Posophotis seri Barnard, 1979

Posophotis seri Barnard, 1979 View in CoL

Figs 25 View Figure 25 , 33 A View Figure 33

Posophotis seri Barnard, 1979: 31–34, figs 11, 12. View in CoL

Material examined.

Panama • 2.3–4.7 mm • 2 ♀; Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Drago , 9.4180°N, 82.3375°W, depth 2.4 m, among red algae; 9 Aug 2021; K. N. White leg.; USNM 1743972 About USNM GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis.

Eye round. Gnathopod 1 propodus without projections. Female gnathopod 2 propodus with mid-palmar excavation, large robust seta at palmar angle; dactylus longer than palm. Uropod 3 peduncle elongate, rami styliform, lined with minute setae, each ramus with one marginal robust seta.

Distribution.

Mexico: Puerto Peñasco ( Barnard 1979); Ecuador: Galapagos Islands ( Barnard 1979); Panama: unspecified ( Barnard 1979), Bocas del Toro (present study).

Ecology and remarks.

This species occurs among red algae at a depth of 2.4 m. Panamanian specimens closely resemble specimens described in Barnard, 1979. Ethanol-preserved specimens retained brown coloration on pereon.