A new species of Melo (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from northwestern AustraliaWA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 7 years agoABSTRACT – Two new species of the pontoniine shrimp genus Periclimenaeus, from ascidian hosts from Ashmore Reef, Western Australia, are described and illustrated. Periclimenaeus kottae sp. nov., an associate of Didemnum membranaceum Sluiter, is one of the smallest pontoniine shrimps known. Periclimenaeus matherae sp. nov. is an associate of Hypodistoma deerata (Sluiter). Comparative figures are provided of P. pachydentatus Bruce, 1969, the range of which is extended to the Philippines. Author(s) Hugh Morrison and Fred E. Wells Volume Records 22 : Part 4 Article Published 2005 Page Number 343 DOI 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.22(4).2005.343-351 A new species of Melo (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from northwestern Australia Download 3.86 MB To request an accessible version of this pdf please email onlineservices@museum.wa.gov.au