Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Dendrobranchiata - Benthesicymidae - Benthesicymus

Benthesicymus strabus Burkenroad, 1936


Selected Reference(s)
Benthesicymus strabus. - Burkenroad, M. D., 1936: 29, 32, 33, 42, 46, fig. 10, 23, 27, 34, 41, 46, 49. [Bate's spp. from Challenger stn 285] - French Polynesia

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Austral - Marine; Bathypelagic (4346m).

Regional Records: Benthesicymus brasiliensis Bate 1888: 332, pl. 57-fig. 1 (Southeast of Marotiri, Challenger st. 285, 14.10.1875, 32°36'S, 137°43'W, 4346m), Challenger specimens from South Pacific are not B. brasiliensis Bate, 1888 but B. strabus sp. nov., in Burkenroad (1936: 29) - Benthesicymus strabus Burkenroad, 1936: 29, 32, 33, 42, 46, fig. 10, 23, 27, 34, 41, 46, 49 (Bate's material; Syn.). - Poupin, 1998: 4 (Checklist).

Depth distribution: 4346 - 4346 m

References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko
Since November 2012, this database is updated in CRUSTA database - http://crustiesfroverseas.free.fr/