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Biotransformation of genistein in the rat: elucidation of metabolite structure by product ion mass fragmentology.
No full textBiotransformation of the phytoestrogen [C-14]genistein was investigated in male and female rats by application of narrow-bore radio-HPLC-MS " (LCQ, Finnigan) to determine intermediates in metabolism. Urine contained five metabolites, Gm1-Gm5, 24 h after dosing by gavage with [C-14]genistein (4 mg kg(-1)). Structural analysis following ESI revealed molecular ions [M+H](+) of mit 447, 449, 273, and 271 for metabolites Gm2, Gm3, Gm5 and genistein, respectively and an [M-H](-) of m/z 349 for Gm4. Metabolite structure was deduced by evaluation of product ion spectra derived from unlabelled and [C-14]-labelled ions and sensitivity to treatment with P-glucuronidase. These studies indicated identity of metabolites with genistein glucuronide (Gm2), dihydrogenistein glucuronide (Gm3), genistein sulphate (Gm4) and dihydrogenistein (Gm5). Detection of the P-glucuronidase resistant major metabolite Gm1 by ESI was poor and so was analysed by negative ion APCI; this revealed a deprotonated molecular ion of m/z 165 which had chromatographic and mass spectral properties consistent with authentic 4-hydroxyphenyl-2-propionic acid, a novel metabolite of genistein, In vitro metabolism studies with anaerobic caecal cultures derived from male and female rats revealed metabolism of genistein to Gm1 via Gm5 and an additional metabolite (Gm6) which was identified from product ion spectra as 6'-hydroxy-O-desmethylangolensin. Biotransformation of genistein by both isolated hepatocytes and precision-cut liver slices was limited to glucuronidation of parent compound. Commonality of genistein metabolites found in rats with those reported in man suggest similar pathways of biotransformation, primarily involving gut micro-flora. Crown Copyright (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved
Lithodes paulayi Macpherson & Chan, 2008, n.sp.
No full text<i>Lithodes paulayi</i> n.sp. <p>(Figs 1–3, 5 c)</p> <p> <b> <i>Material examined</i>.</b> Guam: 3–4 miles South, 27.09.1998, trap, 740 m: male holotype 113 × 102 mm (UF 2283). — 1.5 miles off Maizo, 11.1998, 740 m: 1 male paratype, 45 × 39 mm.</p> <p> <b> <i>Etymology</i>.</b> This new species is named after Gustav Paulay, who kindly entrusted us with the study of his material from Guam.</p> <p> <b> <i>Description</i>.</b> Carapace more or less pyriform, slightly longer than broad. Regions well defined. Gastric region convex, more prominent than other areas, with two pairs of strong spines, the anterior pair being larger than the posterior. Gastric and cardiac regions separated by deep transverse furrow. Cardiac region armed with 2 spines similar in size to posterior pair of gastric spines. Two long spines present on intestinal region. Branchial regions as prominent as cardiac, each with 2 long spines, the anterior spine directed slightly laterally, the second spine, slightly smaller than the anterior one, at a level posterior to the cardiac spines. Each region with numerous small granules.</p> <p>Rostrum with anterior projection long and bifid. Two long dorsal spines and one strong and curved basal spine. The anterior projection is directed upward in its proximal part (before dorsal spines), being nearly horizontal in its distal part. The anterior projection is 0.8 times the carapace length.</p> <p>External orbital spines well developed, not overreaching end of eyes. Anterolateral spines longer than external orbital. Space between anterolateral and hepatic spines without spines. Hepatic spines very long. Each branchial border with one strong spine, clearly smaller than hepatic spine, and 11 or 12 small spines. Second abdominal segment with a few small spines on the median plate and external edges of plates.</p> <p>Eyestalks without dorsal spines.</p> <p>Basal segment of antennal peduncle with spine on outer terminal angle, not exceeding first half of penultimate segment.</p> <p>Chelipeds with merus bearing strong spines on the terminal border. Carpus with strong spines on dorsal and outer surfaces. Palm armed with several poorly defined rows of thick but short spines on dorsal, outer and ventral borders. Fingers 1.4 times palm length, with numerous tufts of setae. Some small spines scattered on segments.</p> <p>Walking legs long, third longer than first and second. Third walking leg 3 times carapace length. On third walking leg, coxa with few short spines on ventral side and terminal border, basis-ischium with several short spines on terminal border. Merus slightly longer than carapace length, and 9 times longer than high. Several spines on extensor (dorsal), posterior and flexor (ventral) borders, with some smaller spines scattered in between, distal spine on extensor border strongest than others. Carpus 0.5 times merus length, with long spine on extensor and terminal border and some small spines scattered on extensor and posterior borders. Propodus 0.9 times shorter than merus, about 12.5 times longer than high, and twice length of dactylus, with some spines on extensor border and some smaller ones on outer surface and flexor border. Dactylus rounded in cross section, with some spines on base and along extensor margin.</p> <p> <b> <i>Va r ia ti o n s</i>.</b> The male paratype has all spines clearly longer than in the holotype (Figs 2 b, d, 3d). Nevertheless, the positions of the largest spines on the carapace are similar in both specimens. The proportions of the articles of the walking legs are also similar.</p> <p> <i>Coloration.</i> Generally reddish.</p> <p> <b> <i>Remarks</i>.</b> <i>Lithodes paulayi</i> n. sp. belongs to the group of species possessing a carapace with some long spines, e.g., <i>L. longispina</i> Sakai, 1971 from the waters off Japan and the central Pacific, and <i>L. megacantha</i> Macpherson, 1991 from French Polynesia (see Sakai 1971; Macpherson 1991; Ikeda 1998). The new species is readily distinguishable from <i>L. longispina</i> by the following:</p> <p> — Each branchial region has two long dorsal spines and only one long marginal spine in the new species. In <i>L. longispina</i> each branchial region has only one long dorsal spine, situated at level of cardiac spines, and two long marginal spines.</p> <p> — The rostrum is longer in the new species than in <i>L. longispina</i>, clearly shown when similar sized specimens of the two species are compared.</p> <p> — The distolateral spine of the basal segment of the antennal peduncle does not exceed the proximal half of the penultimate segment in the new species, whereas it reaches the end of this segment in <i>L. longispina</i>.</p> <p> — The walking legs are more slender in the new species than in <i>L. longispina</i>. The merus and propodus of the third walking leg are 9 and 12.5 times longer than high, respectively. In males of <i>L. longispina</i> these values are about 7 and 9 times respectively.</p> <p> — The lateral surface of the walking legs is covered with many small spines in <i>L. longispina,</i> whereas these spines are almost absent in the new species.</p> <p> The second closely related species, <i>L. megacantha</i>, has the number and position of the long branchial spines similar to <i>L. longispina</i>, and thus, <i>L. paulayi</i> is similarly easily distinguished. Furthermore, the spines on the carapace and walking legs are clearly longer in <i>L. megacantha</i> than in the new species. The comparison between similar sized specimens of the two species clearly showed this difference (see Macpherson 1991).</p>Published as part of <i>Macpherson, Enrique & Chan, Tin-Yam, 2008, Some lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from Taiwan and adjacent waters, with the description of one new species from Guam, pp. 43-52 in Zootaxa 1924</i> on pages 44-47, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/184757">10.5281/zenodo.184757</a>
Trois nouvelles espèces du genre <i>Munida</i> Leach, 1820 (Decapoda, Galatheidae) des îles Seychelles (océan Indien)
No full textTrois nouvelles espèces du genre Munida Leach, 1820 (M. insularis, M. dissita et M. nesiotes) sont décrites et illustrées à partir de spécimens récoltés lors de la campagne Cepros au large des îles Seychelles. M. insularis est proche de M. eclepsis Macpherson, 1994, de Nouvelle-Calédonie. La nouvelle espèce est caractérisée par la présence de cinq épines sur les bords latéraux de la carapace en arrière du sillon cervical, le deuxième segment abdominal portant des épines le long de la crête antérieure, l\u27épine distolatérale du segment antennulaire basal plus longue que la distomesiale et le dactylus des pattes ambulatoires court, avec des spinules mobiles tout le long du bord ventral. M. dissita est proche de M. remota Baba, 1989, de Madagascar, de M. rubiesi Macpherson, 1991, du golfe d\u27Aden et de M. africana Doflein & Balss, 1913, de Somalie. M. dissita a cinq épines sur les bords latéraux de la carapace en arrière du sillon cervical, le second segment abdominal portant des épines le long de la crête antérieure, l\u27épine distolatérale du segment antennulaire basal plus longue que la distomesiale et le dactylus des pattes ambulatoires long et fin, avec des spinules mobiles le long du bord ventral proximal. M. nesiotes est proche de M. erato Macpherson, 1994, de Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Chesterfield et appartient au groupe d\u27espèces ayant quatre épines aux bords latéraux de la carapace en arrière du sillon cervical.Three new species of the genus Munida Leach, 1820 (M. insularis, M. dissita and M. nesiotes) are described and illustrated from specimens collected during the cruise Cepros carried out off Seychelles Islands. M. insularis closely resembles M. eclepsis Macpherson, 1994 from New Caledonia. The new species is characterized by the presence of five spines on the lateral margins of the carapace behind cervical groove, the second abdominal segment armed with spines along the anterior ridge, the distolateral spine of the basai antennular segment longer than the distomesial and the dactylus of the walking legs short, with movable spinules along the entire ventral border. M. dissita is closely related to M. remota Baba, 1989, from Madagascar, M. rubiesi Macpherson, 1991, from the Gulf of Aden and M. africana Doflein & Balss, 1913, from Somalia. M. dissita has five spines on the lateral margins of the carapace behind cervical groove, the second abdominal segment armed with spines along the anterior ridge, the distolateral spine of the basal antennular segment longer than the distomesial and the dactylus of the walking legs long and slender, with movable spinules along the proximal ventral border. M. nesiotes is close to M. erato Macpherson, 1994, from New Caledonia and Chesterfield Islands and belongs to the group of species having four spines on the lateral margins of the carapace behind cervical groove.</p
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No full textLeading experts cover history, current law, practice and reform to provide the definitive text on floating charges Examines floating charges from a wide range of different perspectives, including doctrinal, policy-focused, theoretical and comparative approachesContributions from Ross G. Anderson, Jennifer L. L. Gant, George L. Gretton, Jonathan Hardman, Alisdair D. J. MacPherson, Donna McKenzie Skene, Magda Raczynska and Andrew J. M. StevenIncludes a foreword by Lord Drummond YoungThe floating charge is vital to secured transactions in Scotland and plays a key role in access to finance and corporate insolvency. Leading experts at the forefront of the topic deliver wide-ranging coverage of the history, theory, practice and potential reform of Scotland's floating charge. They examine floating charges from diverse approaches including 'black letter', socio-legal, law and economics, and comparative perspectives
Travel case scenarios as a demonstration of risk assessment of VFR travelers: introduction to criteria and evidence-based definition and framework
No full textBACKGROUND: Travel-associated health risks need to be balanced against the positive opportunities associated with interregional travel. As the perceived and real spectrum of health risks related to international travel increase both quantitatively and qualitatively, the need for more discriminating tools in clinical assessment for the purpose of mitigation, public health management, and research are needed. One group of international travelers identified as having increased risk of poor travel-related health outcomes are those who travel with the specific intent of visiting friends or relatives (VFR travelers). Due to variations in defining VFR travel in the health context there are issues in applying this designation uniformly from multiple perspectives. This article supports the standardization of VFR traveler definitions based on objective criteria and provides illustrations of the application of this definition through an illustrated approach to risk assessment based on these criteria and the differentials in the determinants of health between source and destination regions.
METHODS: A working group was established by the Migration Health Sub-committee, International Society for Travel Medicine to assess the literature on VFR travel and health, review an evidence-based approach to managing health risk related to travel, and to propose criteria-based definition for VFR travel. The new definition of a VFR is a traveler whose primary purpose of travel is to visit friends or relatives where there is a gradient of epidemiological risk between home and destination.
RESULTS: A case scenario discussion of VFR travel defined by criteria and risk assessment based on differential determinants of health is presented in this article.
DISCUSSION: The goal of this article is to encourage discussion on travel health evaluation for the most "at risk" populations and to standardize the application of clinical, public health, and research approaches to defining VFR travelers in a risk management context
The Highlander
No full textThis thesis explores James Macpherson’s The Highlander (1758) in relation to originality, Scottish identity and historiography. It also situates the Ossianic Collections in the context of Macpherson’s earlier poetical and later historical works. There are three parts to it: a biographical sketch of Macpherson’s early life, the annotated edition of The Highlander, and discursive commentary chapters. By examining The Highlander in detail this thesis questions the emphasis of other Macpherson criticism on the Ossianic Collections, and allows us to see him as a writer who is historically minded, very aware of sources, well versed in established forms of poetry and thoroughly, and positively, British. The Highlander stands out among the corpus of his works not because it can give us insights into the Ossianic Collections, which is its usual function in Macpherson criticism, but because it can help us understand what it is that connects Macpherson’s earlier and later works with the Ossianic Collections: history, Britishness, tradition.
Macpherson’s poetical works are united by a desire to translate Scotland’s factual past into sentimental British poetry. In the Ossianic Collections he does so without particular faithfulness to his sources, but in The Highlander he converts historical sources directly into neo-classic verse. This is where Macpherson’s originality lies: his ability to adapt history. In different styles and genres, and based on different sources, Macpherson’s works are early examples of Scotland’s great literary achievement: historical fiction. Instead of accusing him of forgery or trying to trace his knowledge of Gaelic ballads, this thesis presents Macpherson as a genuine historian who happened to write in a variety of genres
Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos volume 33 : Deep-Sea Crustaceans from South-West Indian Ocean
No full textTropical Deep-Sea Benthos, a continuation of Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, is a series dedicated to the inventory and description of the deep-sea fauna of the world, with special emphasis on the most extensive, yet remote and least explored, region — the Indo-West Pacific. The comprehensive series of marine expeditions undertaken by the French Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) continue to collect many new, strange and sometimes colourful crustaceans.
The present volume is dedicated to Alain Crosnier who passed away on 18 February 2021. Madagascar and more generally the South Western part of the Indian Ocean had a special place in his heart. From 1970 to 1976, he directed the ORSTOM Centre in Nosy Be in Madagascar where he explored the seabed to a depth of more than 1,000 m, thus discovering new resources and new species. The second part of his career was devoted to crustacean systematic and the exploration of the deep benthos of tropical areas. In addition to the deep-sea cruises, which he instigated for a long time, he deployed his visionary energy to organise the study of the collected specimens - by bringing specialists from all over the world to Paris - and to publish these results. In 1999, the «MUSORSTOM cruises» became Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos; the programme celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2016.
This volume includes for the first-time results from recent expeditions in South West Indian Ocean and comprises descriptions and new occurrences for more than 350 species among crabs, shrimps, squat lobsters. Many are illustrated by spectacular colour images of freshly caught specimens. With 26 news species and two new genera described in this volume, it provides new knowledge on Crustaceans from South West Indian Ocean and conclusions about biogeography in this area are also presented here.
Laure Corbari is research-scientist at the French Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Bertrand Richer de Forges was researcher at IRD, now MNHN correspondent. Enrique Macpherson is researcher Ad Honorem at the Center for Advanced Studies (CEAB) in Spain.Peer reviewe
The visiting friends or relatives traveler in the 21st century: Time for a new definition
No full textBackground. Travelers visiting friends or relatives (VFR travelers) are a group identified with an increased risk of travel-related illness. Changes in global mobility, travel patterns, and inter-regional travel led to reappraisal of the classic definition of the term VFR. Methods. The peer-reviewed literature was accessed through electronic searchable sites (PubMed/Medline, ProMED, GeoSentinel, TropNetEurop, Eurosurveillance) using standard search strategies for the literature related to visiting friends/relatives, determinants of health, and travel. We reviewed the historic and current use of the definition of VFR traveler in the context of changes in population dynamics and mobility. Results. The term "VFR" is used in different ways in the literature making it difficult to assess and compare clinical and research findings. The classic definition of VFR is no longer adequate in light of an increasingly dynamic and mobile world population. Conclusions. We propose broadening the definition of VFR travelers to include those whose primary purpose of travel is to visit friends or relatives and for whom there is a gradient of epidemiologic risk between home and destination, regardless of race, ethnicity, or administrative/legal status (eg, immigrant). The evolution and application of this proposed definition and an approach to risk assessment for VFR travelers are discussed. © 2010 International Society of Travel Medicine
Lauriea punctata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2013, n. sp.
No full textLauriea punctata n. sp. (Figs 4, 8 C, 9 C, D) Material examined. Holotype: Vanuatu. SANTO. Stn AT13, 15° 27.8 'S, 167 ° 15.7 'E, 146–153 m, 19 September 2006: 1 M 3.4 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5292). Paratypes: Philippines. MUSORSTOM 2. Stn CP47, 13° 33 'N, 122 ° 10 'E, 81–84 m, 26 November 1980: 1 M 2.8 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5336), 1 F 3.3 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5337). MUSORSTOM 3. Stn CP121, 12°08'N, 121 ° 17 'E, 73–84 m, 3 June 1985: 3 F 2.4–3.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5334, MNHN-IU- 2010-5335).—Bohol Island, Maribohoc Bay. PANGLAO. Stn P1, 9° 36.1 'N, 123 °45.0'E, 90–200 m, 30 May 2004, 1 M, 2.4 mm (NTOU).—Bohol Island, Ubajan. PANGLAO. Stn B2, 9°33.0'N, 123 ° 46.5 'E, 5 m, 31 May 2004: 1 M 2.9 mm (NTOU).—Bohol Island, W of Baclayon. PANGLAO, Stn T6, 9° 35.1 'N, 123 ° 51.2 'E, 34–82 m, 2 June 2004: 1 M 2.8 mm, coarse muddy sand with large sponges (NTOU).—Panglao Island, Biking, PANGLAO. Stn B5, 9° 35.2 'N, 123 ° 50.4 'E, 4 m, 2 June 2004: 1 M 2.4 mm (NTOU).—Bohol Island, W of Baclayon. PANGLAO. Stn T7, 9° 36.1 'N, 123 ° 53.3 'E, 61–62 m, 3 June 2004: 2 M 2.1–2.7 mm, 1 ov. F 2.8 mm, 2 F 2.6–3.4 mm, in mud-sand (NTOU).—Catarman. PANGLAO. Stn B7, 9° 35.9 ’N, 123 ° 51.8 ’E, 4–30 m, 5 June 2004: 1 M 2.0 mm (NTOU).—Bohol Island, Maribohoc Bay. PANGLAO. Stn T13, 9° 40.5 'N, 123 ° 49.5 'E, 90–100 m, 17 June 2004: 1 ov. F 2.9 mm, in sponges (NTOU).—Panglao Island, Tangnan. PANGLAO. Stn L40, 9° 37.3 'N, 123 ° 46.5 'E, 100–120 m, 24 June 2004: 1 F 1.8 mm (NTOU).—Pamilacan Island. PANGLAO. Stn B24, 9° 29.4 ’N, 123 ° 56 ’E, 16 m, 25 June 2004: 1 M 2.9 mm (NTOU).—Balicasag, Black Forest. PANGLAO. Stn B23, 9° 31.1 'N, 123 ° 41.3 'E, 20–25 m, 25 June 2004: 2 M 2.5–2.8 mm, 2 ov. F 2.5–3.1 mm, rubble on sand (NTOU).—PANGLAO. Stn T4, 9°33.0'N, 123 ° 48.5 'E, 82 m, 1 July 2004: 1 M 2.8 mm, in sponges (NTOU).—Panglao Island between Momo and Napaling. PANGLAO. Stn B42, 9°37.0'N, 123 °46.0'E, 30–33 m, 6 July 2004: 1 M 2.0 mm, 1 F 1.9 mm (NTOU). Papua. Papua New Guinea, Alotau, 12 m: 2 ov. F 2.6 mm, 1 F 2.7 mm, in sponge (UF 2388). Vanuatu. SANTO. Stn EP10, 15°38.0'S, 167 ° 13.6 'E, 45–101 m, 15 September 2006: 3 M 2.0– 3.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5310, MNHN-IU- 2010-5309, MNHN-IU- 2010-5304), 1 ov. F 2.6 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5306), 4 F 2.0– 2.4 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5308, MNHN-IU- 2010-5307, MNHN-IU- 2010-5310, MNHN-IU- 2010- 5305).—Stn AT13, 15° 27.8 'S, 167 ° 15.7 'E, 146–153 m, 19 September 2006: 2 M 2.3–3.1 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010- 5299), 1 F 2.1 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5350).—Stn AT14, 15° 24 'S, 167 ° 13.5 'E, 102–120 m, 19 September 2006: 1 M 2.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5331).— Vanuatu, SANTO, Stn DB63, 15° 26.9 ’S, 167 ° 15.8 ’E, 21 m, 25 September 2006: 1 F 1.5 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5330).—Stn AT45, 15° 37.5 'S, 167 °02.7'E, 188 – 148 m, 29 September 2006: 1 M 2.1 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5327).—Stn ZB9, 15° 40.6 'S, 167 °05.1'E, 5–7 m, 0 2 October 2006: 1 ov. F 2.5 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5340).—Stn FP47, 15° 32.4 'S, 167 ° 12.7 'E, 45–50 m, 2–3 October 2006: 1 F 2.1 mm (MNHN- IU- 2010-5329).—Stn AT75, 15°37.0/ 37.3 'S, 167 °09.2'E, 52–66 m, 10 October 2006: 2 F 1.6 –2.0 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5322, MNHN-IU- 2010-5323).—Stn AT76, 15° 38.7 'S, 167 °03.6'E, 105–135 m, 10 October 2006: 1 ov. F, 4.1 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5320), 1 F 3.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5321).—Stn AT85, 15° 32.6 'S, 167 ° 15.7 'E, 114–196 m, 12 October 2006: 1 M 2.6 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5324), 2 ov. F 2.9–3.6 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5326, MNHN- IU- 2010-5325).—Stn FB90, 15° 35 'S, 167 °07.7'E, 36–39 m, 16 October 2006: 1 F 2.0 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010- 5328). Australia. Queensland. Lizard Island, Washing Machine. 14 ° 39.07 ’S, 145 ° 16.47 ’E, 10–12 m, 9 February 2009: 1 M 2.2 mm (UF 16687), 1 ov. F 3.1 mm (UF 16683).— 14 ° 39.62 ’S, 145 ° 27.73 ’E, 18 February 2009: 1 M 1.1 mm (UF 18236), 1 ov. F 2.3 mm, in dead Pocillopora (UF 18237). New Caledonia. Lagoon, 15–20 m, 20 September 1978: 1 M 2.8 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5342).—Stn CP1, 22° 17 ’S, 166 ° 30.7 ’E, 22 m, 22 May 1984: 1 M 3.3 mm, 1 ov. F 3.0 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5343).— St. Vincent Bay, Stn DW163, 22° 12 'S, 166 °07.5'E, 15 m, September 1984: 1 ov. F 4.3 m, in sand (MNHN-IU- 2010- 5341).—Noumea, Stn DW272, 22° 12 'S, 166 ° 23 'E, 20 m, October 1984: 1 M 3.3 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010- 5346).—East Lagoon, Stn DW641, 21° 53 'S, 166 ° 43 'E, 50–52 m, August 1986: 1 ov. F 4.5 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010- 5347).—Stn DW707, 21° 25.3 'S, 166 °04.1'E, 34–38 m, August 1986: 1 ov. F 2.5 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010- 5345).—Maitre Island, 25 m, 5 September 1978: 3 M 2.0– 3.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5316, MNHN-IU- 2010-5319, MNHN-IU- 2010-5317), 1 ov. F 3.9 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5315), 1 F 2.8 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5318).—Maitre Island, 22 m, 22 September 1992: 2 ov. F 3.0– 3.4 mm, sponge (MNHN-IU- 2010-5301, MNHN-IU- 2010- 5302).—Plotmatre, 22 ° 19.35 'S, 166 ° 25.85 'E, 20 m, 10 November 1995: 2, ov. F 2.9–3.1 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010- 5348, MNHN-IU- 2010-5349).—Lagoon, 22 ° 19.35 'S, 166 ° 25.85 'E, 21 m, 10 November 1995: 1 M 3.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5300).—Stn 99, 10.5 m, 14 November 1995: 2 M 2.5–3.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5311, MNHN- IU- 2010-5314), 3 ov. F 2.3–3.3 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5314, MNHN-IU- 2010-5313, MNHN-IU- 2010-5312). New Caledonia, Chesterfield Islands. CORAIL 2, Stn DW26, 20° 22 'S, 161 °05'E, 62 m, 22 July 1988: 1 M 3.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5333). New Caledonia, Lifou Island. LIFOU. Stn 1436, 20° 55.5 ' S, 167 °04.2' E, 10–20 m, 10 November 2000: 1 ov. F 2.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5339).—Stn 1459, 20°47.0' S, 167 °03.0' E, 55–80 m, 5 November 2000: 1 F 3.2 mm (MNHN-IU- 2010-5338). Etymology. From the Latin, puncta, puncture, dot, in reference to the presence of numerous red spots on the carapace, abdomen and pereiopods. Description. Carapace: 1.0– 1.2 times longer than wide, dorsal surface covered with long and short setae arising from numerous short and slightly prominent transverse ridges; small spines scattered on dorsal surface, 2 largest spines on epigastric region; transverse ridge anterior to posterior margin with minute spines. Cervical groove indistinct. Lateral margins convex, with 7 small but distinct spines on each side, last spine sometimes absent or mesial to lateral margin; first (anterolateral) small, lateral to lateral limit of orbit, remainder more or less distantly separated from another; 1 small spine mesial to anterolateral spine. Rostrum sharply triangular, with 4 moderately incised teeth, distal portion dorsally flatish, with a few long setae; length (measured from the tip to level of orbital margin) 0.4–0.5 times carapace length, and 0.8–0.9 times width (measured at level of orbital margin); rostral spine and distal tooth pair with slightly convex lateral margins. Abdomen: somites with thick long coarse uniramous setae. Somites 2–4 each with 2 transverse setiferous ridges each preceded by groove. Sternum: sternite 3 with anterior margin medially produced, 2.6–2.8 times wider than long; sternite 4 twice as wide as sternite 3, and 3.0– 3.2 times wider than long. Eyes: orbit not laterally produced, unarmed. Eyestalks short, 1.5 times longer than wide, reaching end of antennal peduncle, proximally somewhat wider, distally with long setae directly proximal to cornea; cornea length slightly less than half that of remaining eyestalk. Antennule: article 1 with 3 distal spines: distomesial slender, distolateral well developed, dorsolateral larger than distolateral; 2 slender terminal segments, ultimate segment with tuft of pronounced setae on extensor distal margin. Antenna: article 1 with strong ventromesial process ending in acute or blunt angle, nearly reaching end of article 2; article 2 with distomesial and distolateral spines reaching end of article 3, additional spine on mesial margin; article 3 unarmed. Mxp 3: ischium slightly longer than merus when measured in lateral midline, flexor margin with small distal spine, mesial ridge with 23–27 denticles. Merus with 2 subequal spines on flexor margin. Carpus with small distal spine on flexor margin. P 1: ca. 3.0 times carapace length; setose dorsally, scarcely setose or nearly glabrous ventrally; plumose and non-plumose long setae, partly coarse, arising from numerous short striae. Merus slightly shorter than carapace, dorsal and mesial sides with row of spines, mesial spines larger, distal ones prominent. Carpus 1.4–1.5 times longer than wide, equally wide as propodus, and 0.4–0.5 length of merus; some scattered small spines on dorsal side, row of strong spines along mesial margin, small spines on ventral side. Palm 1.5–1.9 times as long as wide; dorsal surface unarmed, with long plumose and non-plumose setae arising from numerous short striae, mesial margin with row of several spines, lateral margin with row of spines continued on to fixed finger. Fingers 0.8–0.9 propodus length, not gaping and tips crossing when closed; terminating in sharp curved spine; dorsal surface unarmed; movable finger unarmed on mesial margin. P 2–4: P 2 about 1.3 times carapace length, very setose on margins, with long plumose and non-plumose setae. P 2–4 meri posteriorly diminishing in size, extensor margin more or less rounded, with row of proximally diminishing spines, some well-developed spines on flexor margin, 0–2 small spines on lateral side, and 1 extra spine on terminal margin close to distal flexor marginal spine, lateral side with some long setae arising from numerous short striae; P 2 merus 0.8 times carapace length, 3.6–3.9 times longer than wide, and twice longer than propodus. Carpi with small spines (4 or 5 on P 2, 0–3 on P 3–4) on extensor margin. Propodi with row of small spines (3 or 4 on P 2, 0–2 on P 3–4) along extensor proximal margin and 4 - or 5 movable slender spines on flexor margin, including pair of terminal spines; P 2 propodus ca. 3.2–3.4 times longer than wide, and more than 1.8 times dactylus length. Dactyli sharply biunguiculate, terminal claw strongest. Colour. Ground colour of carapace and abdomen brownish or whitish; carapace with one red spot on each side of anterolateral and branchiocardiac area; abdominal somite 1 with pair of red spots, sometimes additional pair on other somites. P 1–4 brownish or whitish; P 1 with some red spots on dorsal side of merus and carpus; distal half of fingers with transverse red and white bands. P 2–4 with 1 or 2 red and white spots on lateral side of each article. Setae whitish and brownish. Remarks. Lauriea punctata is closely related to L. adusta from Madagascar, Philippines and Vanuatu in having the rostrum flattish on the distal portion, both the rostral spine and the distalmost lateral teeth with convex lateral margins, and the distomesial spine of the antennal article 2 reaching the end of the article 3. However, these two species are distinguished by the following differences: - The distomesial process of the antennal article 1 exceeds the end of the article 2 in L. adusta, whereas at most it reaches the end of the article 2 in L. punctata. - In L. adusta, the ground colour of the carapace and the abdomen is brownish or whitish, without coloured spots, and the P 1–4 have no coloured bands and red spots, whereas in L. punctata, several red spots are distinct on the carapace and the abdomen and colored bands and red spots are visible on P 1–4. The genetic divergences between L. punctata and L. adusta were 9.5 % (COI) and 3.8 % (16 S rRNA). Distribution. Philippines, Papua, Australia (Queensland), Vanuatu and New Caledonia, at 4– 200 m.Published as part of Macpherson, Enrique & Robainas-Barcia, Aymee, 2013, A new genus and some new species of the genus Lauriea Baba, 1971 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the Pacific and Indian Oceans, using molecular and morphological characters, pp. 136-160 in Zootaxa 3599 (2) on pages 146-150, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22246
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