A large male (12.1 × 6.4 mm, USNM 74579) and the male holotype (8.6 × 5.1 mm, USNM 74570) had a dorsal spine and an acute spine on each hepatic swelling. The holotype has a short tubercle on the meri of the third maxillipeds but the meri is smooth in the first specimen (USNM 75479). A large female from the same station (9.6 × 5.5 mm, USNM 74579), however, lacked a dorsal spine but showed no spines on the hepatic swellings or teeth or tubercles on the third maxillipeds. An unusually large female from a different station in the Hawaiian Islands (14.4 × 7.7 mm, USNM 74578) had a very conspicuous and acute dorsal spine and an acute spine on each hepatic swelling. Another large female (13.1 × 6.7 mm, USNM 74569), however, had a small acute dorsal spine but no spine on each hepatic swelling. Two relatively small males (7.4 × 4.1 mm, the second too soft to measure, USNM 134158) also had a dorsal spine. All other Hawaiian specimens, however, conformed to the characters now used to define the species, that is, a subchela at the end of the last pair of pereopods (P5), a slender gastric region, the absence of a dorsal spine (or the presence instead of a dorsal prominence) in most adult specimens, and a tooth or tubercle on the merus of the third maxilliped.
Part of the morphological variation was found to be a function of sexual dimorphism. Females (particularly the largest ones) rather than the largest males tended to show more prominent teeth or tubercles on the third maxillipeds and more acute spines on the hepatic swellings, a condition similar to that observed in E. phalangium (see above).
Two large females from the southeastern Pacific, one from the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia (11.7 × 5.6 mm, MNHN-B 28152) and a second from the Sala y Gómez submarine ridge (11.8 × 5.8 mm, ZMMU), showed unusually prominent spines throughout the carapace, abdomen (Fig. 8C), and pereopods (Fig. 14B, C). The Tuamotu specimen, even after preservation, showed a colour pattern (Fig. 14B, C) similar to that of live L. metanesa (Fig. 14A). One of the females (ZMMU), erroneously identified as E. phalangium by Zarenkov (1990: 224), showed a small, acute dorsal spine, as in one of the Hawaiian specimens (USNM 74569). Three smaller males from similar southeastern (USNM 74586, MNHN-B 28214) and eastern Pacific submarine ridges (USNM) locations, however, showed the more characteristic features of L. metanesa.
Six specimens from the south China Sea (USNM 134161), Philippine Islands (USNM 172328), and the western Indian Ocean (USNM 172329, 172330) that were identified by Williams (1982: 243) as “ Latreillia sp. near L. manningi ” were found to be identical to L. metanesa. They all lacked a dorsal spine but were of a relatively large size. All other characters given by Williams as separating these specimens from L. manningi (= L. elegans) (“somewhat longer” neck, less robust and longer but “variable” supraocular spines and ocular peduncles, “slightly shorter” fingers of chelae, and the absence of spines on the proximal edge of the fused fifth abdominal segments of females) were found to be variable characters in L. metanesa.
A few other specimens departed from the more typical form of the species. A female (7.41 × 4.16 mm, MNHN-B 28121), the only specimen of the species collected from the Loyalty Islands, had a dorsal spine but slight spines on the hepatic swellings, a less spiny appearance, and propodus/P5 carpus (0.61) and cl/merus (0.31) ratios lower than the average for the species (0.66, N = 13 and 0.46, N = 12 respectively). An ovigerous female from New Caledonia (7.15 × 4.03 mm, MNHN-B 28125) had a short prominence on the gastric region, unusually thin, spiny pereopods, and a cl/merus ratio (0.33) similar to the preceding specimen. Its propodus/P5 ratio, however, was similar to the average for the species (0.67). Similar characteristics were observed in two males from New Caledonia (both cl 8.19 mm, MNHN-B 28124). Two juvenile females (5.5 × 3.4 and 5.7 × 3.4 mm, MNHN-B 28185) from New Caledonia had unusually thin pereopods and higher cl/merus ratio (0.37 in both) than average for the specimens of L. metanesa that were measured (0.31, N = 83). In all of these specimens, however, all other characters agree with those diagnostic for L. metanesa, as in the case of the more atypical specimens from the Hawaiian Islands and the southeastern Pacific previously mentioned.
All of the diagnostic characters of L. metanesa (subchelate P5, slender gastric region, absence of dorsal spine in adults, and the presence of a tooth or tubercle on the merus of the third maxillipeds) were present among practically all specimens of the species collected throughout its distribution. Latreillia metanesa, however, shows a wide degree of morphological variation. These variations did not show any particular geographical patterns to suggest the existence of different species or even the existence of a cline. The presence of unusual variants among some of the specimens collected along the easternmost range of the species is perhaps a result of geographical isolation but one that does not support the description of new spe- cies. As in the case of the question of the genetic makeup of the Atlantic populations of L. elegans (see above), the analysis of the DNA of different populations of L. metanesa should provide information on the genetic distance of these populations, particularly those from the easternmost limit of its distribution.
Size
Maximum size: ♂ 12.1 × 6.4 mm (USNM 74579), ♀ 14.4 × 7.7 mm (USNM 74578).
description: Published as part of Castro, Peter, Williams, Austin B. & Cooper, Lara L., 2003, Revision of the family Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), pp. 601-634 in Zoosystema 25 (4) on pages 613-621, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4890280