taxonID	type	description	language	source
D6DB9F304A24EF4638A360C41622860D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. " TAIWAN 2005 ", stn OCP 296, 22 ° 15.08 ' N, 121 ° 55.09 ' E, 4430 - 4455 m, 10 Aug 2005, 2 females cl 29.2 - 37.3 mm (NTOU M 02182). " TAIWAN 2008 ", stn CP 413, 22 ° 15.06 ' N, 121 ° 54.98 ' E, 4412 - 4446 m, 12 Jun 2008, 2 males cl 34.2 - 53.7 mm (NTOU M 02183); stn CP 414, 22 ° 37.91 ' N, 122 ° 32.72 ' E, 5011 - 4990 m, 13 Jun 2008, 3 males cl 25.2 - 37.7 mm, 1 female cl 20.2 mm (NTOU M 02184); stn CP 415, 22 ° 26.16 ' N, 122 ° 21.10 ' E, 4813 - 4807 m, 14 Jun 2008, 3 males cl 25.8 - 48.6 mm (NTOU M 02185); stn CP 416, 22 ° 26.44 ' N, 122 ° 21.18 ' E, 4824 - 4807 m, 15 Jun 2008, 1 male cl 25.7 mm, 1 female cl 27.1 mm (NTOU M 02186). " TAIWAN 2012 ", stn CP 465, 22 ° 37.56 ' N, 122 ° 32.23 ' E, 5004 - 4996 m, 01 Jul 2012, 1 male cl 40.8 mm (NTOU M 02187); stn CP 466, 22 ° 47.86 ' N, 122 ° 29.72 ' E, 5226 - 5314 m, 02 Jun 2012, 2 males cl 28.1 - 33.3 mm, 3 females cl 20.1 - 37.3 mm (NTOU M 02188); stn CP 467, 22 ° 48.01 ' N, 122 ° 29.69 ' E, 5227 - 5154 m, 02 Jun 2012, 4 males cl 23.8 - 30.7 mm, 4 females cl 13.7 - 39.1 mm (NTOU M 02189).	en	Yang, Chien-Hui, Chan, Tin-Yam (2019): New records of Benthesicymus Bate, 1881 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeoidea, Benthesicymidae) from the abyssal depths of Taiwan. ZooKeys 838: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051
D6DB9F304A24EF4638A360C41622860D.taxon	description	Description. Integument membranous and soft. Rostrum dorsally compressed and slightly elevated into a low crest, dorsal margin with three or rarely four (only in one specimen of the present material) teeth, ventral margin without teeth. Antennal spine minute but distinct. Hepatic spine present with deep cervical groove behind it. Hepatic and branchiocardiac carinae elevated (Fig. 2 A). Fourth to sixth abdominal somites with posteromedian spines. Posterior margin of fourth abdominal tergite distinctly crenate; with 19 - 33 (usually 23 - 28) teeth, medial teeth larger but obtuse (except for median tooth which is largest and acute) while lateral teeth sometimes sharper but smaller (Fig. 2 B). Telson with three pairs of movable lateral spines and one pair of terminal spines, distal pair of lateral spine adjacent to terminal spine (Fig. 2 C). Third maxilliped and first pereiopod both with merus and ischium bearing a sharp distomesial spine (Figs 2 D-E). Distal segment of third maxilliped with sharp spine at tip (Fig. 2 F). Thelycum lacking seminal receptacles but bearing median longitudinal carinae on fifth and sixth thoracic sternites. Seventh and eight thoracic sternites with large tubercle and sharp median spine, respectively (Fig. 2 G). Petasma with lateral lobe generally wide and flat, except for a long strong and narrow submarginal fold at ventrolateral lobule, another shorter subdistal fold also present on dorsolateral lobule; median lobe with distal margin minutely serrated (Fig. 2 I), dorsomedian lobule strongly folded and densely covered with small hooked spines (Fig. 2 H).	en	Yang, Chien-Hui, Chan, Tin-Yam (2019): New records of Benthesicymus Bate, 1881 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeoidea, Benthesicymidae) from the abyssal depths of Taiwan. ZooKeys 838: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051
D6DB9F304A24EF4638A360C41622860D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Northwest and Central Pacific, at depths of 3,530 to 6,350 m. There is one record of 0 - 5,700 m for this species (Kikuchi and Nemoto 1991) but it is very likely that the material was collected from more than 3500 m deep.	en	Yang, Chien-Hui, Chan, Tin-Yam (2019): New records of Benthesicymus Bate, 1881 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeoidea, Benthesicymidae) from the abyssal depths of Taiwan. ZooKeys 838: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051
B287DED7D3B976B6BC545ACFC5B63290.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Taiwan, " TAIWAN 2006 ", stn CP 366, 22 ° 02.87 ' N, 121 ° 10.08 ' E, 1302 - 1301 m, 24 Aug 2006, 1 male cl 14.3 mm (NTOU M 02190); stn CP 369, 24 ° 18.96 ' N, 122 ° 04.20 ' E, 3030 - 3070 m, 25 Aug 2006, 1 male cl 25.0 mm (NTOU M 02191).	en	Yang, Chien-Hui, Chan, Tin-Yam (2019): New records of Benthesicymus Bate, 1881 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeoidea, Benthesicymidae) from the abyssal depths of Taiwan. ZooKeys 838: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051
B287DED7D3B976B6BC545ACFC5B63290.taxon	description	Description. Integument moderately rigid. Rostrum rather straight, armed with two dorsal teeth. Carapace with surface rather smooth, lacking hepatic spine and without distinct grooves or carinae (Fig. 3 A). Abdomen with fourth to sixth somites each armed with a distinct posteromedian spine; fourth tergite also with posterior margin distinctly crenate or serrated, bearing 17 - 19 sharp teeth that progressively become smaller laterally (Fig. 3 B). Telson with three pairs of movable lateral spines and one pair of terminal spines, distalmost pair of lateral spines at some distance from terminal spines (Fig. 3 C). No spine on both merus and ischium of third maxilliped and first pereiopod. Third maxilliped heavily setose and distal segment lacking spine (Fig. 3 D). Petasma generally flat and simple, bilobed (Fig. 3 E), distal margin of median lobe slightly serrated (Fig. 3 F).	en	Yang, Chien-Hui, Chan, Tin-Yam (2019): New records of Benthesicymus Bate, 1881 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeoidea, Benthesicymidae) from the abyssal depths of Taiwan. ZooKeys 838: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051
B287DED7D3B976B6BC545ACFC5B63290.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Worldwide distribution and reported from eastern Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Indo-West Pacific, at depths of approximately 1,325 - 4,000 m but generally from 1,500 - 3,000 m (Crosnier 1986).	en	Yang, Chien-Hui, Chan, Tin-Yam (2019): New records of Benthesicymus Bate, 1881 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeoidea, Benthesicymidae) from the abyssal depths of Taiwan. ZooKeys 838: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.838.33051
