Hemichela micrasterias Stock 1954

Hemichela micrasterias Stock

Hemichela micrasterias Stock, 1954:90–94, figs. 42, 43; 1985:153–155, figs. 1–11.—Fry, 1978:44.—Staples, 1982:464–465 [text].

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Visayan Sea, off northern Cebu Island, Sting Ray V sta T-17 (1).

Hemichela micrasterias Stock

Hemichela micrasterias Stock, 1954b:90–94, figs. 42–43; 1985:153–155, figs. 1–11.—Staples, 1982:464–465 [text].—Child, 1988a:10.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—HONSHU: Suruga Bay, 34°47.0′N, 138°42.0′E, 355–381 m, KT73–6, sta D-2, 10 Jul 1973 (1). Kii Strait, 33°23.9′N 135°42.1′E, 353–416 m, KT84-12, sta 7, 31 Aug 1984 (2 with eggs, 2; 3 juv); 33°28.6′N, 135°28.9′E, 353–354 m, KT84-12, sta 15, 1 Sep 1984 (1); 33°28.1′N, 135°28.5′E, 455–492 m, KT84–12, sta 16, 1 Sep 1984 (1).

DISTRIBUTION.—This species was described from Indonesian material and has recently been recorded from the central Philippines; all depths are from 20 to 84 meters. These are the first Japanese specimens recorded for this species. These records also lend emphasis to the proposed “corridor” of species in several genera (Child, 1983:699, 713; 1988b:55, first proposed for the genus Austrodecus) that appear to inhabit islands between the Australia-New Zealand areas and northern Japan. The second known species of this genus, H. longiunguis Staples, is, in fact, known from the Queensland coast of Australia. The two species of the genus thus inhabit localities from Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines to Japan, points on the proposed corridor.

Hemichela micrasterias là một loài nhện biển trong họ Ammotheidae. Loài này thuộc chi Hemichela. Hemichela micrasterias được miêu tả khoa học năm 1954 bởi Stock.

Bottom: sandy mud with shells

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