Sandimenes hirsutus
Presented by Charles & Linda Raabe
Mactan Island, The Philippines
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( File & Specimen - CAR 042 )
Date Collected: 08 July 2009
Collected by : Charles Raabe through local fishermen
Location : Marigondon City, Mactan Island, The Philippines.
Coordinates : Latitude : 10.273 Longitude : 123.986
Depth : 10 meters
Identified by : Dr. A.J. Bruce
Reference(s) : Sandimenes nov. gen., for Periclimenes Hirsutus Bruce, 1971 (Decapoda, Caridea, Pontoniinae)
Notes : A recently described genus (Bruce). Sandimenes nov. gen.has been established for Periclimenes hirsutus (Bruce, 1971) based mainly on its unusual character of the dense, long tufts of setae on the ventral surface of the ambulatory propodi, and the general hirsuteness of the body and appendages.
Host Species : Are known as associates of Echinoids.
Collected by : Charles Raabe through local fishermen
Location : Marigondon City, Mactan Island, The Philippines.
Coordinates : Latitude : 10.273 Longitude : 123.986
Depth : 10 meters
Identified by : Dr. A.J. Bruce
Reference(s) : Sandimenes nov. gen., for Periclimenes Hirsutus Bruce, 1971 (Decapoda, Caridea, Pontoniinae)
Crustaceana, Vol. 82, No. 7., pp. 881-896. by
Notes : A recently described genus (Bruce). Sandimenes nov. gen.has been established for Periclimenes hirsutus (Bruce, 1971) based mainly on its unusual character of the dense, long tufts of setae on the ventral surface of the ambulatory propodi, and the general hirsuteness of the body and appendages.
Host Species : Are known as associates of Echinoids.