Gallardo Salamanca María de Los Ángeles, Asorey Cynthia, Macpherson Enrique
Departamento de Biología Marina and Centro de Ecología y Manejo Sustentable de Islas Oceánicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile Universidad Católica del Norte Coquimbo Chile.
Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Carr. Ac. Cala S. Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Spain Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes Blanes Spain.
Zookeys. 2025 Aug 4;1248:111-123. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1248.159542. eCollection 2025.
is described from the seamounts near Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and represents the first record of the genus for this region of the Pacific Ocean and for Chilean territory. The new species belongs to the group of species having the carapace with median protogastric and cardiac spines. has always been observed associated with the sea urchin . This potential mimicry-based association is uncommon in squat lobsters, which warrants further study.
该物种是从复活节岛(拉帕努伊岛)附近的海山描述而来,是该属在太平洋这一区域以及智利领土的首次记录。新物种属于头胸甲具有中胃前刺和心刺的物种群。一直观察到它与海胆有关联。这种基于拟态的关联在蝉虾中并不常见,值得进一步研究。