Abstract
Cirolana phuketensis sp. n. was collected from coral rubble from the Andaman sea coast of Thailand. C. phuketensis sp. n. is described and fully illustrated; C. phuketensis sp. n. can be recognized by the presence of transverse sutures on pereonites 2–4, pereonite 7 having three transverse sutures forming a nodulose ridge, antennula peduncle with articles 1 and 2 fully fused; pleotelson dorsal surface with 2 sub-median longitudinal carinae, each of which has one prominent tubercle, lateral margins weakly convex, and posterior margin narrow and rounded; 6 molariform robust setae pereopod 1 on inferior margin of merus and the penial openings are two low tubercles. A dichotomous key to species of Cirolana in Thailand is given.
Highlights
Thailand lies in the tropical zone between Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
Specimens were collected from shallow-water coral-rubble habitats in the coastal zone of the Andaman Sea (Figure 1) using baited traps as described by Keable (1995)
Pleotelson 0.7 times as long as anterior width, dorsal surface with 2 tubercles and paired submedian longitudinal carina; lateral margins weakly concave, margins serrate, posterior margin evenly rounded, without median point, with 6 robust setae interspersed among 10 slender plumose setae as figured (Figure 6C, D)
Summary
Pleotelson 0.7 times as long as anterior width, dorsal surface with 2 tubercles and paired submedian longitudinal carina; lateral margins weakly concave, margins serrate, posterior margin evenly rounded, without median point, with 6 robust setae interspersed among 10 slender plumose setae as figured (Figure 6C, D).
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