species: Pontonides ankeri cf. in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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.

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Distribution

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