Neocrangon orientalis, a new caridean shrimp species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Crangonidae) from the East China Sea

Han, Qingxi, Li, Xinzheng (2009): Neocrangon orientalis, a new caridean shrimp species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Crangonidae) from the East China Sea. Zootaxa 2050: 65-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18654

Effects of intensive scallop mariculture on macrobenthic assemblages in Sishili Bay, the northern Yellow Sea of China

To elucidate the effects of scallop mariculture on the macrobenthic community in a moderate energy system, bimonthly samples from four transects along a distance gradient in Sishili Bay, the northern Yellow Sea of China, were investigated. Differences in macrobenthic community structure along the distance gradient were evaluated using univariate and multivariate analyses. The AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) and multivariate-AMBI analyses indicated that the macrobenthic community suffered little disturbance from the scallop culture. Consistently, the results of two-way analysis of similarities demonstrated that macrobenthic communities showed no difference along the distance gradient, but were significantly affected by the sampling months and transects. This conclusion was also confirmed by other univariate and multivariate analyses. The concentration of total organic carbon was 17.27 +/- A 6.05 mg g(-1), which is below the dangerous threshold of 35 mg g(-1) toxic to benthic fauna. Combined results revealed that no detectable effects on the macrobenthic community were caused by intensive and long-term scallop culture in this moderate energy system. This is likely due to the influence of local hydrodynamics and it is recommended that intensive scallop farming be located in areas with strong tidal or current flows

Anthropogenic impacts on hyperbenthos in the coastal waters of Sishili Bay, Yellow Sea

A survey on the hyperbenthic communities was carried out in the coastal waters of Sishili Bay in the Yellow Sea in July 2009, to investigate the impact of putative anthropogenic activities related to the presence of a sewage outfall, a harbor and an aquaculture site on the benthic ecosystem. An Agassiz net trawl was used to collect hyperbenthos at 10 sampling stations. Species, diversity, abundance, and biomass were analyzed against water sample data and historical data obtained from records from nearby Yantai City. Fifty-two species were identified in the region, of which Crustacea were the most abundant taxon, followed by Echinodermata. Dominant species included five crustaceans, two echinoderms, one mollusk and one fish species. The results of a BIOENV analysis show that the concentrations of NO3-N and Chl-a were slightly positively correlated with hyperbenthic community structure, while other factors were negatively correlated, including sediment grain size and the percentage of TN and TOC in sediment. Abundance-Biomass Comparison (ABC method) curves indicate that the hyperbenthos in Sishili Bay had been disturbed by putative sources of human activities. Eight out of 10 stations were classified as "moderately perturbed" to "perturbed"

Two new species of Glyphocrangon (Decapoda: Caridea: Glyphocrangonidae) from the East China Sea and the Philippines

Han, Qingxi, Li, Xinzheng (2014): Two new species of Glyphocrangon (Decapoda: Caridea: Glyphocrangonidae) from the East China Sea and the Philippines. Zootaxa 3852 (4): 438-444, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3852.4.

Pontocaris pennata Bate 1888

Pontocaris pennata Bate, 1888 Pontocaris pennata Bate, 1888: 499, pl. 91. — Ortmann, 1895: 175. — Liu, 1963: 231. — Chace, 1984: 43. — Liu & Zhong, 1994: 561. — Chan, 1996: 313, figs. 16–17. Material examined. East China Sea. 1 female (cl 9.3 mm), MBM 042505, CN 12 -12, 29°00'N, 122 ° 30 'E, 46 m, soft mud, BT, coll. LIN Guangyu & ZHU Jinzhao, 20 Jan 1959; 1 female (cl 9.4 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 10.5 mm), MBM 042487, CN 19 -16, 28°00'N, 122 ° 30 'E, 81 m, BT, coll. XU Jieshan, 2 Feb 1959; 1 female (cl 8.8 mm), MBM 042484, CN V 230 -31, 29°00'N, 122 ° 30 'E, 46 m, soft mud, BT, coll. LIAO Yulin, 2 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 11.0 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.2 mm), MBM 042478, CN D 49 B-4, 28° 30 'N, 123 °00'E, 70 m, brown muddy sand, AT, coll. XU Jieshan, 5 Jul 1959; 1 female (cl 10.7 mm), MBM048889, CN D 137 B-10, 29°00'N, 124 °00'E, 82 m, gray mud, AT, coll. CUI Yuheng, 5 Dec 1959; 1 male (cl 7. 1 mm), 1 female (cl 10.4, mm), MBM 228784, CN F 45 B-4, 29° 30 'N, 123 ° 30 'E, 69 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. WANG Yongliang & ZHU Jinzhao, 8 Dec 1959; 1 male (cl 7. 5 mm), 2 females (cl 9.4, 9.8 mm), MBM 042497, CN D 144 B-2, 28°00'N, 122 ° 30 'E, 65 m, brown sandy mud, AT, coll. CUI Yuheng, 9 Dec 1959. Beibu Gulf (Gulf of Tokin). 1 ovig. female (cl 8.1 mm), MBM 228704, CN R 104 B-28, 20°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 60.5 m, gray soft mud, AT, coll. LIANG Guansheng, 4 Dec 1959; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.4 mm), MBM 228780, CN X 13 B-31, 19° 30 'N, 107 °00'E, 51 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 5 Dec 1959; 1 female (cl 8.0 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.7 mm), MBM 228708, CN X 141 B-51, 19° 30 'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 57.5 m, sand, AT, 5 Dec 1959; 2 males (cl 6.7, 7.0 mm), 1 female (cl 8.4 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 7.3 mm), MBM 228783, CN X 34 B-33, 18° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 69 m, mud, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 10 Dec 1959; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.1 mm), MBM 228749, CN X 35 B-14, 18° 30 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 58 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 10 Dec 1959; 1 male (cl 7.3 mm), MBM 228698, CN X 32 B-23, 18° 30 'N, 107 °00'E, 62 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 10 Dec 1959; 1 male (cl 7.3 mm), 1 female (cl 7.5 mm), CN X 41 B- 9, MBM228758, 17° 45 'N, 107 ° 45 'E, 80 m, mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 11 Dec 1959; 1 female (cl 9.3 mm), MBM 228710, CN X 43 B-14, 17° 30 'N, 107 °00'E, 50 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 11 Dec 1959; 1 female (cl 8.6 mm), MBM 228695, CN X 40 B-20, 18°00'N, 108 °00'E, 93 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 11 Dec 1959; 2 males (cl 6.4, 7.1 mm), 2 females (cl 7.4, 8.6 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.1 mm), MBM 228699, CN X 42 B-6, 17° 30 'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 71 m, mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 11 Dec 1959; 1 male (cl 6. 7 mm), MBM 228751, CN X 46 B-14, 18°00'N, 107 °00'E, 60 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 12 Dec 1959; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.1 mm), MBM 228722, CN X 48 B-4, 19° 45 'N, 109 °00'E, 26 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 3 Feb 1960; 1 female (cl 9.3 mm), MBM 228725, CN X 51 B-10, 19° 45 'N, 108 °00'E, 58 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 4 Feb 1960; 2 ovig females (cl 8.0, 9.3 mm), MBM 228700, CN X 49 B- 8, 19° 45 'N, 108 ° 45 'E, 55 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 4 Feb 1960; 4 males (cl 7.0- 7.4 mm), 1 female (cl 8.2 mm), MBM 228728, CN X 62 B-31, 19° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 58 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 9 Feb 1960; 2 males (cl 7.1, 7.4 mm), 1 female (cl 8.4 mm), MBM 228727, CN X 63 B-3, 19° 30 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 55.5 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 9 Feb 1960; 1 male (cl 7.4 mm), 1 female (cl 8.0 mm), MBM 228711, CN X 61 B-27, 19° 30 'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 53.8 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 9 Feb 1960; 1 male (cl 7.0 mm), MBM 228778, CN X 69 B-3, 19°00'N, 107 °00'E, 60 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 11 Feb 1960; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.4 mm), MBM 228693, CN X 81 B-22, 18° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 71 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang & RUAN Wenkuo, 12 Feb 1960; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.2 mm), MBM 228735, CN Q 145 B-63, 20° 30 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 48 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 14 Feb 1960; 1 female (cl 8.8 mm), MBM 228732, CN X 93 B-54, 18°00'N, 107 °00'E, 63 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 14 Feb 1960; 2 ovig. females (cl 8.2, 8.7 mm), MBM 228767, CN Q 171 B-44, 20°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 61 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 12 Apr 1960; 1 male (cl 7.7 mm), MBM 228739, CN Q 172 B-45, 20°00'N, 108 °00'E, 60 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. ZHANG Baolin, 13 Apr 1960; 1 female (cl 8.7 mm), MBM 228702, CN Q 180 B-52, 20° 15 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 15 Apr 1960; 1 female (cl 8.5 mm), MBM 228741, CN Q 188 B-50, 20° 30 'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 34 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. ZHANG Baolin, 18 Apr 1960; 1 female (cl 8.4 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.3 mm), MBM 228730, CN Q 187 B-4, 20° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 47.5 m, muddy sand with gravel, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 18 Apr 1960; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.3 mm), MBM 228729, CN Z 12 B-29, 19°00'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 39.2 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 13 May 1960; 2 ovig. females (cl 8.5, 8.9 mm), MBM 228717, CN Z 7 B-35, 19° 30 'N, 107 °00'E, 50 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 14 May 1960; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.8 mm), MBM 228769, CN Z 15 B-10, 19°00'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 67.6 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 16 May 1960; 1 male (cl 7.4 mm), 2 females (cl 8.7, 9.3 mm), MBM 228712, CN Q 206 B-34, 18° 45 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 41 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 18 May 1960; 2 females (cl 9.4, 9.7 mm), MBM 228760, CN Q 208 B-52, 18° 15 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 76 m, muddy sand, AT, 20 May 1960; 1 ovig. female (cl 9.6 mm), MBM 228753, CN Q 217 B-41, 18° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 62 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 25 May 1960; 2 females (cl 6.4, 8.6 mm), MBM 228724, CN Q 218 B-51, 18° 30 'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 72 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 25 May 1960; 1 ovig. female (cl 9.4 mm), MBM 228701, CN Q 125 B-42, 18°00'N, 107 °00'E, 62 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 25 May 1960; 1 ovig. female (cl 9.2 mm), MBM 228775, CN Q 220 B-59, 18° 30 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 62 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 26 May 1960; 1 male (cl 6.6 mm), 1 female (cl 8.5 mm), MBM 228740, CN Q 219 B-29, 18° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 76 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 26 May 1960; 1 male (cl 6.7 mm), MBM 228771, CN K 206 B-41, 19° 45 'N, 107 °00'E, 43 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 6 Jul 1960; 1 female (cl 6.9 mm), MBM 228745, CN K 212 B-4, 19° 30 'N, 106 ° 30 'E, 32.8 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 7 Jul 1960; 2 ovig. females (cl 7.3, 7.8 mm), MBM 228719, CN K 213 B-34, 19° 30 'N, 107 °00'E, 49.6 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 7 Jul 1960; 1 male (cl 5.8 mm), MBM 228737, CN K 220 B-29, 19°00'N, 108 °00'E, 58.9 m, coarse muddy sand, AT, 8 Jul 1960; 1 male (cl 7.0 mm), MBM 228759, CN K 221 B-18, 19°00'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 60.8 m, fine muddy sand, AT, 9 Jul 1960; 1 male (cl 8.0 mm), 1 female (cl 8.7 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 7.8 mm), MBM 228752, CN K 235 B-12, 18° 30 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 53.4 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 11 Jul 1960; 1 male (cl 5.9 mm), 3 females (cl 9.0- 9.6 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 7.8 mm), MBM 228736, CN K 239 B- 9, 18° 15 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 85.8 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang & ZHENG Feng, 11 Jul 1960; 1 male (cl 7.6 mm), 3 females (cl 7.9-9.8 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.1 mm), MBM 228721, CN K 234 B-3, 18° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 74.6 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 11 Jul 1960; 1 male (cl 7.3 mm), MBM 228709, CN Q 228 B-53, 20°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 62.8 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 11 Jul 1960; 3 females (cl 8.3 -9.0mm), MBM 228720, CN K 240 B-9, 18°00'N, 108 °00'E, 90.8 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 12 Jul 1960; 1 male (cl 6.5 mm), 1 female (cl 5.3mm), MBM 228747, CN Q 243 B-42, 20° 30 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 53 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 15 Jul 1960; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.5 mm), MBM 228776, CN Q 284 B-36, 20° 15 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 57.5 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. ZHANG Baolin, 8 Oct 1960; 2 males (cl 6.0, 6.4 mm), 1 female (cl 6.2 mm), MBM 228706, CN K 249 B-25, 19° 45 'N, 108 ° 45 'E, 58 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 8 Oct 1960; 1 male (cl 7.5 mm), 1 female (cl 6.9 mm), MBM 228733, CN K 250 B- 52, 19° 45 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 69 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 9 Oct 1960; 1 male (cl 6.2 mm), MBM 228772, CN K 271 B-18, 19°00'N, 107 °00'E, 59 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. NA Ronghua & GUAN Xilian, 19 Oct 1960; 1 male (cl 5.6 mm), MBM 228705, CN K 270 B-53, 19°00'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 69 m, fine sandy mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 19 Oct 1960; 1 female (cl 7.9 mm), MBM 228715, CN K 282 B-26, 18° 30 'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 66 m, fine soft mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 21 Oct 1960; 1 male (cl 7.6 mm), 5 females (cl 7.8- 9.5 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 11.0 mm), MBM 228694, CN K 286 B-54, 18° 15 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 81 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 23 Oct 1960; 1 female (cl 8.6 mm), MBM 228781, CN K 291 B-25, 18°00'N, 107 °00'E, 67 m, soft mud, AT, coll. NA Ronghua, 24 Oct 1960; 1 female (cl 8.7 mm), MBM 228768, CN K 287 B-30, 18°00'N, 108 °00'E, 91 m, soft mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 24 Oct 1960; 1 female (cl 8.1 mm), MBM 228773, CN K 289 B-60, 17° 30 'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 68 m, soft mud, AT, 24 Oct 1960; 1 male (cl 7.0 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.0 mm), MBM 228754, CN K 294 B-31, 18°00'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 85 m, soft mud, AT, coll. SHEN Shoupeng, 24 Oct 1960; 1 male (cl 7.7 mm), CN Q 270 B- 43, MBM228774, 20°00'N, 108 °00'E, 53 m, sand, AT, 5 Nov 1960; 1 female (cl 9.6 mm), MBM 228777, CN Q 296 B-28, 20° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 45 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. ZHANG Baolin, 10 Nov 1960; 1 female (cl 7.5 mm), MBM 228713, CN Q 295 B-32, 20° 45 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 45 m, soft sand, AT, coll. ZHANG Baolin, 11 Nov 1960; 1 male (cl 6.5 mm), 1 female (cl 7.9 mm), MBM 228703, CN X 143 B-25, 18° 20 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 82 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 6 Jan 1962; 2 females (cl 8.1, 8.7 mm), MBM 228761, CN X 147 B-17, 18°00'N, 106 ° 35 'E, 37 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 7 Jan 1962; 1 male (cl 7.1 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.8 mm), MBM 228718, CN X 145 B-25, 17° 40 'N, 107 ° 15 'E, 72 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 7 Jan 1962; 1 female (cl 9.1 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.1 mm), MBM 228744, CN X 150 B-54, 19°00'N, 106 ° 50 'E, 55 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 12 Jan 1962; 1 male (cl 7.7 mm), 3 females (cl 7.2-9.2 mm), MBM 228723, CN X 160 B-24, 19° 35 'N, 108 °00'E, 60 m, sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 14 Jan 1962; 1 female (cl 7.8 mm), MBM 228765, CN X 169 B-98, 20° 30 'N, 107 ° 15 'E, 29 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 20 Jan 1962; 1 male (cl 7.1 mm), 3 females (cl 8.5-9.2 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 7.1 mm), MBM 228757, CN X 172 B-67, 20°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 62 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 21 Jan 1962; 1 female (cl 7.9 mm), MBM 228726, CN X 175 B-44, 20° 40 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 49 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 22 Jan 1962; 1 female (cl 9.3 mm), MBM 228782, CN X 185 B-24, 18°00'N, 107 ° 45 'E, 90 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 9 Apr 1962; 1 male (cl 8.0 mm), 1 female (cl 9.1 mm), MBM 228731, CN X 191 B-29, 19°00'N, 106 ° 50 'E, 59 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 11 Apr 1962; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.6 mm), MBM 228714, CN X 196 B-41, 19°00'N, 107 °00'E, 60 m, sandy mud, AT, 12 Apr 1962; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.2 mm), MBM 228738, CN X 197 B-48, 19°00'N, 107 ° 30 'E, 68m, soft mud, AT, 12 Apr 1962; 2 females (cl 7.4, 9.2 mm), MBM 228746, CN X 200 B-36, 19° 30 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 51 m, soft mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 13 Apr 1962; 1 ovig. 1 female (cl 9.6 mm), MBM 228764, CN X 188 B-30, 18°00'N, 106 ° 35 'E, 33 m, soft mud, AT, 14 Apr 1962; 2 males (cl 6.7, 7.1 mm), MBM 228779, CN X 227 B-42, 17° 40 'N, 107 ° 15 'E, 68 m, soft mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 16 Aug 1962; 2 females (cl 8.0, 8.7 mm), MBM 228770, CN X 226 B-23, 18°00'N, 107 ° 45 'E, 83 m, mud, AT, 16 Aug 1962; 1 male (cl 6.9 mm), 1 female (cl 5.4 mm), MBM 228755, CN X 230 B-34, 18° 10 'N, 107 °00'E, 67 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 17 Aug 1962; 1 female (cl 8.3 mm), MBM 228766, CN X 244 B-32, 19° 50 'N, 107 °00'E, 38 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 21 Aug 1962; 1 male (cl 6.3 mm), 1 female (cl 5.5 mm), MBM 228763, CN X 253 B-68, 20° 10 'N, 108 °00'E, 56 m, coarse sand, AT, 25 Aug 1962; 1 female (cl 6.0 mm), MBM 228743, CN X 254 B-53, 20° 10 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 67 m, sandy mud, AT, 25 Aug 1962; 1 male (cl 6.7 mm), 1 female (cl 8.0 mm), MBM 228750, CN X 272 B-23, 18° 10 'N, 107 °00'E, 65 m, sandy mud, AT, 10 Oct 1962; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.3 mm), MBM 228748, CN X 273 B-22, 19°00'N, 106 ° 50 'E, 57 m, sandy mud, AT, 11 Oct 1962; 2 males (cl 6.0, 6.9 mm), MBM 228716, CN X 282 B-24, 19° 30 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 54 m, soft mud, AT, 12 Oct 1962; 1 female (cl 6.7 mm), MBM 228742, CN X 280 B-28, 19°00'N, 108 °00'E, 54 m, soft mud, AT, 12 Oct 1962; 1 female (cl 7.8 mm), MBM 228762, CN X 290 B-29, 19° 25 'N, 107 °00'E, 51 m, coarse sand, AT, 14 Oct 1962; 1 male (cl 6.9 mm), 3 females (cl 7.7-8.4 mm), MBM 228734, CN X 295 B-27, 20°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 64 m, sandy mud, AT, 18 Oct 1962; 1 female (cl 6.8 mm), MBM 228756, CN X 302 B-29, 20° 40 'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 46 m, coarse sand, AT, 29 Oct 1962. South China Sea (northern part). 1 ovig. female (cl 8.9 mm), MBM048912, CN S 190 B-44, 21° 15 'N, 109 ° 24 ' 10 "E, 81 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. WU Shaozong, 9 Jan 1959; 1 ovig. female (cl 9.1 mm), MBM048891, CN 12 -39, 20°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 65 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. TANG Zhican & CHEN Jili, 17 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 7. 3 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.9 mm), MBM048867, CN 13 -8, 20°00'N, 108 °00'E, 58 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. TANG Zhican, 21 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 7.7 mm), MBM048910, CN 24 -33, 20° 30 'N, 109 °00'E, 49 m, mud, BT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 24 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 7. 5 mm), MBM048856, CN 22 -22, 20° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 47.6 m, fine sandy mud, BT, coll. TANG Zhican, 24 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 7.4 mm), 4 females (cl 8.2-9.1mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.7 mm), MBM048956, CN 2 -66, 18° 45 'N, 110 ° 45 '01"E, 118.5 m, mud with shells and gravel, AT, coll. LIU Jixing, 25 Jan 1959; 3 males (cl 6.7-6.9 mm), 3 females (cl 5.8-8.7 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.7 mm), MBM048830, CN 2 -1, 19° 45 'N, 108 ° 45 'E, 54.5 m, soft mud, BT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 25 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 7.8 mm), 2 females (cl 8.5, 8.7 mm), MBM048925, CN 8 -3, 19°00'N, 108 °00'E, 72 m, soft mud, BT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 26 Jan 1959; 2 females (cl 9.1, 9.2 mm), MBM048949, CN 7 -7, 20°00'N, 111 ° 30 'E, 77 m, muddy sand, BT, coll. WANG Yongliang, 26 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 7.8 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.4 mm), MBM048955, CN 15 -37, 19° 15 'N, 111 °00'E, 78 m, sandy mud, BT, coll. WANG Yongliang, 27 Jan 1959; 3 males (cl 6.8 -8.0 mm), 4 females (cl 8.0- 8.8 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.0 mm), MBM048948, CN 15 -5, 18° 15 'N, 108 ° 15 'E, 83 m, soft mud, 27 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 9.2 mm), MBM048892, CN 6 -4, 18° 30 'N, 110 ° 30 'E, 112 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. LIU Jixing, 27 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 8.5 mm), MBM048915, CN 7 -3, 18° 15 'N, 110 ° 30 'E, 125 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. LIU Jixing, 27 Jan 1959; 5 males (cl 6.8-7.2 mm), 5 females (cl 5.3-8.7 mm), MBM048906, CN 19 -3, 20°00'N, 111 ° 15 'E, 48 m, sandy mud, BT, coll. WANG Yongliang, 28 Jan 1959; 1 female (cl 7.5 mm), MBM048919, CN 21 -18, 18° 15 'N, 108 ° 45 'E, 37 m, muddy sand, AT, 28 Jan 1959; 7 males (cl 7.4-8.4 mm), 8 females (cl 8.8-10.2 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 10.3 mm), MBM048952, CN 18 -20, 19° 45 'N, 111 ° 15 'E, 70 m, sandy mud, BT, coll. WANG Yongliang, 28 Jan 1959; 3 males (cl 7.2-8.4 mm), MBM048931, CN 17 -18, 19° 30 'N, 111 ° 15 'E, 90 m, sandy mud, BT, coll. WANG Yongliang, 28 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 7.5 mm), 1 female (cl 8.6 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.0 mm), MBM048900, CN 14 -23, 18° 12 'N, 109 ° 45 'E, 68 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. LIU Jixing, 29 Jan 1959; 1 male (cl 7.5 mm), 2 females (cl 7.9, 9.6 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.7 mm), MBM048923, CN 19 -21, 18°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 79 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 28 Jan 1959; 2 males (cl 7.5, 8.2 mm), 1 female (cl 9.5 mm), MBM048865, CN 15 -29, 18°00'N, 109 ° 30 'E, 68 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. LIU Jixing, 29 Jan 1959; 2 males (cl 7.0, 7.0 mm), MBM048794, CN S 145 B-25, 18° 15 'N, 111 °00'E, 62 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu & LIANG Guansheng, 11 Feb 1959; 1 male (cl 7.9 mm), MBM048885, CN 30 -20, 16° 30 'N, 110 °00'E, 85 m, fine muddy sand, AT, coll. H. Li, 16 Feb 1959; 1 ovig. female (cl 9.2 mm), MBM048905, CN 4 -26, 21° 15 'N, 109 ° 24 'E, 80 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. TANG Zhican, 16 Feb 1959; 2 males (cl 7.9, 8.2 mm), MBM048866, 21 °00'N, 109 ° 24 'E, 104 m, sand, AT, 16 Feb 1959; 1 male (cl 7.9 mm), 2 ovig. females (cl 9.4, 10.0 mm), MBM048894, CN 11 -14, 20°00'N, 112 °00'E, 95 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. TANG Zhican, 19 Feb 1959; 1 ovig. female (cl 9.5 mm), MBM048861, CN 24 -18, 17°00'N, 109 °00'E, 110 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. XU Fengshan, 19 Feb 1959; 1 female (cl 9.0 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.4 mm), MBM048935, CN 38 -19, 21° 15 'N, 114 °00'E, 56 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. WANG Yongliang, 20 Feb 1959; 1 male (cl 7.8 mm), MBM048898, CN 14 -19, 21° 15 'N, 114 ° 30 'E, 66 m, soft mud, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu, 13 Mar 1959; 2 females (cl 8.2, 9.2 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 8.9 mm), MBM048904, CN 15 -60, 21° 30 'N, 114 °00'E, 48 m, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu, 17 Mar 1959; 1 female (cl 9.4 mm), MBM048881, CN 23 -10, 21° 15 'N, 109 ° 24 'E, 86 m, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu, 20 Mar 1959; 1 male (cl 6.8 mm), 2 ovig. females (cl 9.5, 10.1 mm), MBM048855, CN 28 -22, 22°00'N, 115 °00'E, 63 m, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu, 21 Mar 1959; 1 male (cl 8.5 mm), MBM048906, CN 24 - 12, 21°00'N, 114 ° 30 'E, 85 m, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu, 21 Mar 1959; 1 male (cl 7.6 mm), MBM048879, CN 31 -3, 21° 45 'N, 115 ° 30 'E, 91 m, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu, 22 Mar 1959; 1 male (cl 7.4 mm), MBM048899, CN Q 25 -4, 18° 30 'N, 110 ° 15 'E, 46 m, soft mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 4 Apr 1959; 1 ovig. female (cl 8.3 mm), MBM048886, CN S 57 B-25, 21° 30 'N, 115 ° 30 'E, 115 m, mud, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu, 5 Apr 1959; 1 male (cl 7.9 mm), 1 female (cl 9.5 mm), 4 ovig. females (cl 9.0- 10.6 mm), MBM048944, CN Q 27 -9, 19°00'N, 110 ° 45 'E, 80 m, sandy mud, BT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 5 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 9.3 mm), MBM048887, CN S 66 B-8, 21° 30 'N, 115 °00'E, 91 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. WU Shaozong, 8 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 10.0 mm), MBM048903, CN S 67 B-2, 21°00'N, 115 °00'E, 102 m, mud, AT, coll. WU Shaozong, 8 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 10.0 mm), MBM048896, CN Q 36 B-3, 18°00'N, 110 °00'E, 89 m, sandy mud, BT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 8 Apr 1959; 1 male (cl 6.9 mm), MBM048882, CN S 77 B-8, 21° 30 'N, 114 °00'E, 54.5 m, soft mud, AT, coll. ZHANG Wufu, 9 Apr 1959; 2 females (cl 5.8, 7.9 mm), MBM048907, CN Q 40 B-13, 17° 45 'N, 109 ° 30 'E, 84 m, soft sandy mud, BT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 9 Apr 1959; 3 males (cl 6.9-7.6 mm), 3 females (cl 6.0- 9.5 mm), 2 ovig. females (cl 8.3, 9.1 mm), MBM048938, CN S 78 B-24, 21° 15 'N, 114 ° 30 'E, 75 m, soft mud, AT, coll. WU Shaozong, 10 Apr 1959; 2 males (cl 7.9, 8.3 mm), 1 female (cl 9.6 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.4 mm), MBM048742, CN S 79 B-9, 21°00'N, 114 °00'E, 78 m, sand, AT, coll. WU Shaozong, 10 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 9.4 mm), MBM048874, CN Q 45 B-13, 17° 45 'N, 109 °00'E, 74 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 11 Apr 1959; 1 male (cl 8.0 mm), MBM048909, CN Q 44 B-16, 17° 30 'N, 109 °00'E, 92 m, soft mud, AT, coll. FAN Zhengang, 11 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 8.3 mm), MBM048871, CN L 47 B-7, 20° 15 'N, 111 ° 30 'E, 70 m, soft mud, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 12 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 8.2 mm), 3 ovig. females (cl 8.8-9.2 mm), MBM048933, CN L 46 B-70, 20°00'N, 111 ° 30 'E, 76.5 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 12 Apr 1959; 1 ovig. female (cl 9.6 mm), MBM048738, CN L 45 B-37, 19° 30 'N, 111 ° 30 'E, 113 m, soft sandy mud, AT, coll. WANG Yongliang, 12 Apr 1959; 1 male (cl 7.0 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.7 mm), MBM048914, CN Q 56 B-5, 18°00'N, 108 °00'E, 86 m, coarse muddy sand, BT, coll. XU Fengshan, 16 Apr 1959; 1 male (cl 7.6 mm), 2 females (cl 6.7, 9.6 mm), 2 ovig. females (cl 8.3, 8.8 mm), MBM048901, CN Q 58 B-11, 18° 30 'N, 108 °00'E, 72 m, soft mud, BT, coll. XU Fengshan, 17 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 8.5 mm), 2 ovig. females (cl 7.7, 8.0 mm), MBM048747, CN N 39 B-1, 20°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 65 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. TANG Zhican, 18 Apr 1959; 2 males (cl 8.1, 8.7 mm), 1 female (cl 10.3 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.2 mm), MBM048908, CN K 28 B-31, 21°00'N, 112 ° 30 'E, 54 m, soft muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 18 Apr 1959; 1 male (cl 7.8 mm), 2 ovig. females (cl 9.3, 10.1 mm), MBM048761, CN K 29 B-39, 20° 30 'N, 112 ° 30 'E, 89 m, fine sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 18 Apr 1959; 2 females (cl 9.1, 10.5 mm), MBM048922, CN L 57 B-73, 20°00'N, 112 °00'E, 96.5 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 20 Apr 1959; 1 juv. (cl 3.8 mm), MBM048788, CN Q 48 B-42, 21°00'N, 108 ° 30 'E, 35 m, soft mud, AT, coll. TANG Zhican, 20 Apr 1959; 1 male (cl 6.1 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 10.7 mm), MBM048873, CN K 36 B-72, 21°00'N, 113 °00'E, 54 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 21 Apr 1959; 2 males (cl 6.7, 6.9 mm), 3 females (cl 9.7-10.4 mm), MBM048942, CN K 35 B-57, 20° 30 'N, 113 °00'E, 87 m, fine sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 21 Apr 1959; 1 male (cl 9.0 mm), 2 ovig. females (cl 10.2, 10.7 mm), MBM048940, CN K 34 B-70, 20°00'N, 113 °00'E, 104 m, fine sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 21 Apr 1959; 2 males (cl 7.3, 8.0 mm), 1 ovig. female (cl 9.5 mm), MBM048929, CN L 64 B-24, 19°00'N, 111 °00'E, 109 m, sandy mud, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 22 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 8.8 mm), MBM048895, CN L 63 B-8, 18° 45 'N, 111 °00'E, 122.5 m, soft mud, AT, coll. MA Xiutong, 22 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 7.2 mm), MBM048859, CN K 43 B-67, 21° 15 'N, 114 °00'E, 58 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 24 Apr 1959; 4 females (cl 9.4-10.2 mm), 4 ovig. females (cl 8.4-9.4 mm), MBM048918, CN K 44 B-62, 21°00'N, 113 ° 30 'E, 58 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 24 Apr 1959; 1 female (cl 10.0 mm), MBM048745, CN K 45 B-55, 20°00'N, 114 °00'E, 89 m, muddy sand, AT, coll. SUN Fuzeng, 25 Apr 1959; 4 males (cl 5.8-7.8 mm), 3 females (cl 5.6-9.3 mm), 3 ovig. females (cl 8.4-9

Pontocaris major Chan 1996

Pontocaris major Chan, 1996 Pontocaris major Chan, 1996: 304, fig. 13. Material examined. South China Sea. 1 male (cl 14.3 mm), MBM 228666, CN 30, 5° 35 'N, 114 ° 51 'E, 206 m, mud, AT, 29 Jul 1988; 1 female (cl 16.9 mm), MBM 228649, CN 32, 5° 40 '04'N, 112 °05' 99 'E, 170 m, muddy sand, AT, 31 Jul 1988. Distribution. South China Sea, Philippines, at depths of 116–457 meters. Remarks. The present specimens agree well with the original descriptions and illustrations by Chan (1996). The body is large and robust, the dactylus of the fifth pereiopod is strongly modified, the sixth thoracic sternite bears a large median tooth, the second abdominal tergite has the lateral sinuous ridges interrupted, the third abdominal tergite has the lateral sinuous ridges continuous, the sixth abdominal somite has two pairs of dorsolateral spines, the fifth abdominal somite lacks a dorsolateral spine, the abdominal pleura are all ventrally acute and elongate. The species has not been previously recorded from the South China Sea.Published as part of Han, Qingxi & Li, Xinzheng, 2008, Records of the crangonid shrimp genus Pontocaris Bate, 1888 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from Chinese waters, with notes on biology of P. pennata Bate, 1888, pp. 47-62 in Zootaxa 1807 on page 49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18271