Paractaea monodi

Paractaea monodi

Actaea (Actaea) margaritaria

Paractaea maragaritaria*

Actaea (Glyptoxanthus) angolensis

Glyptoxanthus angolensis*

Actaea (Glyptoxanthus) cavernosa

Glyptoxanthus cavernosus

Actaea (Glyptoxanthus) corrosa

Glyptoxanthus corrosus

Platypodia picta

Platypodiella picta

Cycloxanthops occidentalis

Cycloxanthops occidentalis

Paraxanthias eriphioides

Paraxanthias eriphioides

Medaeus africanus

Pseudomedaeus africanus*

Medaeus couchi

Monodaeus couchii

Medaeus (?) rouxi

Monodaeus rouxi*

Micropanope rufopunctata

Microcassiope minor*

Micropanope parvula

Coralliope parvula

Micropanope melanodactyla

Nanocassiope melanodactyla*

Panopeus africanus

Panopeus africanus*

Panopeus parvulus

Eurypanopeus blanchardi*

Panopeus sp.

Panopeus africanus*

The extralimital species include the following: Atergatis roseus (Rüppell, 1830). Eastern Mediterranean, Israel; an immigrant from the Red Sea; littoral (Lewinsohn and Holthuis, 1964).

Heteropanope laevis (Dana, 1852). Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, an immigrant from the Red Sea; sublittoral (Holthuis and Gottlieb, 1958; Ramadan and Dowidar, 1976).

Monodaeus guinotae Forest, 1976. Mediterranean, from the Balearic Isles, the Gulf of Taranto, and off Israel, shore (?) to 800 m (Forest, 1976).

Neopanope sayi (Smith, 1869). An East American species introduced into England; littoral (Naylor, 1960).

Pilumnoides perlatus (Poeppig, 1836). An eastern Pacific species (Rathbun, 1930:537) introduced to England, South-West Africa (L), and South Africa (Barnard, 1950:257).

Pilumnopeus vauquelini (Audouin, 1826). Eastern Mediterranean, from Egypt and Israel, an immigrant from the Red Sea; sublittoral (Holthuis and Gottlieb, 1958; Ramadan and Dowidar, 1976).

Pilumnus aestuarii Nardo, 1869. Mediterranean, from Cadaqués, Spain and Venice, Italy; shallow water (Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968).

Pilumnus hirsutus Stimpson, 1858. Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, an immigrant from the Red Sea; sublittoral (Holthuis and Gottlieb, 1958; Ramadan and Dowidar, 1976).

Pilumnus villosissimus (Rafinesque, 1814). Mediterranean; shallow water (Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968).

Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841). Scattered localities between the Baltic, the southern North Sea, NW and SW France, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Caspian Sea; introduced from North America; estuarine (Christiansen, 1969).

Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858. Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, an immigrant from the Red Sea; shallow water (Ramadan and Dowidar, 1976).

Xantho granulicarpus Forest, 1953. Mediterranean; sublittoral (Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968).

Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792). Canary Islands, Portugal, and Mediterranean; shallow water (Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968).

We believe that two species included in the West African fauna by Monod (1956) are based either on misidentifications or erroneously labeled specimens:

Chlorodiella longimana (H. Milne Edwards, 1834). A western Atlantic species reported from Sâo Tomé by Osorio (1887:221) (see Monod, 1956:303), and not subsequently recollected there.

Pilumnoides hassleri A. Milne Edwards, 1880. A western Atlantic species reported by Monod (1956:262) on the basis of a specimen supposedly from Gabon collected by Heurtel. The origin of most or all of the Heurtel collection from Gabon is doubtful.

DISTRIBUTION.—Atlantic Ocean: western Atlantic from Bermuda and Florida to Brazil; eastern Atlantic from off Gabon and the offshore islands of the Gulf of Guinea: Annobon, Principe and Sâo Tomé; sublittoral in the eastern Atlantic, in depths between 4 m and more than 12 m (969 m). Monod (1956) was the first to report the species from the eastern Atlantic, based on material from Gabon and Annobon. The only other records that we have found in the literature are:

Principe: Between Ponta da Mina and Ilhéu Santana, 10–12 m (Forest and Guinot, 1966).

Sâo Tomé: 00°20′N, 06°46′E, 10 m; in front of Ponta Diogo Nunes, 4 m; off Ponta Diogo Nunes, 4–5 m; in front of Ponta Oquedelrei, 6 m; in front of Praia Lagarto, 5–6 m; Iógoiógo (all Forest and Guinot, 1966).

Coralliope Guinot, 1967c:353 [type-species: Actumnus parvulus A. Milne Edwards, 1869, by original designation; gender: feminine].—Guinot, 1971:1076 [list of species].

Paractaea monodi Guinot, 1969

Actaea (Actaea) rufopunctata.—Monod, 1956:293 [part] [not Actaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edwards, 1834].

Actaea rufopunctata.—Guinot, 1969d:250 [discussion] [not Actaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edwards, 1834].

Paractaea monodi Guinot, 1969d:259, fig. 33; 1971:1072 [listed]; 1976:250 [listed], fig. 7.—Türkay, 1976b:61 [listed], 67.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Pillsbury Material: None. Other Material: Azores: No other data, paratypes, 1, 1 (W).

Madeira: S coast near Ponta da Oliveira, 32°39′N, 16°–49′W, 0–20 m, diving, 15 Mar 1976, Onversaagd Sta 82, 1 (L).

Cape Verde Islands: São Vicente, 20 m, 26 Jul 1883, Talisman, paratype, 1 (W).

DESCRIPTION.—Guinot, 1969d:259.

Figure: Guinot, 1969d, fig. 33.

MEASUREMENTS.—Our specimens have carapace widths of 7 to 11 mm.

DISTRIBUTION.—Eastern Atlantic, from the Azores, Madeira, Ilhas Desertas, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands, and the Mediterranean; for comments on material from Mediterranean localities see Guinot (1969d:260, 261). Guinot (1969d) summarized the literature. We have found only the following records published since then:

Madeira: Funchal harbor; between Ponta da Garajau and Ponta da Oliveira, 5–6 m (Türkay, 1976b).

Canary Islands: Arrecife, E of Lanzarote (Guinot, 1976).

Egypt: W of Abou Kir; Abou Kir bay region: Rosetta to Port Said (Ramadan and Dowidar, 1976).

* Paractaea rufopunctata africana Guinot, 1976

Actaea rufopunctata.—Bouvier, 1906:496.—Balss, 1914:102.—Crosnier, 1964:31.—Forest and Guinot, 1966:76.

Actaea (Actaea) rufopunctata.—Monod, 1956:293 [part].

Paractaea rufopunctata forme africana Guinot, 1969d:251, fig. 26; 1971:1071 [listed].

Paractaea rufopunctata africana Guinot, 1976:250, pl. 16: fig. 5.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Pillsbury Material: Annobon: Sta 275, 9–69 m, rubble of coralline algae, 3, 1 (L, W). Sta 282, 18–37 m, nodular coralline algae, 1, 1 (L).

DESCRIPTION.—Guinot, 1969d:246 (P. rufopunctata rufopunctata), 251 (P. rufopunctata forme africana).

Figures: Guinot, 1969d, fig. 26; 1976, pl. 16: fig. 5.

MEASUREMENTS.—Our specimens have carapace widths of 13 to 18 mm.