Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888

Rodríguez-Quintal, Bladimir & Lira, Carlos, 2025, A review of deep-sea shrimps (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata and Caridea) with four new records for Venezuela, Zootaxa 5583 (3), pp. 401-436 : 415

Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888

Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888: 745 , Pl. 125 Fig. 3 ; Judkins 2014: Fig. 1 .

Material examined. None.

Geographic & bathymetric distribution. From USA (New Jersey) to Brazil (Atol das Rocas); Eastern Atlantic Ocean ; 230–4000 m depth ( Cardoso et al. 2020).

Remarks. Records for Venezuela: Margarita, La Tortuga and La Orchila Islands ( Judkins 2014).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Plesionika longicauda: a) male (9.68 mm CL) 17 miles NE Orinoco Delta, 10°25’00”N 64°35’00”W, (MMM- Crus-261). b) specimen from Chichiriviche de la Costa, La Guaira, 60 m. Photography Humberto Ramirez.

FIGURE 3. Plesionika tenuipes (Smith, 1881). Female (ov.) 15 mm CL, 12 miles off North Guanta, Anzoátegui, 10°25’00”N 64°35’00”W (MMM-Crus-256).