Pontonides ankeri cf.
©Anne Hoggett: Pontonides ankeri cf. on black coral Cirrhipathes on the reef slope at Hicks Reef near Lizard Island. This is the larger of two individuals on the same coral, about 1.5 cm long.
©Anne Hoggett: Pontonides ankeri cf. on black coral Cirrhipathes on the reef slope at Hicks Reef near Lizard Island. This is the smaller of two individuals on the same coral, about 1 cm long.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Palaemonidae
Genus
Pontonides
Species
Pontonides ankeri cf.
Distinguishing features
Possibly Pontonides ankeri but there are no records of that species from Australia yet (ALA accessed 24 Feb 2021). Not Dasycaris zanzibarica (which has been recorded at Lizard island) because there is no projection on the carapace.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
species: Dasycaris zanzibarica
also lives on Cirrhipathes and has pale transverse bands but it has a pointed projection on the carapace.
