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Synalpheus biunguiculatus (Stimpson 1860)

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Synalpheus biunguiculatus (Stimpson, 1860)

Alpheus biunguiculatus Stimpson, 1860:31.

Synalpheus biunguiculatus (Stimpson).—Banner, 1953:32, fig. 9.

MATERIAL.—1 ovigerous female, 2 specimens, Malpelo coll. no. 3; 1 specimen, Malpelo coll. no. 4; 1 specimen, Malpelo coll.

MEASUREMENTS.—Ovigerous female cl 4.2 mm; other specimens cl 2.7–5.7 mm.

DISTRIBUTION.—Hawaiian Islands (Banner, 1953), Clipperton Island (Chace, 1962), and now Malpelo Island.
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Graham, Jeffrey B. 1975. "The Biological investigation of Malpelo Island, Colombia." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-98. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.176