Pseudosympodomma adensis Mühlenhardt-Siegel, 2008
Fig. 9
described as Pseudosympodomma sp.; Mühlenhardt-Siegel 1996.
Holotype.
Red Sea • ♂; Inner Gulf of Aden, MINDIK exped., FS Meteor stat. M 5 / 2-283 - Kn; 12 ° 30.9 ' N, 44 ° 47.7 ' E [12.515, 44.795; 12.52, 44.806 66]; 76 m depth; 16 March 1987; Michael Türkay leg.; Kurre; ZMH - K- 041944.
Paratypes.
* • 5 ♂♂ + 12 ♀♀; same data as holotype; ZMH - K- 067068. * • 2 ♀♀; Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, MINDIK exped., FS Meteor stat. M 5 / 2-236 - KD; 12 ° 21.2 ' N, 43 ° 27.1 ' E to 12 ° 19 ' N, 43 ° 27 ' E [12.35666, 43.44833]; 35–45 [45] m depth; 06 March 1987; Michael Türkay leg.; Kurre and box corer; ZMH - K- 067069.
Remarks.
Mühlenhardt-Siegel (2008) did not assign a collection number to the Paratypes. In the catalogue book and the index cards, the specimens were registered under ZMH - K- 41944 a and ZMH - K- 41944 b. Herein, we assigned new collection numbers to these lots (ZMH - K- 067068, ZMH - K- 067069).
Diagnosis.
Carapace, dorsomedian carina with 3 teeth (female); teeth 2 and 3 behind the frontal lobe area (subadult male), no teeth (adult male). Pereonites 1–5 with dorsomedian carina, paired on pereonites 3–5. Uropod endopod, basal article longer than distal article (after Mühlenhardt-Siegel 2008).
Distribution.
West Indian Ocean, off North Sudan, 35–779 m depth.
Publication Date: 2026-06-05