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Bruce, A.J. (1976). A synopsis of the pontoniid shrimp fauna of Central East Africa. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India 16 (2): 462-490
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The pontoniinid shrimp fauna of central East Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, is summarised. One hundred and thirty-four species, of thirty-six different genera are recorded, of which sixty-seven species are reported for the first time and twenty-one species are newly recorded from the Indian Ocean. The available information on the associated host animals of these commensal shrimps, in East African waters is provided. The incidence of commensalism in the subfamily and its distribution among the different invertebrate host types, is outlined and the fauna of East Africa is compared with that reported from other localities in the Indo-West Pacific region. The East African fauna shows almost double the number of species found in the Indonesian-Philippine region, often considered the dispersal centre of the Indo-West Pacific shallow- water marine fauna.
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Allopontonia iaini Bruce, 1972 accepted as Allopontonia brockii (De Man, 1888) (basis of record)
Anchistioides compressus Paulson, 1875 (basis of record)
Anchistus custos (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Ensiger custos (Forskål, 1775) (additional source)
Anchistus pectinis Kemp, 1925 accepted as Tympanicheles pectinis (Kemp, 1925) (basis of record)
Coralliocaris venusta Kemp, 1922 accepted as Coralliocaris nudirostris (Heller, 1861) (basis of record)
Dasycaris ceratops Holthuis, 1952 (basis of record)
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973 (basis of record)
Epipontonia spongicola Bruce, 1977 (basis of record)
Hamodactyloides incompletus (Holthuis, 1958) (basis of record)
Jocaste japonica (Ortmann, 1890) (basis of record)
Onycocaris Nobili, 1904 (basis of record)
Onycocaris amakusensis Fujino & Miyake, 1969 (basis of record)
Onycocaris callyspongiae Fujino & Miyake, 1969 (basis of record)
Palaemonella crosnieri Bruce, 1978 (basis of record)
Palaemonella lata Kemp, 1922 (basis of record)
Palaemonella pottsi (Borradaile, 1915) (basis of record)
Palaemonella pusilla Bruce, 1975 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus arabicus (Calman, 1939) (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus ardeae Bruce, 1970 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus bidentatus Bruce, 1970 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus djiboutensis Bruce, 1970 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus fimbriatus Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Paraclimenaeus fimbriatus (Borradaile, 1915) (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus hebedactylus Bruce, 1970 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus hecate (Nobili, 1904) (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus leptodactylus Fujino & Miyake, 1968 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus minutus Holthuis, 1952 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus quadridentatus (Rathbun, 1906) (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus trispinosus Bruce, 1969 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus truncatus (Rathbun, 1906) accepted as Climeniperaeus truncatus (Rathbun, 1906) (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus tuamotae Bruce, 1969 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus uropodialis Barnard, 1958 accepted as Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum (Balss, 1913) (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus usitatus Bruce, 1969 (basis of record)
Periclimenaeus zanzibaricus Bruce, 1969 (basis of record)
Periclimenes aesopus (Spence Bate, 1864) accepted as Ancylomenes aesopius (Spence Bate, 1864) (source of synonymy)
Periclimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Cristimenes commensalis (Borradaile, 1915) (basis of record)
Periclimenes consobrinus (De Man, 1902) accepted as Harpilius consobrinus De Man, 1902 (basis of record)
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915 (basis of record)
Periclimenes jugalis Holthuis, 1952 (basis of record)
Periclimenes lanipes Kemp, 1922 accepted as Lipkemenes lanipes (Kemp, 1922) (basis of record)
Periclimenes latipollex Kemp, 1922 accepted as Michaelimenes latipollex (Kemp, 1922) (basis of record)
Periclimenes lutescens (Dana, 1852) accepted as Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852 (basis of record)
Periclimenes nilandensis Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Periclimenes (Falciger) nilandensis Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Cuapetes nilandensis (Borradaile, 1915) (basis of record)
Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922 (basis of record)
Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969 accepted as Actinimenes ornatus (Bruce, 1969) (basis of record)
Periclimenes petittbouarsi (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Periclimenella petitthouarsii (Audouin, 1826) (basis of record)
Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902) accepted as Manipontonia psamathe (De Man, 1902) (basis of record)
Periclimenes tenuis Bruce, 1969 accepted as Brucecaris tenuis (Bruce, 1969) (basis of record)
Periclimenes toloensis Bruce, 1969 (basis of record)
Periclimenes ungujaensis Bruce, 1969 accepted as Cuapetes ungujaensis (Bruce, 1969) (basis of record)
Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973 (basis of record)
Pontonia katoi Kubo, 1940 accepted as Odontonia katoi (Kubo, 1940) (basis of record)
Pontonia okai Kemp, 1922 accepted as Dactylonia okai (Kemp, 1922) (basis of record)
Pontonia stylirostris Holthuis, 1952 accepted as Rostronia stylirostris (Holthuis, 1952) (basis of record)
Pontonides maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915) (basis of record)
Tectopontonia maziwiae Bruce, 1973 (basis of record)
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922 (basis of record)
Tuleariocaris holthuisi Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1965 (basis of record)
Typton bawii Bruce, 1973 (basis of record)
Typton wasini Bruce, 1977 (basis of record)
Zenopontonia noverca (Kemp, 1922) (basis of record)
East African Coral Coast for Dasycaris ceratops Holthuis, 1952 
East African Coral Coast for Epipontonia spongicola Bruce, 1977 
East African Coral Coast for Periclimenaeus leptodactylus Fujino & Miyake, 1968 
East African Coral Coast for Periclimenaeus tuamotae Bruce, 1969 
East African Coral Coast for Periclimenes elegans (Paulson, 1875) 
Kenya for Onycocaris Nobili, 1904 
Kenya for Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Allopontonia iaini Bruce, 1972 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistioides compressus Paulson, 1875 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistioides willeyi (Borradaile, 1900) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistus custos (Forskål, 1775) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistus demani Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistus miersi (De Man, 1888) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Conchodytes biunguiculatus (Paulson, 1875) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Coralliocaris nudirostris (Heller, 1861) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Coralliocaris venusta Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Fennera chacei Holthuis, 1951 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Hamodactyloides incompletus (Holthuis, 1958) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Harpiliopsis beaupresii (Audouin, 1826) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Harpiliopsis spinigera (Ortmann, 1890) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ischnopontonia lophos (Barnard, 1962) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Jocaste lucina (Nobili, 1901) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Metapontonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Onycocaris seychellensis Bruce, 1971 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Onycocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1971 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Palaemonella crosnieri Bruce, 1978 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Palaemonella pottsi (Borradaile, 1915) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Palaemonella pusilla Bruce, 1975 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Palaemonella rotumana (Borradaile, 1898) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Palaemonella spinulata Yokoya, 1936  (inaccurate)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Paranchistus ornatus Holthuis, 1952 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus arabicus (Calman, 1939) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus ardeae Bruce, 1970 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus bidentatus Bruce, 1970 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus hecate (Nobili, 1904) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus quadridentatus (Rathbun, 1906) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus rhodope (Nobili, 1904) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus uropodialis Barnard, 1958 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus zanzibaricus Bruce, 1969 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes brevicarpalis (Schenkel, 1902) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes ceratophthalmus Borradaile, 1915 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes consobrinus (De Man, 1902) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes diversipes Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes galene Holthuis, 1952 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes gonioporae Bruce, 1989 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes grandis (Stimpson, 1860) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes inornatus Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes kempi Bruce, 1969 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes lanipes Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes latipollex Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes lepidus Bruce, 1978 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes nilandensis Borradaile, 1915 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes petittbouarsi (Audouin, 1826) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes spiniferus De Man, 1902 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes watamuae Bruce, 1976 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes zanzibaricus Bruce, 1967 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Philarius imperialis (Kubo, 1940) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Platycaris latirostris Holthuis, 1952 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Pontonia anachoreta Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Pontonia okai Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Pontonides maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915) 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Propontonia pellucida Bruce, 1969 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Tuleariocaris holthuisi Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1965 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Typton wasini Bruce, 1977 
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Vir orientalis (Dana, 1852) 
Madagascar for Periclimenes lepidus Bruce, 1978 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906 
Red Sea for Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenaeus fimbriatus Borradaile, 1915 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Periclimenes hirsutus Bruce, 1971 
Tanzania for Onycocaris Nobili, 1904 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Allopontonia iaini Bruce, 1972 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Anapontonia denticauda Bruce, 1966 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistioides compressus Paulson, 1875 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistioides willeyi (Borradaile, 1900) 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistus custos (Forskål, 1775) 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistus demani Kemp, 1922 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistus miersi (De Man, 1888) 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Anchistus pectinis Kemp, 1925 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Conchodytes biunguiculatus (Paulson, 1875) 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Coralliocaris nudirostris (Heller, 1861) 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Coralliocaris venusta Kemp, 1922 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Hamodactyloides incompletus (Holthuis, 1958) 
 Description

Common in Pinna muricata L. and P. bicolor Chemnitz <120>. Also in Yemen, Persian Gulf, Andaman and Nicobars (Bruce, ... [details]

 Description

A pair of specimens of an underscribed species have been collected from Maziwi Island. <120> [details]

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A single male specimen has been collected from the reef flat at LWS tide level at Leven reef, Mombasa. <120> [details]

 Description

The occurrence of a pair of specimens at Makunduchi, Zanzibar has been previously reported (Bruce, 1970). <120> [details]

 Description

A pair were collected on the crinoid Comanthus parvicirrus (J. Müller). <120> [details]

 Description

Common in a variety of shallow sponges, often in association with anthistioides willeyi. <120> [details]

 Description

A pair collected from a specimen of the sponge Asteropus simplex (Carter), obtained from a depth of 126-140m, off ... [details]

 Description

Paratypes of this species were first reported by Bruce (1970) from Bawi Island, Zanzibar. <120> [details]

 Description

Two small specimens have been collected from the sponge Spongia officinalis var ceylonicus. <120> [details]

 Description

Known only from the pair of type specimens from 91.5m off Makunduchi, Zanzibar. <120> [details]

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Three specimens have been reported from Watamu, Kenya. <120> [details]

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Part of the type material for this species was collected from Pangani Bay, Tanganyika. <120> [details]

 Description

A pair of specimens of this species has been collected from 33m off the reef front of shelly Beach, Mombasa, Kenya. <120> [details]

 Description

Originally described from a pair collected from sponges from 25.5-27.5m from Mkokotoni Harbour, Zanzibar. <120> [details]

 Description

Moderately common in sponges, often with P. arabicus and Thaumastocaris streptopus. <120> [details]

 Description

Probably the commonest crinoid shrimp commensal in East African waters. <120> [details]

 Description

Moderately common in some species of Pocillopora corals. <120> [details]

 Description

Moderately common on a variety of sponges. <120> [details]

 Description

Common on large gorgonocephalid basket starts.<120> [details]

 Description

A free-living browsing species, often found in live or dead coral colonies in shallow waters. <120> [details]

 Description

Known only from the holotype from Maziwi Is., Tanganyika (Bruce, 1973 c). <120> [details]

 Spelling

Spelt as P. furtiva Bruce, 1973 in Fransen, 1994 <482>. [details]

 synonymy

Synonymy only indicated as 'probable'. According to A.J. Bruce (pers. comm. 2001), the type specimen is definitely ... [details]