Phylladiorhynchus ikedai (Miyake & Baba 1965)

Type data: holotype, ovigerous female, ZLKU 4886. Type locality: near Muko-jima, Bonin Islands.

This species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from the Red Sea, Maldives, Kei Islands, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, and Bonin Islands; shallow-water (lagoon, Maldives) to 510 m.

Carapace, with 5 epigastric spines. Rostrum, lateral margins nearly straight, with very small or obsolete subterminal lateral spines. Dactylus of walking legs with 6-9 ventral marginal spines (usually 7-8). Sternite 3 anterior margin moderately convex, with feeble median excavation, without acute lateral processes.

Delta keys for squat lobsters, including Phylladiorhynchus ikedai are available at http://researchdata.museum.vic.gov.au/squatlobster/delta/deltakey.htm

Phylladiorhynchus ikedai is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea, Maldives, Kei Islands, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, and Bonin Islands, at depths from sea level to 510 metres (1,670 ft).