New records of Vetericaris chaceorum (Decapoda, Procarididea) from Hawai‘i
2013
Fransen, C. H. J. M. | Fransen, C. H. J. M. | De Grave, Sammy | Fransen, Charles H. J. M. | De Grave, Sammy | Sakihara, Troy S.
The family Procarididae has attracted considerable interest since it was first established by Manning & Chace (1972), with the family variously treated as a superfamily within Caridea and a separate infraorder. Recently, this debate was settled by Bracken et al. (2010) who, using one mitochondrial and three nuclear genes confirmed the position of the family as a separate infraorder within Decapoda. The family is comprised of two genera, Procaris Manning & Chace, 1972 with 5 species and the monotypic Vetericaris Kensley & Williams, 1986 (De Grave & Fransen, 2011). Despite the phylogenetic interest of the family, most species are known from very few specimens. Vetericaris chaceorum Kensley & Williams, 1986 is no exception and is only known from the holotype female (USNM 211364) and a single paratype female (USNM 211365). Both types were collected from a lava tube, Lua o Palahemo, 150 m north of the shoreline at Ka Lae (South Point), Hawai‘i Island, 18°55′N 155°42′W at a depth of 33 m in 1985 by T. M. Iliffe and D. Williams (see Kensley & Williams, 1986).
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