taxonID	type	description	language	source
03859630FFAB1C0ACDF0538728A5FA64.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Presumably no longer extant (Evans, 1967). Material examined. Alaska. USNM 13177, 1 female (cl 6.8 mm), Cape Lisburne, 9 – 12.6 m, coll. W. Dall; USNM 27693, 3 females (cl 6.5 – 7.3 mm), Belkofskyi Bay, 27 – 45 m, 1880, coll. W. Dall. Aleutian Islands. USNM 13191, 1 ovigerous female (cl 8.5 mm), off station reef, Iliuliuk Harbor, Unalaska, 5.4 m. Kamchatka Peninsula. USNM 13491, 3 males (cl 5.2 – 5.3 mm), 1 ovigerous female (cl 7.5 mm), 1 juvenile (cl 3.3 mm), Rakovaya Bay, Avacha Bay, coll. L. Stejneger; ZISP, 2 females (cl 6.6, 8.2 mm), " Alatyr ", stn 429, western Kamchatka, 23 m, gravel, 22 August 1963, coll. A. Neyman. Kurile Islands. ZISP 2 / 33569, Matsuba Bay, Shikotan Island, 19.5 – 25 m, 18 September 1949, dredge No. 23, coll. E. F. Gurjanova, 1 male (cl 6.8 mm); ZISP no number, 1 female (cl 6.8 mm), off Veslo Peninsula, Kunashir Island, 7 – 8 m, sea grass bed of Zostera asiatica, 6 August 1969, coll. Pushkin. Sakhalin. CBM-ZC 2412, 2 females (CL 7.0, 7.0 mm), Lebyazhiya Bay, 10 m, 31 July 1995, beam trawl, coll. M. Yabe. Japan. Hokkaido. CBM-ZC 92, 1 male (cl 4.6 mm), 3 females (cl 7.1 – 7.9 mm), off Usujiri, Minami Kayabe, 15 – 25 m, 11 June 1993, dredge, coll. F. Muto; CBM-ZC 270, 3 females (cl 6.0 – 7.1 mm), same locality, 15 – 30 m, 19 August 1993, dredge, coll. F. Muto; CBM-ZC 2433, 1 female (cl 7.1 mm), RV Tansei-maru, KT 95 - 13 cruise, stn 2, Nemuro Bay, eastern Hokkaido, 43 ° 29.8 ’ N, 145 ° 31.6 ’ E, 23 m, sand bottom, 15 September 1995, beam trawl, coll. T. Komai; CBM-ZC 5495, 1 male (cl 4.0 mm), off Usujiri, 20 – 25 m, 8 October 1991, dredge, coll. T. Komai; CBM-ZC 8602, 1 male (cl 5.4 mm), 3 females (cl 6.2 – 6.5 mm), same locality, 4 July 1992, dredge, coll. T. Komai; CBM-ZC 8599, 13 males (cl 4.0 – 5.9 mm), 18 females (cl 5.4 – 8.1 mm), same locality, 13 November 1992, coll. T. Komai; HUMZ-C 1179, 1 female (cl 6.5 mm), off Irifune, Hakodate, Hakodate Bay, southern Hokkaido, depth unknown, 19 November 1990, small beam trawl, coll. T. Komai; HUMZ-C 2138, 1 female (cl 8.1 mm), off Usujiri, 20 – 30 m, 2 July 1991, dredge, coll. T. Komai; HUMZ-C 2158, 1 ovigerous female (cl 8.6 mm), same locality, 25 m, 23 April 1993, dredge, coll. F. Muto. Prymorie. ZISP, 1 female (cl 6.2 mm), Stark’s Strait, Peter the Great Bay, 4 August 1979, sea grass meadow, coll. L. V. Mikulich. Exact locality unknown. ZISP 41392 - 1, Pacific Ocean, dredge 91 - 95, 1 female (cl 6.3 mm).	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFAB1C0ACDF0538728A5FA64.taxon	description	Description of females. Body (Fig. 1) moderately slender for genus; integument naked, glabrous, not particularly firm. Rostrum (Figs 1, 2 A, B) straight, directed forward or slightly ventrad, styliform, slightly falling short of or reaching beyond distal margin of antennal scale, 1.03 – 1.43 length of carapace; dorsal margin armed with 5 or 6 teeth including 3 – 5 on rostrum proper and 1 or 2 on carapace, posteriormost tooth arising from 0.14 – 0.16 of carapace length, distal 0.28 – 0.59 of dorsal margin unarmed; ventral blade moderately deep, deepest at slightly proximal to midlength of rostrum; ventral margin with 4 – 7 (most frequently 5 or 6) teeth; teeth subequal or slightly unequal in size except for tiny distalmost tooth; lateral carina blunt. Carapace (Figs 1, 2 A, B) with postorbital rostral ridge low, not extending to anterior 0.25 of carapace length; dorsal margin in lateral view straight; no postorbital tooth; antennal tooth moderately small; suborbital lobe (Fig 2 C) conspicuous, rounded, constricted at base, reaching or slightly overreaching antennal tooth; pterygostomial angle unarmed or armed with tiny tooth. Pleon (Fig. 1) dorsally rounded, weakly gibbous. Second somite with faint transverse groove on tergite. Dorsal surface of third tergite convex posteriorly, posterodorsal margin strongly produced and partially overhanging anterior part of fourth tergite. Pleura of anterior 4 somites broadly rounded, fifth pleuron with small posteroventral tooth; posterolateral margin of fifth pleuron slightly sinuous. Sixth somite 1.65 – 1.80 times longer than fifth somite and 1.90 – 2.10 times longer than high, bearing small posteroventral tooth; posterolateral process terminating in acute tooth. Telson (Fig. 2 D) about 1.20 – 1.30 length of sixth somite, 3.40 – 3.70 times longer than wide, lateral margins parallel in anterior 0.35, and then tapering posteriorly, armed with 3 – 6 (usually 4 or 5) dorsolateral spines on either side; posterior margin (Fig. 2 E) with 1 tiny median tooth and 3 pairs of spines, mesial pair smaller than 2 lateral pairs, bearing marginal setules. Eye-stalk (including cornea) (Fig. 2 B) generally subpyriform; cornea slightly wider and subequal in length to remaining part of eye-stalk; ocellus distinct, showing as black spot; maximal diameter of cornea 0.15 – 0.17 of carapace length. Antennular peduncle (Fig. 2 B) slightly falling short of midlength of antennal scale. First segment distinctly longer than distal 2 segments combined, unarmed on dorsodistal margin; stylocerite overreaching distal margin of first segment, rather abruptly tapering to sharp point, mesial margin convex, closely in touch with first segment; second segment about 0.30 length of first segment, with large spine at dorsolateral distal angle; third segment short, with moderately large spine on dorsodistal margin. Lateral flagellum with thickened aesthetasc-bearing portion 0.35 – 0.37 of carapace length. Antenna (Fig. 2 B, F) with basicerite bearing moderately large ventrolateral distal tooth; carpocerite reaching 0.30 length of antennal scale or distal margin of second segment of antennular peduncle. Antennal scale 0.88 – 1.18 of carapace length and 3.40 – 4.00 times longer than wide; lateral margin nearly straight; distal lamella rounded, strongly produced, considerably exceeding beyond distolateral tooth. Third maxilliped (Figs 1, 3 A) moderately stout, reaching distal 0.30 – 0.40 of antennal scale; ultimate segment about 2.40 length of carpus (= penultimate segment), tapering distally, with several darkly pigmented corneous spines distally; antepenultimate segment subequal in length to distal 2 segments combined, with long, slender spine on distolateral margin, lateral surface rounded, with scattered tufts of short setae. First pereopod (Fig. 3 B) moderately stout, not reaching midlength of antennal scale; chela (Fig. 3 C) 1.40 – 1.50 of carpal length; dactylus about half length of palm, terminating in 2 darkly pigmented, strong corneous ungues (Fig. 3 D); fixed finger terminating in single corneous unguis (Fig. 3 D); merus about 1.40 of carpal length, about 3.00 times longer than high; dorsolateral distal angle of ischium with tiny denticle. Second pereopods (Fig. 3 E) equal, slightly falling short of distal margin of antennal scale; dactylus about 0.60 of palm length; carpus about 4.00 times longer than chela, divided in 7 unequal articles; ischium slightly longer than merus, with few spiniform setae subproximally on ventral margin. Third to fifth pereopods moderately long and slender, slightly decreasing in length posteriorly. Third pereopod (Fig. 3 F) falling somewhat short of distal margin of antennal scale; dactylus (Fig. 3 G) about 0.25 of propodal length, about 2.50 times longer than deep, terminating in acute, pigmented unguis, armed with 5 or 6 accessory spinules notably increasing in size distally and also pigmented; propodus with 2 rows of slender spinules on ventral margin (Fig. 3 G); carpus 0.45 – 0.50 of propodal length; merus 7.50 – 8.50 times longer than high, armed with 3 – 5 spines decreasing in length proximally; ischium unarmed. Fourth pereopod (Fig. 3 H) reaching distal 0.20 – 0.25 of antennal scale; merus with 2 – 5 (usually 3 or 4) spines on lateral surface ventrally. Fifth pereopod (Fig. 3 I) reaching midlength of antennal scale; propodus with tufts of grooming setae distally (Fig. 3 J); merus with 2 – 4 (usually 3) spines on lateral surface ventrally. Gill formula as in Table 1. Only third maxilliped with strap-like epipod corresponding to setobranch on first pereopod; no epipods on pereopods, and thus no corresponding setobranchs on second pereopod and thereafter. Pleopods typical of genus; ventrolateral lobe of protopods expanded in spawning molt; endopod of first pleopod subtriangular, without appendix interna. Uropod (Fig. 1) with both rami slightly overreaching posterior margin of telson. Description of male. Body more slender than in females (Fig. 4 A, C). Rostrum (Fig. 4 B) 1.22 – 1.42 length of carapace, anterior 0.28 – 0.53 unarmed. Third pleonal tergite more strongly convex than in females (Fig. 4 C). Corneal diameter about 0.20 of carapace length (Fig. 4 A). Outer flagellum of antennule (Fig. 4 A) larger than in females, thickened aesthetasc-bearing portion about half length of carapace. Antennal scale 0.98 – 1.21 times longer than carapace. Third to fifth pereopods less stout than in females. Meri of third to fifth pereopods armed with 3 or 4 (rarely 5) spines, 3 or 4 (rarely 2) spines and 3 (rarely 2) spines, respectively. Endopod of first pleopod (Fig. 4 D) elongate subtriangular, with conspicuous appendix interna at terminal position; distolateral lobule not differentiated; mesial margin with row of small spiniform setae, lateral margin with row of long plumose setae. Second pleopod with appendix masculina (Fig. 4 E) slightly shorter than appendix interna, with numerous long setae on dorsal surface to tip. Coloration in life. Considerably variable from nearly colorless to brown, reddish brown or green. Size. Females cl 5.3 – 8.9 mm, ovigerous females cl 7.5 – 8.9 mm; males cl 4.0 – 6.6 mm. Variation. A total of 65 specimens, including 42 females, 22 males and one juvenile, were examined for assessing morphological variation in some characters possibly providing diagnostic significance. The number of the rostral ventral teeth varies from three to seven (Fig. 18), but more than half of the specimens examined (31 of 54 specimens; 57.4 %) have five teeth. Thirteen specimens (24.0 %) have six teeth, and eight (14.8 %) have four teeth. The possession of three or seven teeth appears unusual for the species, because there is only a single example for each case. Frequency of the presence or absence of the pterygostomial tooth on the carapace varied with sexes (Table 2). Females are provided with the teeth on both sides in most specimens (84.6 %), and it is restricted to one side only in three specimens (7.7 %) or entirely absent in three specimens (7.7 %). On the other hand, only about one-fourth of males (27.3 %) have the teeth on both sides; five specimens (22.7 %) have the tooth on one side; and 11 specimens (50.0 %) entirely lack the tooth. The number of the meral spines on the third pereopod is variable from three to six (Fig. 19), but the majority of the specimens (88.0 %) have four or five spines. Six specimens (10 %) have six spines; only one specimen has six spines only on the left side, and thus this condition is rather unusual for this species.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFAB1C0ACDF0538728A5FA64.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Widely distributed in the northern North Pacific Ocean: Peter the Great Bay, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, Kurile Islands, Kamtchatka Peninsula, Cape Lisburne in the Chukchi Sea, Bering Sea to Strait of Georgia; subtidal to 45 m.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFAB1C0ACDF0538728A5FA64.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This study demonstrates that Heptacarpus camtschaticus is restricted to cold waters, although widely distributed in the northern North Pacific. The occurrence of the species in Honshu to Kyushu of Japan and Korea has not been confirmed. Specimens from the Pacific coast of Honshu, Japan, and Korea, which agree with the accounts of Heptacarpus camtschaticus by Hayashi & Miyake (1968) and Hayashi (1979, 1992) do represent a separate taxon, H. acuticarinatus n. sp. Therefore, previous records of H. camtschaticus from the Pacific coast of Honshu to Kyushu islands of Japan, Korea, and northern China (Balss, 1914; Parisi, 1919; Yokoya, 1933; Liu, 1963; Hayashi & Miyake, 1968; Kikuchi & Miyake, 1978; Hayashi, 1979, 1992; Cha et al., 2001) are referred to the new species. Igarashi (1971) recorded H. camtschaticus from Usu Bay, Hokkaido. Although he did not properly describe morphological features of his specimen, the given photograph (Igarashi, 1971, pl. 2, fig. 4) clearly shows a short third maxilliped not reaching the midlength of the antennal scale and a somewhat geniculate pleon. These features clearly suggest that his specimen actually represent H. longirostris, instead of H. camtschaticus (see “ Comparison ”).	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA11C0CCDF0566728F2FD5A.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype. CBM-ZC 8980, ovigerous female (cl 5.4 mm), Sagami Bay, 35 ° 07.858 ' N, 139 ° 33.698 ' E, 100 – 101 m, sand bottom, 22 January 2003, RV Rinkai-maru, dredge, coll. T. Komai. Paratypes. Japan. CBM-ZC 3531, 1 female (cl 4.0 mm), off Kominato, Boso Peninsula, 100 – 150 m, 27 February 1997, gill net, coll. T. Komai; CBM-ZC 2695, 5 females (cl 2.6 – 3.9 mm), 1 ovigerous female (cl 5.4 mm), off Shionomisaki, Kii Peninsula, 80 m, 25 July 1991, dredge, coll. S. Nagai; HUMZ-C 1174, 1 male (cl 3.7 mm), Kashima-nada Sea off Ibaraki Prefecture, depth unknown, 25 September 1989, larva net accidentally on bottom, coll. D. Kitagawa; NSMT-Cr S 9, 1 ovigerous female (cl 4.9 mm), Sagami Bay, 35 ° 07.90 ’ N, 139 ° 34.48 ’ E, 94 – 95 m, sand bottom, 27 February 2002, RV Rinkai-maru, dredge, coll. T. Komai. Korea. NFRDI-Cr 20070417 - 1, 2 females (cl 5.5, 5.6 mm), 1 male (cl 5.2 mm), Hansan Island, 20 – 30 m, September 1998; NFRDI-Cr 20070417 - 2, 5 ovigerous females (cl 5.9 – 6.4 mm), same locality, 20 April 1999; NFRDI-Cr 20070417 - 3, 5 ovigerous females (cl 6.1 – 6.8 mm), same locality, 20 May 1999. Other material. Japan. HUMZ-C 29, 2 females (cl 5.2, 5.7 mm), off Irifune, Hakodate, Hakodate Bay, southern Hokkaido, ca. 30 m, 9 November 1986, gill net, coll. T. Komai; HUMZ-C 1179, 1 female (cl 5.0 mm), similar locality, depth unknown, 19 November 1990, small beam trawl, coll. T. Komai.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA11C0CCDF0566728F2FD5A.taxon	description	Description of female. Body (Fig. 5) moderately robust for genus. Rostrum (Fig. 5, 6 A, B) straight, directed forward, slightly falling short of or reaching distal margin of antennal scale, 1.22 – 1.53 length of carapace; dorsal margin armed with 5 – 7 teeth including 4 – 6 on rostrum proper and 1 or 2 on carapace, posteriormost tooth arising from 0.13 – 0.17 length of carapace, distal 0.16 – 0.30 of dorsal margin unarmed; ventral blade relatively deep, deepest at slightly proximal to midlength of rostrum; ventral margin with 5 – 8 teeth (teeth slightly unequal or subequal in size except for minute distalmost tooth); lateral carina sharply defined. Carapace (Fig. 5, 6 A, B) with postorbital rostral ridge low, not extending to anterior 0.25 of carapace length; dorsal margin in lateral view nearly straight; suborbital lobe (Fig 6 A) rounded, constricted at base, falling short of or reaching antennal tooth; pterygostomial angle always with small tooth. Pleon (Fig. 5) dorsally rounded, not gibbous. Second somite with faint transverse groove on tergite. Dorsal surface of third tergite evenly convex, posterodorsal margin somewhat produced. Pleura of anterior four somites broadly rounded; fifth pleuron with moderately large posteroventral tooth, posterolateral margin sinuous. Sixth somite 1.50 – 1.60 times longer than fifth and 1.90 – 2.00 times longer than high. Telson (Figs 5, 6 C) 1.20 – 1.30 length of sixth somite, about 3.60 times longer than wide, armed with 5 or 6 dorsolateral spines on either side; posterior margin terminating in acute tooth, with 3 pairs of unequal spines. Eye-stalk (Fig. 6 B) generally subpyriform; cornea slightly wider and longer than remaining part of eyestalk; ocellus distinct, showing as black spot; maximal diameter of cornea 0.20 – 0.22 of carapace length. Antennular peduncle (Fig. 6 B) not reaching midlength of antennal scale. First segment unarmed on dorsodistal margin; stylocerite overreaching distal margin of first segment, acuminate, mesial margin convex or sinuous, closely in touch with first segment; second segment about 0.30 length of first segment, with small spine at dorsolateral distal angle; third segment short, with small spine on dorsodistal margin. Lateral flagellum with thickened aesthetasc-bearing portion 0.30 – 0.35 of carapace length. Antenna (Fig. 6 B, D) with basicerite bearing moderately large ventrolateral distal tooth; carpocerite reaching 0.30 – 0.35 length of antennal scale or distal margin of second segment of antennular peduncle. Antennal scale 1.02 – 1.09 length of carapace and 3.30 – 3.70 times longer than wide; lateral margin straight; distal lamella rounded, moderately produced, exceeding beyond distolateral tooth. Third maxilliped (Figs 5, 7 A) moderately stout, relatively long, reaching distal 0.15 – 0.30 of antennal scale; ultimate segment 2.20 – 2.40 length of carpus (= penultimate segment), tapering distally, with several darkly pigmented corneous spines distally. First pereopod (Fig. 7 B) moderately stout, reaching nearly to midlength of antennal scale; chela (Fig. 7 C) about 1.85 – 2.00 of carpal length and 3.50 – 3.80 times longer than wide; dactylus 0.50 – 0.60 length of palm, terminating in 2 darkly pigmented, strong corneous ungues (Fig. 7 D); fixed finger terminating 1 corneous unguis (Fig. 7 D); merus about 1.70 of carpal length and about 3.20 – 3.40 times longer than high; dorsolateral distal angle of ischium with small denticle. Second pereopods (Fig. 7 E) equal, slightly falling short of distal margin of antennal scale; dactylus 0.70 – 0.75 of palm length (Fig. 7 F); carpus about 3.80 times longer than chela, divided in 7 unequal articles; ischium subequal in length to merus. Third to fifth pereopods relatively long, similar in structure. Third pereopod (Fig. 7 G) reaching or slightly overreaching distal margin of antennal scale; dactylus (Fig. 7 H) 0.25 – 0.30 of propodal length, 4.50 – 5.00 times longer than deep, terminating in long, acute, pigmented unguis, armed with 5 or 6 accessory spinules on flexor margin; propodus with 2 rows of slender spinules on flexor margin (Fig. 7 H); carpus 0.40 – 0.45 of propodal length; merus 9.00 – 9.50 times longer than high, armed with 7 – 10 lateral spines; ischium unarmed. Fourth pereopod (Fig. 7 I) reaching distal 0.70 – 0.80 of antennal scale; merus with 5 – 8 lateral spines. Fifth pereopod (Fig. 7 J) reaching midlength of antennal scale; propodus with tufts of grooming setae distally (Fig. 7 K); merus with 3 – 6 lateral spines. Gill formula as in Table 1. Only third maxilliped with strap-like epipod corresponding to setobranch on first pereopod. Uropod (Fig. 5) with both rami reaching or slightly overreaching posterior margin of telson. Description of males. Body slightly more slender than in females (Fig. 8 A, C). Rostrum (Fig. 8 A, B) 1.42 – 1.57 length of carapace, anterior 0.16 – 0.24 unarmed. Pleon (Fig. 8 C) weakly geniculate; third pleonal tergite evenly convex in posterior part. Corneal diameter about 0.20 – 0.22 of carapace length (Fig. 8 A). Outer flagellum of antennule larger than in females, thickened aesthetasc-bearing portion about 0.50 length of carapace (Fig. 8 A). Antennal scale 1.14 – 1.25 times longer than carapace. Third to fifth pereopods similar to those of females. Endopod of first pleopod (Fig. 8 D) elongate subtriangular, with conspicuous appendix interna at terminal position; distolateral lobule delineated; mesial margin with row of small spiniform setae, lateral margin with row of long plumose setae. Second pleopod with appendix masculina slightly shorter than appendix interna, with numerous setae increasing in length distally on dorsal surface to tip (Fig. 8 E). Size. Females cl 3.0 – 6.8 mm, ovigerous females cl 4.4 – 6.8 mm; males cl 5.2 mm. Variation. A total of 25 specimens, including 23 females and two males, were examined for assessing morphological variation in some characters possibly providing diagnostic significance. The number of the rostral ventral teeth varies from five to eight (Fig. 18). In all the specimens examined, the carapace is provided with pterygostomial teeth on both sides. The number of the meral spines on the third pereopod varies from seven to 10 (Fig. 19), but the majority of the examined specimens (23 of 25 specimens; 92 %) have seven to nine spines. Other two specimens (8.0 %) have ten meral spines. Coloration in life. Body and appendages generally pale pink; cornea gray (Fig. 9).	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA11C0CCDF0566728F2FD5A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Southern Hokkaido to Kyushu, Japan, Korea, and Yellow Sea, 30 – 150 m.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA11C0CCDF0566728F2FD5A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The new species appears closest to Heptacarpus camtschaticus, with which it has been confounded, but is readily distinguished from the latter by a number of characters, including the sharp lateral carina of the rostrum and the relatively longer pereopods with more numerous meral spines (see “ Comparison ” for details). The present study strongly suggests that H. camtschaticus does not occur in the Pacific coast of Honshu to Kyushu, Japan. Thus, the records of H. camtschaticus by Balss (1914) and Parisi (1919) from Sagami Bay and Yokoya (1933) from Aichi Prefecture (all as Spirontocaris) are referred to H. acuticarinatus n. sp. There is little doubt that the specimen from Amakusa, Kyushu, cited as H. camtschaticus by Hayashi & Miyake (1968), Kikuchi & Miyake (1978), Hayashi (1979, 1992), is identical with the new species, because the morphological attributes described or shown in these references closely fit those of the new species. Similarly, the occurrence of H. acuticarinatus n. sp. instead of H. camtschaticus has been confirmed in Korean waters. Therefore, Korean records of H. camtschaticus by Cha et al. (2001) are also referred to the new species. Regarding the geographical range, the record of H. camtschaticus from northern China (Liu, 1963) is also most probably referred to the new species.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA11C0CCDF0566728F2FD5A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is a combination of the Latin acutus (= sharp) and carinatus (ridged), in reference to the characteristic sharp lateral carina of the rostrum.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA71C16CDF053622E71FD02.taxon	description	Heptacarpus geniculata. – Kubo, 1960: 102, pl. 51, fig. 4.? Spirontocaris geniculata. – Yokoya, 1933: 26; Nishimura, 1939: 26.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA71C16CDF053622E71FD02.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Presumably no longer extant (Evans, 1967). Material examined. Japan. CBM-ZC 510, 10 females (cl 6.3 – 7.4 mm), 3 males (cl 4.9 – 6.2 mm), Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Seto Inland Sea, subtidal, 13 October 1997, coll. K. Yamashita; CBM-ZC 591, 1 female (cl 3.1 mm), Takeoka, Futtsu, Boso Peninsula, intertidal, 13 May 1994, coll. T. Sunobe; CBM-ZC 959, 2 females (cl 8.8, 9.9 mm), Kanbayashi Port, Miyako Bay, Iwate Prefecture, subtidal, trap, 12 August 1994, coll. T. Komai; CBM-ZC 1694, 1 ovigerous female (cl 9.4 mm), Nebama, Otsuchi Bay, Iwate Prefecture, 3 – 4 m, Zostera belt, small beam trawl, 26 May 1995, coll. T. Komai; CBM-ZC 8525, 2 ovigerous females (cl 8.3, 9.4 mm), Kurahashi Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Seto Inland Sea, 5 m, commercial trawler, 13 April 2005, coll. K. Hiramoto; HUMZ-C 140, 1 male (cl 5.5 mm), Kanbayashi Port, Miyako Bay, 2 – 3 m, 30 December 1982, trap, coll. T. Komai; HUMZ-C 159, same locality, 24 October 1987, trap, coll. T. Komai; KMNH (formerly ZLKU 4058), 17 ovigerous females (cl 8.3 – 9.1 mm), 5 females (cl 8.6 – 10.3 mm), 33 males (cl 4.8 – 6.1 mm), Tomioka Bay, Amakusa Islands, Kumamoto Prefecture, subtidal, Zostera belt, 22 and 23 December 1958, small Danish seine, coll. T. Kikuchi; KMNH (formerly ZLKU 9411), 4 females (cl 4.1 – 7.8 mm), Aomori Bay, Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, subtidal, 20 July 1959, small Danish seine, coll. H. Sando.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA71C16CDF053622E71FD02.taxon	description	Description of female. Body (Fig. 10) slender for genus. Rostrum (Figs 10, 11 A, B) straight, directed forward, generally styliform, slightly falling short of to slightly overreaching distal margin of antennal scale, 1.11 – 1.57 of carapace length; dorsal margin armed with 4 – 6 (most frequently 5) teeth including 2 – 4 (most frequently 3) on rostrum proper and 1 or 2 on carapace, posteriormost tooth arising from 0.14 – 0.17 length of carapace, distal 0.34 – 0.72 of dorsal margin unarmed; ventral blade relatively shallow, deepest at proximal to midlength; ventral margin with 6 – 9 (rarely 5) teeth; teeth subequal or slightly unequal except for smaller distalmost tooth; lateral carina blunt. Carapace (Figs 10, 11 A, B) with postorbital rostral ridge low, not extending to anterior 0.25 of carapace length; dorsal margin in lateral view straight; suborbital lobe (Fig 11 A) rounded, constricted at base, falling short of or reaching antennal tooth; pterygostomial angle unarmed or armed with tiny tooth. Pleon (Figs 10, 13 E) strongly gibbous. Second somite with faint transverse groove on tergite. Dorsal surface of third tergite strongly elevated in posterior part; posterodorsal margin of tergite weakly produced. Pleura of anterior four somites broadly rounded, fifth pleuron with moderately large posteroventral tooth; posterolateral margin of fifth pleuron slightly sinuous. Sixth somite 1.75 – 1.90 times longer than fifth and about 2.00 times longer than high. Telson (Fig. 11 C) about 1.20 – 1.30 length of sixth somite, 3.40 – 3.70 times longer than wide, armed with 3 – 5 (most frequently 4) dorsolateral spines on either side; posterior margin with 1 sharp median tooth and 3 pairs of unequal spines. Eye-stalk (Fig. 11 B) generally subpyriform; cornea slightly wider and shorter than remaining part of eyestalk; ocellus distinct, showing as black spot; maximal diameter of cornea 0.15 – 0.18 of carapace length. Antennular peduncle (Fig. 11 B) falling short of midlength of antennal scale. First segment unarmed on dorsodistal margin; stylocerite overreaching distal margin of first segment, acuminate, mesial margin convex or sinuous, closely in touch with first segment; second segment about 0.30 length of first segment, with large spine at dorsolateral distal angle; third segment short, with moderately large spine on dorsodistal margin. Lateral flagellum with thickened aesthetasc-bearing portion 0.30 – 0.35 of carapace length. Antenna (Fig. 11 B, C) with basicerite bearing moderately large ventrolateral distal tooth; carpocerite reaching 0.30 length of antennal scale or distal margin of second segment of antennular peduncle. Antennal scale 0.96 – 1.29 of carapace length and 5.50 – 6.00 times longer than wide; lateral margin straight or slightly concave; distal lamella rounded, strongly produced, considerably exceeding beyond distolateral tooth. Third maxilliped (Figs 10, 12 A) moderately stout, short, falling short of midlength of antennal scale; ultimate segment about 2.20 length of carpus (= penultimate segment), tapering distally, with several darkly pigmented corneous spines distally. First pereopod (Fig. 12 B) moderately stout, slightly overreaching base of antennal scale; chela (Fig. 12 C) 1.50 – 1.70 of carpal length and 3.50 – 3.90 times longer than wide; dactylus about 0.60 length of palm, terminating in 2 darkly pigmented, strong corneous ungues (Fig. 12 D); fixed finger terminating in single corneous unguis (Fig. 12 D); carpus slightly widened distally; merus about 1.60 of carpal length, about 3.20 times longer than high; dorsolateral distal angle of ischium with minute denticle. Second pereopods (Fig. 12 E) equal, reaching midlength of antennal scale; dactylus about 0.60 of palm length; carpus about 3.80 times longer than chela, divided in 7 unequal articles; ischium subequal in length to merus. Third to fifth pereopods relatively short, similar in structure. Third pereopod (Fig. 12 F) overreaching midlength of antennal scale by length of dactylus; dactylus (Fig. 12 G) 0.30 – 0.35 of propodal length, 3.50 – 3.80 times longer than deep, terminating in acute, pigmented unguis, armed with 5 – 6 accessory spinules on flexor margin; propodus with 2 rows of slender spinules on flexor margin; carpus 0.45 – 0.50 of propodal length; merus 8.50 – 9.50 times longer than high, armed with 6 – 8 spines ventrally; ischium unarmed. Fourth pereopod (Fig. 12 H) not reaching midlength of antennal scale; merus with 4 – 7 lateral spines. Fifth pereopod (Fig. 12 I) reaching 0.30 of antennal scale; propodus with tufts of grooming setae distally (Fig. 12 J); merus with 3 – 5 lateral spines. Gill formula as in Table 1. Only third maxilliped with strap-like epipod corresponding to setobranch on first pereopod. Uropod (Fig. 10) with both rami slightly overreaching posterior margin of telson. Description of male. Body more slender than in females (Fig. 13 A, B). Rostrum (Fig. 13 A) 1.32 – 1.55 length of carapace, anterior 0.39 – 0.71 unarmed. Third pleonal tergite very strongly convex in posterior part, sometimes markedly produced (Fig. 13 B). Corneal diameter about 0.15 – 0.17 of carapace length (Fig. 13 A). Outer flagellum of antennule larger than in females, thickened aesthetasc-bearing portion about 0.40 length of carapace (Fig. 13 A). Antennal scale 1.16 – 1.26 times longer than carapace. Third to fifth pereopods less stout than in females, armature similar to that of females. Endopod of first pleopod (Fig. 13 C) elongate subtriangular, with conspicuous appendix interna at terminal position; distolateral lobule not differentiated; mesial margin with row of small spiniform setae, lateral margin with row of long plumose setae. Second pleopod with appendix masculina distinctly longer than appendix interna, with numerous long setae on dorsal surface to tip (Fig. 13 D). Variation. A total of 79 specimens, including 43 females, 36 males, were examined for assessing morphological variation in some characters possibly providing diagnostic significance. The number of ventral rostral teeth varies from five to ten (Fig. 18), but the many of the specimens examined have seven or eight teeth (47 of 69 specimens; 68.1 %). Ten and nine specimens (14.5 % and 13.0 %) have nine or six teeth respectively. Only two specimens and a single specimen have five or ten teeth respectively, and thus the conditions may be rather exceptional for H. geniculatus. Frequency of the presence or absence of the pterygostomial tooth on the carapace is summarized in Table 3. Most of the females (35 of 42 specimens; 83.3 %) lack the pterygostomial tooth on either side, although seven specimens (16.7 %) have the tooth on both sides. There is no example that one side bears a tooth. On the other hand, the pterygostomial angle is exclusively unarmed on both sides in the male specimens. The number of meral spines on the third pereopod varies from five to eight (Fig. 19), but the majority of the examined specimens (82.0 %) have six or seven spines. Nine specimens (11.5 %) have five meral spines, and five specimens (6.5 %) have eight spines. Size. Females cl 3.3 – 9.9 mm, ovigerous females cl 7.5 – 9.4 mm; males cl 4.9 – 6.1 mm. Coloration in life. Variable; body and appendages transparent, dark brown, reddish brown, or green. occasionally with white middorsal longitudinal stripe.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA71C16CDF053622E71FD02.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Temperate waters in East Asia: southern Hokkaido to Kyushu, Japan, Korea, and northern China, intertidal to 4 m. Abundant in Zostera belts of inshore waters.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFA71C16CDF053622E71FD02.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The present study shows that Heptacarpus geniculatus is restricted to temperate parts in East Asia. Therefore, the records by Doflein (1902) and Rathbun (1902) are referable to H. geniculatus only at least in part, because their material contained specimens from Nemuro (Doflein, 1902) or from Muroran (as Mororan; Rathbun, 1902), the locations in Hokkaido where the occurrence of H. geniculatus has not been verified. Similarly, Nishimura’s (1939) record of Spirontocaris geniculata can not be referred to the present species, as his specimens came from Nemuro and Muroran. It is impossible to specify what species was actually represented by these records, because no information on morphology was provided. From Nemuro and the adjacent area, the occurrence of H. camtschaticus and H. longirostris has been confirmed. Furthermore, the occurrence of H. geniculatus at sublittoral depths exceeding 100 m has not been confirmed. Therefore, the record by Yokoya (1933) from north of Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture, at a depth of 145 m is questionably included in the synonymy. We concur with previous authors that Spirontocaris alcimede de Man, 1906 is a junior synonym of Heptacarpus geniculatus. Eualus geniculata var. longirostris Kobjakova, 1936, which was synonymized with H. geniculatus by Hayashi (1979), is resurrected as a full species (see “ Remarks ” of H. longirostris).	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFBD1C19CDF0534A28C7FDFA.taxon	description	Hippolyte geniculata. — Doflein, 1902: 636 (? part).	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFBD1C19CDF0534A28C7FDFA.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Presumably no longer extant. Material examined. Kurile Islands. ZISP 2 / 33569, 2 females (cl 8.0, 10.0 mm), Matsuba Bay, Shikotan Island, 19.5 – 25 m, 18 September 1949, dredge No. 23, coll. E. F. Gurjanova, identified with Eualus geniculata longirostris by Z. I. Kobjakova; ZISP 1 / 33568, interior part of Anama Bay, Shikotan Island, 3 August 1949, trawl, coll. E. F. Gurjanova, 1 female (cl 7.7 mm), identified with Eualus geniculata longirostris by Z. I. Kobjakova. Japan. Hokkaido. CBM-ZC 8659, 2 females (cl 6.2, 7.3 mm), Notoro Lake, Abashiri, Hokkaido, subtidal, Zostera belt, 13 May 2005, sledge, coll. S. Chiba; CBM-ZC 8600, 1 female (cl 6.6 mm), 1 ovigerous female (cl 6.4 mm), Usujiri, Minami-Kayabe, 20 m, 13 November 1992, dredge, coll. T. Komai; CBM-ZC 8601, 2 females (cl 7.8, 8.4 mm), 1 male (cl 4.6 mm), same locality, 20 – 25 m, 8 October 1991, dredge, coll. T. Komai; CBM-ZC 8660, 8 females (cl 5.0 – 7.3 mm), same locality, 30 September 2005, sledge, coll. S. Chiba; CBM-ZC 8661, 2 males (cl 3.7, 4.0 mm), 7 females (cl 8.2 – 6.2 mm), Futatsu-iwa, Abashiri, Hokkaido, subtidal, Zostera belt, 10 September 2005, coll. S. Chiba; CBM-ZC 8662, 2 ovigerous females (cl 6.1, 7.8 mm), 3 females (cl 5.7 – 6.5 mm), 2 males (cl 4.2, 4.4 mm), Notoro Lake, Hokkaido, 3 – 4 m, 23 October 1997, coll. S. Goshima; CBM-ZC 9044, 1 female (cl 6.6 mm), off Usujiri, Minami Kayabe, 15 – 25 m, 11 June 1993, dredge, coll. F. Muto. Exact locality unknown. ZISP 41392 - 2, Pacific Ocean, dredge 91 - 95, 1 female (cl 6.4 mm). Prymorye. ZISP, 2 females (cl 7.1, 7.5 mm), Stark's Strait, Peter the Great Bay, 4 August 1979.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFBD1C19CDF0534A28C7FDFA.taxon	description	Description of female. Body (Fig. 14) slender for genus. Rostrum (Figs 14, 15 A, B) straight, directed forward, slightly falling short of to slightly overreaching distal margin of antennal scale, 1.03 – 1.32 length of carapace; dorsal margin armed with 4 – 6 (most frequently 5) teeth including 2 – 4 (most frequently 3) on rostrum proper and 1 or 2 on carapace, posteriormost tooth arising from 0.15 – 0.19 length of carapace, distal 0.50 – 0.70 of dorsal margin unarmed; ventral blade relatively shallow, deepest at proximal to midlength of rostrum; ventral margin with 4 – 6 (rarely 7 or 8) teeth (teeth unequal in size but not increasing in size posteriorly); lateral carina blunt. Carapace (Figs 14, 15 A, B) with postorbital rostral ridge low, not extending to anterior 0.25 of carapace length; dorsal margin in lateral view slightly sinuous; suborbital lobe (Fig 15 B) rounded, constricted at base, falling short of antennal tooth; pterygostomial angle frequently armed with tiny tooth. Pleon (Fig. 14) dorsally rounded, not markedly gibbous. Second somite with faint transverse groove on tergite. Dorsal surface of third tergite evenly convex, posterodorsal margin somewhat produced. Pleura of anterior 4 somites broadly rounded; fifth pleuron unarmed at posteroventral angle, posterolateral margin truncate. Sixth somite 1.75 – 1.90 times longer than fifth and 1.90 – 2.00 times longer than high. Telson (Fig. 15 C) 1.15 – 1.30 length of sixth somite, about 4.40 times longer than wide, armed with 3 or 4 dorsolateral spines on either side; posterior margin bluntly triangular, with 3 pairs of unequal spines. Eye-stalk (including cornea) (Fig. 15 B) generally subpyriform; cornea slightly wider and shorter than remaining part of eye-stalk; ocellus distinct, showing as black spot; maximal diameter of cornea 0.15 – 0.17 of carapace length. Antennular peduncle (Fig. 15 B) falling short of midlength of antennal scale. First segment unarmed on dorsodistal margin; stylocerite reaching or slightly overreaching distal margin of first segment, acuminate, mesial margin convex or sinuous, closely in touch with first segment; second segment about 0.30 length of first segment, with small spine at dorsolateral distal angle; third segment short, with small spine on dorsodistal margin. Lateral flagellum with thickened aesthetasc-bearing portion 0.30 – 0.35 of carapace length. Antenna (Fig. 15 B, D) with basicerite bearing moderately large ventrolateral distal tooth; carpocerite reaching 0.25 – 0.30 length of antennal scale or distal margin of second segment of antennular peduncle. Antennal scale 0.89 – 1.11 length of carapace and 3.90 – 4.50 times longer than wide; lateral margin straight; distal lamella rounded, strongly produced, considerably exceeding beyond distolateral tooth. Third maxilliped (Figs 14, 16 A) moderately stout, short, not reaching midlength of antennal scale; ultimate segment 1.90 – 2.00 length of carpus (= penultimate segment), tapering distally, with several darkly pigmented corneous spines distally. First pereopod (Fig. 16 B) moderately stout, overreaching base of antennal scale; chela (Fig. 16 C) about 2.00 of carpal length and 3.00 – 3.50 times longer than wide; dactylus 0.45 – 0.50 length of palm, terminating in 3 darkly pigmented, strong corneous ungues (Fig. 16 D); fixed finger terminating also in three corneous ungues (Fig. 16 D); merus 1.60 – 1.70 of carpal length, about 3.40 times longer than high; dorsolateral distal angle of ischium with minute denticle. Second pereopods (Fig. 16 E) equal, reaching midlength of antennal scale; dactylus about 0.60 of palm length; carpus about 4.30 times longer than chela, divided in 7 unequal articles; ischium subequal in length to merus. Third to fifth pereopods relatively short, similar in structure. Third pereopod (Fig. 16 F) overreaching midlength of antennal scale by length of dactylus; dactylus (Fig. 16 G) 0.28 – 0.35 of propodal length, 2.80 – 3.00 times longer than deep, terminating in acute, pigmented unguis, armed with 4 – 6 accessory spinules on flexor margin, of them distal 1 or 2 weakly hooked; propodus with 2 rows of slender spinules on flexor margin (Fig. 16 G); carpus 0.45 – 0.55 of propodal length; merus 8.10 – 9.50 times longer than high, armed with 3 – 5 (rarely 2) lateral spines; ischium unarmed. Fourth pereopod (Fig. 16 H) not reaching midlength of antennal scale; merus with 3 or 4 lateral spines. Fifth pereopod (Fig. 16 I) reaching proximal 0.30 of antennal scale; propodus with tufts of grooming setae distally; merus with 3 or 4 (rarely 2) lateral spines. Gill formula as in Table 1. Only third maxilliped with strap-like epipod corresponding to setobranch on first pereopod. Uropod (Fig. 14) with both rami slightly overreaching posterior margin of telson. Description of male. Body slightly more slender than in females (Fig. 17 A, C). Rostrum (Fig. 17 B) 1.29 – 1.43 length of carapace, anterior 0.58 – 0.66 unarmed. Pleon (Fig. 17 C) weakly geniculate; third pleonal tergite weakly convex in posterior part. Corneal diameter about 0.15 – 0.17 of carapace length (Fig. 17 A). Outer flagellum of antennule larger than in females, thickened aesthetasc-bearing portion about 0.40 – 0.45 length of carapace (Fig. 17 A). Antennal scale 0.97 – 1.11 times longer than carapace. Third to fifth pereopods less stout than in females, armament similar to that of females. Endopod of first pleopod (Fig. 17 D) elongate subtriangular, with conspicuous appendix interna at terminal position; distolateral lobule not differentiated; mesial margin with row of small spiniform setae, lateral margin with row of long plumose setae. Second pleopod (Fig. 17 E) with appendix masculina slightly shorter than appendix interna, with numerous long setae on dorsal surface to tip. Variation. A total of 32 specimens, including 27 females and five males, were examined for assessing morphological variation in some characters possibly providing diagnostic significance. The possession of five or six rostral ventral teeth appears usual for H. longirostris (26 of 30 specimens examined; 86.7 %), although the number of the teeth varies from four to eight (Fig. 18). Only two specimens have four teeth; the possession of seven or eight teeth is found respectively in a single specimen. Frequency of the presence or absence of the pterygostomial tooth on the carapace is summarized in Table 4. Most of the females (22 of 27 specimens; 81.5 %) have the pterygostomial teeth on both sides, although only one specimen entirely lacks the tooth; four specimens (14.8 %) have the tooth on one side. All five male specimens have the pterygostomial teeth on both sides. The number of the meral spines on the third pereopod varies from two to five (Fig. 19), but the majority of the examined specimens (30 of 33 specimens; 90.9 %) have three or four spines. One specimen (11.5 %) has two meral spines, and other two specimens (6.1 %) have five spines. Size. Females cl 5.4 – 8.2 mm, ovigerous females cl 6.1 – 7.8 mm; males cl 3.7 – 4.6 mm. Coloration in life. Not recorded.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFBD1C19CDF0534A28C7FDFA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Peter the Great Bay, southern Kurile Islands and Hokkaido, Japan, subtidal to 25 m. Abundant in Zostera belts of inshore waters.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
03859630FFBD1C19CDF0534A28C7FDFA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Kobjakova (1936) described a new taxon Eualus geniculata var. longirostris from Peter the Great Bay. This taxon is deemed as a subspecies according to the ICZN Code (ICZN, 1999). Later Kobjakova (1937) discussed more in detail the distinctions between the nominotypical and her new subspecies. The differentiating characters are: (1) rostrum long, reaching beyond scaphocerite, and about 1.5 times as long as carapace; (2) unarmed part of dorsal margin of rostrum large; (3) scaphocerite not longer than carapace; (4) pterygostomial tooth usually present and (5) lamellar part of scaphocerite exceeding distolateral tooth. Based on specimens from various localities in Japan, Hayashi (1979) critically examined these characters cited by Kobjakova (1936, 1937). He found that all but the third character are considerably variable, and thus came to a conclusion that Kobjakova’s taxon was a junior synonym of H. geniculatus. However, we noticed the existence of a distinct species resembling Heptacarpus geniculatus and H. camtschaticus in our material, and then considered a possibility that Kobjakova’s taxon might correspond to the unidentified species under question. The unidentified species is characterized by the rounded fifth pleonal pleuron, the third maxilliped not reaching the midlength of the antennal scale, the possession of three ungues on each dactylus and fixed finger of the first pereopod (see “ Comparison ”). As noted above, in spite of the effort by the second author, the type material of Eualus geniculata longirostris was not located in the collection of the ZISP, in which it should be deposited. Nevertheless, fortunately, specimens identified with E. geniculata longirostris by Z. I. Kobjakova herself and those from the Peter the Great Bay, the type locality of the taxon, have been available for study (see “ Material examined ”). Reexamination of the material identified by Dr. Kobjakova has disclosed that two species, including H. camtschaticus, are confounded, but the second species corresponds to the unidentified species in question. Comparison with the accounts given by Kobjakova (1936, 1937) suggested that her new taxon does not correspond to H. camtschaticus in the usual presence of a pterygostomial tooth on the carapace in females and the greater unarmed part of the dorsal margin of the rostrum. We propose to reinstate Kobjakova’s taxon as a full species of Heptacarpus, because it is easily separable by morphological characters and distributional patterns from the other known species in the genus (see “ Comparison ”). It is likely that the type material used by Kobjakova (1936) might be actually a mixture of the two species, H. longirostris and H. camtschaticus, but we feel hesitation to designate a neotype for Kobjakova’s taxon, because a more through search would be desirable in order to confirm if the type material was really lost. Igarashi (1969) reported Heptacarpus geniculatus from off Mashike, Oshoro Bay, and off Shimamaki, Hokkaido. The given photograph (Igarashi, 1969, pl. 8, fig. 22) clearly shows that the pleon is not strongly geniculate, whereas it is strongly geniculate and gibbous at the third somite in H. geniculatus. Therefore, his record is at least partially referred to H. longirostris. As mentioned before, a specimen referred to H. camtschaticus by Igarashi (1971) actually represents H. longirostris.	en	Komai, Tomoyuki, Ivanov, Boris G. (2008): Identities of three taxa of the hippolytid shrimp genus Heptacarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea), with description of a new species from East Asian waters. Zootaxa 1684: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180453
