First record of the Nephropid genus Acanthacaris Bate, 1888 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Nephropidae) from Taiwan

Chang, S-Ching.; Wang, T-Wei.; Chan, T-Yam.

Zootaxa 4032(5): 595-599

2015


ISSN/ISBN: 1175-5326
PMID: 26624388
Document Number: 682707
The giant deep-sea lobster genus Acanthacaris Bate, 1888 is reported for the first time from Taiwan. The single specimen with a total length of 36 cm was collected near a cold seep off southwestern Taiwan at about 1300 m deep and identified as A. tenuimana Bate, 1888.

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