ATOLL RESEARCIl BULI,ETIN 
NO. 205. 
THE HOSTS OF THE CORAL-ASSOCIATED INDO 
WEST-PACIFIC PONTONIINE SEIRIBZPS 
Issued l,y 
TIIIC SfiII'I'IISONIAN INSTITIJTION 
Washillgtol~, D.C., U.S.A. 
February 1977 
vvi,Tcruiiij fema le  a i n  c!{..;t i n  - i i c r o p u r n  ho.;t coral , i o:gba:;a, 
l<enya .  Gi,awn f:,o;!~ coicul. t r an ;pnren( :y ,  .:ca:e r;p?roxit:;a.tel.:[ 2 mrn. 
THE HOSTS OF THE CORAL-ASSOCIATEBJ XNDO- 
WEST-PACIFIC PONTONXINE SHRIMPS 
Many of the shrimps belonging to the subfamily Pontoniinae 
Kingsley live in permanent obligatory association with scleractinian 
corals in the Indo-West Pacific region. These shrimps are abundant 
on most coral reefs and represent a major component of the diversity 
of the caridean fauna. 
Borradaile (1917) mentioned briefly that shrimps of the genera 
Harpiliopsis, Coralliocaris and llarpilius (-Wericlimenes spp. , 
Philarius spp.) are adapted to 1j.fe amongst the branches of coral 
colonies but provided no details. Kemp (1922) provided a list of 
associations of the Pontoniinae with corals, including again 
Coralliocaris, Harpilius, (in which tie included ifarpiliopsis), and 
Periclimenes diversipes, together with P. spiniferuus, a free-living 
species frequently found in live or dead coral. colonies. Iiolthuis 
(1952), in the report on the Pontoniinae collected by the Siboga and 
Snellius Expeditions, provided further details in tabular form of the 
species then considered to he associates of corals. The decapod 
fauna of the Queensland branching corals was analysed by Patton (19661, 
who added particularly to knowledge of the shrimps associated with the 
PociLloporidae. The Proceedings of the Coral and Coral Reef Symposium, 
1969, at Mandapanl, included a review of the coral associations then 
known of the Indo-West Pacific Pontoniinae, with a key for their 
identification, and with further details of the Acropra host-species 
involved, (Bruce, l972a) . 
The following report provides information on the coral species 
known to act as hosts for the obligat-ory shrimp associates. A number 
of other species may frequently be found when coral colonies are 
examined, i.e. Palaemonella spp. specially P. rotumana (Borradaile) 
and Periclimenes petitthouarsi (Audouin), and P. spiniferus De Man, and 
probably other related species. These species are free-living micro- 
predators or browsers. The exact identification of the hosts of some 
Formerly East African Marine Fisheries Research Organisation (EAMFRO). 
(Manuscript recei.ved September 1975 --Eds .I 
r a r e  spec ies ,  f o r  example P h i l a r i u s  1:ifuen.s:is (Bor rada i l e ) ,  have y e t  
t o  be a sce r t a ined ,  and it i s  probable t h a t  many more liosts of the  known 
shrimp spec ies ,  a s  wel l  a s  riew shrimps a s soc ia t ed  with new hos t s ,  remain 
t o  be discovered. 
SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT' 
PALAEMONIDAE , Sainouel~lc , 1819. 
1. VI:.~ o r i f r l t a l i s  (Dana) 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
V i r  o r i e n t a l i s -  Bruce, 1972, 64, 65-67, fj.g.1. 
Hosts. Poci l lopora  damicornis (L. ) (Bruce, 1972a; 1972b). 
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Poci l lopora  verrucosa (Lam. ) (Bruce, i n  p res s  e) . 
Stylophora ery thraea  von Marenzeller (Bruce, 1.972a) 
Stylophora p i s t i l l a t a  (Esper ,  ) (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora sp .  (Bruce, j.n p r e s s ,  d ,  h )  . 
Dis t r ibu t ion .  Sparse1.y recorded throughout t h e  Indo-West P a c i f i c  region 
from East  Afr ica  t o  Hawaii. 
Remarks. A small spec ies  t h a t  i s  e a s i l y  overlooked and usual ly only 
present  i.n small numbers i n  a hos t  co1.ony. 
2 .  Per:icl.imenes amymone J3e Man 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Periclimenes amynDne- Holl-.huis, 1972, 10 ,  02-03, f ig .32 .  
Hosts. Poci l lopora darnicornis (I,. ) (Pattoil ,  1966, 1.974) . 
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Stylophora mordax (Dana) (Pat ton ,  1966).  
Stylophora p i s t i l l a t a  (Esper .)  (Pat ton ,  1.966). 
S e r i a t o p r a  h y s t r i x  (Dana) (Pat ton ,  1966) . 
Acropora cymbicyathus (Brooks) (Bruce, 1972a).  
Accopora d i g i t i f e r a  (Dana) (Bruce, 1972a) . 
A c r o p r a  d iversa  (Uaila) (Bruce, 1972a) 
Acrolwra eurystoma (Klunz. ) (Bruce, 1972a). 
A c r o p r a  hyac in t i~us  (Dana) (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora k e n t i  (Brook) (Bruce, i972a) . 
Acropora sarmentosa (Brook) (Bruce, 1972a) . 
l l c r o p r a  syringodes (Brook) (Bruce, l972a) .  
Aci-opora t c n u i s  (Dana) (Brucc, 1~9723). 
Dis t r ibut io i l .  Froni Singapore and Jl jakarta  i i l  t he  west t o  Samoa i n  t h e  
e a s t ;  no t  recorded from the  Indian Ocean. 
Remarks. One of t h e  few commensal shrimps t h a t  i s  found commonly i n  
both acropor:id and poc i l lop r id  c o r a l  h o s t s ,  where it i s  usual ly  p resen t  
on the  o u t e r  branches. 
3. Pcricl.imenes consobrinus De Man 
Re s t r i c t e d  synonymy: 
Pcricl imenes (I larpi l ius)  lu tcscens-  Boli;hui.s, 1.952, :L2, 
88-91, f i g .  35 (parti-m) . 
Pericl.imenes consohr.inus - Bruce, 1.975, 27, f i g .  16. 
Hosts. Poci l lopora hemprichi (Ehrenberg) (Bruce, 1971, a s  P. lutescens) .  
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Pocil lopora damicornis ( L . )  (Bruce, i n  p res s  e ) .  
D i s t r ibu t ion .  Due t o  confusion iv'th t h e  c lose ly  r e l a t e d  P. lu tescens  
auct .  t h i s  spec ies  i s  known with c e r t a i n t y  only fro111 Ternate ,  Indonesia; 
t he  Comoro I s l ands ,  and Mombasa, Kenya. 
Remarks. Bruce (1971) recorded the  a s soc ia t ion  of P. l u t e scens  auct .  
with Pocil lopora hemprichi i n  the  Cornoro Is lands .  A t  t h a t  time 
P. consobrinus was considered t o  be a  synonym of P .  l u t e scens ,  and the  
subsequent re-examination of the  specimen showed t h a t  it should be 
c o r r e c t l y  r e f e r r e d  t o  P. consobrinus on account of t h e  c h a r a c t e r i s t i c  
morphology of the  second maxilliped (Bruce, 1972a, f i g .  l b ) .  This  
species  i s  moderately common i n  the  f r ing ing  lagoons of c e n t r a l  East  
Afr ica ,  i n  Poci l lopora sp . ,  o f t en  a l s o  i n  a s soc ia t ion  with Narpi l iops is  
beaupresi ,  N. depressus and H .  sp in igerus .  It has not  so f a r  been 
found on any o the r  hos t  genus. 
4. Periclimenes l u t e s c e n s  auc t  . 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Periclimenes (Warpilius) l u t e s c e n s  - Holthuis ,  1.952, 12 ,  
88-91, f i g . 3 5  (pa r t im) .  Pa t ton ,  1966, 275, 288, tab.1.  
290 t ab .%.  
Periclj.n~cnes lu t e scens  - Bruce, 1.971: 2 ,  5; 1.9.72a: 404, 405, 
406, 407, 409, 410 f i g . l a ,  412  ( k e y ) ;  l97!5:%7, f ig .15 .  
Hosts. Seriatopora h y s t r i x  (Dana) (Pat ton ,  1966).  
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Acropora convexa (Dana) (Bruce, 1.972a) . 
Acropora i ~ u m i l i s  (Dana) (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora lcenti (Brooks) (Bruce, l972a) .  
Acropora panicula ta  V e r r i l l  (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg) (Bruce, i i i  p r e s s ,  d )  . 
jlcropora surculosa (Dana) (Bruce, 1973) . 
Acropora t u b i c i n a r i a  (Dana) (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  e ) .  
D i s t r ibu t ion .  Widespread throughout the  Indo-West P a c i f i c  region from 
t h e  R e d  Sea t o  Madagascar, a s  f a r  e a s t  a s  'Tonga and Samoa, possib:ly 
extending t o  T a h i t i  and t h e  Marquesas I s l ands .  
Remarks. A s  noted under P. consobrinus, t h e  r e p o r t  of an associa t ion  
of P.  l u t e scens  with Poc.illopora i n  Bruce (19.71) i s  erronous. This 
spec ies  is commoniy found i n  a s soc ia t ion  w i t l ?  Jocas te  and Coral1.iocar.i~ 
spp. The as soc ia t ion  of t h r e e  specimens w j ~ t l ?  Scr.iatopora h y s t r i x  
repor ted  from Heron I s l and  by Pat ton (1966) i s  most unusual. 
5. Periclinienes parvus RorradaiLe 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Periclinienes parvus Borradai le ,  1898:384; 1899:407, p1.36, 
f i g . 3 .  
Hosts. Unidentif ied.  
D i s t r ibu t ion .  Known only from New B r i t a i n ,  t he  Makassar S t r a i t s  and 
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Singapore. 
Remarks. The a s soc ia t ion  of t h i s  spec ies  appears uncer ta in .  Johnson 
(1961) notes t h a t  a  s i n g l e  specimen from t h e  Raf f l e s  Light ,  Singapore, 
i n  the  Bedford Lanchester c o l l e c t i o n ,  was obtaj~ned from "outer  cora l"  
a t  very low t i d e .  I'ericlimenes parvus possesses a  biungui.culate 
dac ty lus  oil t he  ambulatory pereiopods (I~lol.L:.k~uis, 1.952) , ;a f(!;t.t~,>.i-e t : ' r : ~ ? ~ ~  
is not found in any other coral associated pontoniine shrimp, and 
which suggests that the association may have been accidental. In 
coral-associated pontoniine shrimps this dactylus is generally robust 
and simple, except in Fennera, JocaSte and Coralliocaris, in which a 
basal process is present. 
6. Periclimenes diversipes Kemp 
Restricted Synonymy: 
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922:117, 169 
(key), 179-184, figs. 36-39 (partim). 
Hosts. Psamcora togianensis Umbgrove (Bruce, 1972a). 
Pocillopora damicornis ( L . )  (Bruce, in press, el. 
Stylophora erythraea von MarenzelLer (Bruce, 1972a). 
Seriatopora sp. (Bruce, 1971) . 
Acropora tenuis (Dana) (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora variabilis (Klunzinger) (Bruce, in press, e). 
Montipora circumvallata (Ehrenberg) (Bruce, 1971). 
Montipora prolifera Breuggemann 
Pavona danai (M.-Edw. & Haime) (Bruce, 1972a). 
Porites nigrescens (~ana) (Bruce, in press, e). 
Porites iwayamanensis Eguchi (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Porites sp.nov. cf. andrewsi (Bruce, 1972a). 
Galaxea clavus (Dana) (Bruce, 1972~). 
Distribution. - Common in the Indian Ocean: from the Red Sea to 
Madagascar. Also recorded from the Australian Great Barrier Reef on 
Acropora sp. (Patton, 1966). 
Remarks. The least host-specific of the pontoniine coral associates, 
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with hosts belonging to nine different genera. 
7. Pcriclimencs rnadri'pcrae Bruce 
Restricted synonymy: 
Periclimenes madreporae Bruce, 1969:262-263, 264; 1972a:403, 
404, 405, 406, 407, 409, 410, 413 (key). - Patton, 1974:221, 
223-226 tab.1, 231, 239, 241 fiy.1. 
Periclimenes (Ilarpilius) inornatus Patton, 1966 : 274-275, 288 
tab.2, 291 tab.3, fig.2. - Miyake & Fujino, 1968 400, 402 
(key) 413-414, fig.3 g-h, 431 tab.].. 
Hosts. Pocillopora damicornis (L. 1 ,  (Patton, 1966). 
Pocillopora verrucosa (El-lis & Solander) (Patton, 1966). 
Seriatopora hystrix (Dana), (Patton, 1966). 
Stylophora mordax (Dana), (Buucc, 1972a) . 
Stylophora pistillata (Esper.) , (Patton, 1966). 
Acropora corymbosa (L,am. ) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora cuneata (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora digitifera (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acromra nasuta (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora rotumana (Gardiner), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Turbinaria sp., (Bruce, 1972a). 
Distribution. NE Australia, and Palau Islands only. 
Remarks. The only caridean so far found in association with corals of 
the genus Turbinaria. 
8. Periclimenes holthuisi Bruce 
Kestrictea synonymy: 
Periclimenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969:258-259. 
Hosts. Funyia actiniformis Quoy & Gaimard. 
Distribution. Zanzibar, Seychelle Is., Iiong Kong, New Caledonia, and 
N.E. Australia. 
Remarks. This species has generally been found in association with 
actiniarians, but it has also been found with scyphozoans (Bruce, 
1972d). A pair of specimens were collected from the host at a depth 
of 60 ft. at Krantet Is., Madang, New Guinea, on 13-9-73 by 
J.E. Randall and R. Steene. 
9. Periclinlenes mahei Bruce 
Restricted synonymy: 
Periclimenes rnahei Bruce, 1969:263-264; 1971:2, 11. 
Hosts. Pocillopora elonqata (Dana), host of type material, (Bruce, 
1972a). 
Seriatopora hystrix (Dana), (Bruce, 1971). 
Acropora corymbosa (Laln. ) , (Bruce, in press, e) . 
Distribution. Known only from the Seychelle and Comoro Islands and 
Zanzibar. 
Remarks. This species appears to occupy the same niche in the western 
Indian Ocean as P. madreporae does in t.he western Pacific Ocean. 
10. Periclimenes difficilis Bruce 
Periclimenes difficilis Bruce, (in press, e). 
Hosts. Porites niyrescens Liana. 
Distribution. Known only from the type locality on Praslin, Seychelle 
Islands. 
Remarks. Closely related to P. diversipes, which is the only other 
species of this genus known to associate with corals of the genus 
Pori tes . 
11. Periclimenes kororensis Bruce 
Periclimenes kororensis Bruce, (in press, f). 
Hosts. Fungia actiniformis Quoy & Gaj-mard. 
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Distribution. Known only from the type locality on Koror, Palau 
Islands. 
Remarks. A rather aberrant species 0.f Periclimenes, known only from 
the incomplete holotype specimen. 
12. Periclimenes gonioporae Bruce 
Periclimenes gonioporae Bruce, (in press, b). 
Hosts. Goniopora stokesi Milne Edwards & Haime. 
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Lobophyllia sp. 
Distribution. Known only from fringing lagoons of southern Kenya. 
Reniarks. Closely related to P. mallei and P. diversipes, but appears 
to be specially associated with the genus (;oniopora. 
13. Philarius gerlachei (Nobili) 
Restricted synonymy: 
Harpilius gerlachei Kemp, 1922:299 (key), 238-239, figs.74-75. 
Hosts. Acropora corynbsa (Lam.), (Bruce, in press, e). 
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Acropora cymbicyathus (Brooks) 
Acropora digi tifera (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) 
Acropora formosa (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora humilis (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora hyacinthus (Dana), (Bruce, l972a). 
Acropora nana (Studer) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora surculosa (Dana), (Bruce, 1973). 
Distribution. From the Red Sea, East Africa and Madagascar to the 
Marshall, Gilbert and Samoan Islands. 
Remarks. Distinctly less common, in the Acropora hosts, than Jocaste 
or Coralliocaris species. 
14. Philarius imperialis (Kubo) 
Restricted synonymy: 
ilarpilius imperialis Kubo, 1940: 1-4, figs. 1.-3. 
Hosts. Acropora spp., (Bruce, 1972a). 
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Distribution. From the Red Sea to Zanzibar, as far east as the Palau 
and Marshall Islands. 
Remarks. Generally uncommon; particularly in comparison with Jocaste 
and Coralliocaris spp. Usually found right at the very innermost 
bases of the branches of the coral hosts, often on the floor of the 
grooves between branches. The colour pattern of this species shows 
the closest resemblance to the illustration given by Dana (1855, pl.37 
fig.4) of llarpilius lutescens. This species is apparently found in a 
variety of Acropora host species, but none have been identified to 
specific level. 
15. Philarius lifuensis (Borradaile) 
Restricted synonymy: 
Periclimenes lifucnsis Borradaile, 1898:384; l899:405, pl.36 
fig.1. 
Hosts. Acropora sp. (Bruce, l972a). 
Distribution. Recorded on1.y from the type locality in the Loyalty 
Islands. 
Remarks. The rarest species of this genus. Additional material has 
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also been recently obtained from Neron Island and Erskine Island, 
Quecnsland, Australia. 
16. liamopontonia corallicola Bruce 
Restricted synonymy: 
Namopontonia corallicola Bruce, 1970: 38-48, fi.gs. 1-4. 
Hosts. Pungia actiniformis Quoy & Gaimard, (Bruce, in press, c). 
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Goniopora stokesi Milne-Edwards & Haime (Bruce, 1970). 
Distribution. Known only from Hong Kong and Queensland Australia. 
Remarks. The colouration of specimens found in association with the 
Fungia is generally similar to that of the type material on Goniopora, 
although the specimens are distinctly larger in size. Mortensen 
(1925, in: Balss, 1.956) refers -to a shrimp from the Kei Islands, which 
lives among the white tipped tentacles of a Pungia coral, and which is 
colourless with two white spots on carapace, which almost cert.ain1.y 
belongs to this species. 
1 7 .  Iscimopontonia lophos (Barnard) 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
P i ~ i l a r i u s  Iopi~os  Harnard, 1962:242-243, f ig .2 .  
.Tsciu~opontonia lophos-Bruce, 1966:585-597, f i g s .  1-5. 
Hosts. Galaxea f a s c i c u l a r i s  ( L . ) ,  (Bruce, 1966). 
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Dis t r ibu t ion .  Coriimon i n  the  western Indian Ocean; a l s o  Si.ngapore; 
Pulau Perhentian Besar,  Malaysia and Queensland, Aust ra l ia .  
Remarks. This  specj.es appareiitly s t r i c t l y  associa ted  with t h i s  s i n g l e  
co ra l  hos t  type,  where it i s  o f t en  found with P l a t y c a r i s  l a t i r o s t r i s  
and occas ional ly  with Anapontonia denticauda. The species  i s  
remarkab1.e f o r  i t s  p a r t i c u l a r l y  s t rongly  b i l a t e r a l l y  compressed body 
form, and it moves a c t i v e l y  i n  the  spaces between the  host  c o r a l l i t e s .  
18. Anapontonia denticauda Bruce 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Anapontonia denticauda Bruce, 1967:8-12, f igs .1-4 .  
1,losts. Galaxca f a s c i c i l l a r i s  (I,. , (Bruce, 1967) 
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Dis t r ibu t ion .  Known only from Zanzibar; Singapore; Pulau Perhentj-an 
Besar,  Malaysia and Queensland, Aus t ra l i a .  
liemarks. Of the  three  species  of pontoniine shrimps r e s t r i c t e d  t o  t h i s  
hos t ,  Anapontonia denticauda i s  the  l e a s t  cornillon. 
19. Metapontonia fung.iaco.1.a Bruce 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Metapontonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967 :24-30, figs.9-12. 
Hosts. Pungia  spy^. (Brucc, 1967) . 
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~alorn-iitra sp .  (Bruce, i n  p res s ,  h )  . 
Iiydnophora in.icroconus Laiii. (Bruce, 1972e) . 
Goniastrea pec t ina ta  (Ehreriberg) (Bruce, 1974b). 
Distribut.ion. Knowri only from the  western Indian Ocean: Kenya, 
Tanganyika and the  Comoro and Seycheile i s l ands .  
Remarks. One of the  smal les t  poritoniine shrimp species .  The spec ies  
of Pungia with which t h i s  shrimp has been found t o  a s soc ia t e  have so  
f a r  no t  included rungia act.iniformis, which does no t  occur i n  t h e  
region where M.  funyiacola has been found. 
20. P1atyca.r. i~ l a t i r o s t r i s  ilo?.thuis 
R e s t r i c t e d  synonymy: 
I- ' latycaris 1 . a t i r o s t r i s  Molthuis, 1.952 :16, 173-176, 
f i g s .  85-86. 
i-Iosts. Galaxca f a s c i c u l a r i s  (L. ) (Bruce, 1966) . 
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Dis t r ibu t ion .  Common i n  t h e  western Indian Ocean; F lores ,  Indonesia. 
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Remarks. ~ h i s  pec ies  appears t o  be s t r i c t l y  associa ted  with t h i s  
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s i n g l e  hos t  spec ies .  I t  i s  remarkable f o r  i t s  s t rongly  depressed 
body form. It i s  s1.uggish i n  behaviour, r e s t i n g  i n  a head down 
pos i t ion  on the  c o r a l l i t e s .  
2 1 .  Para tyi.>ton siebenrock.i Balss 
R e s t r i c t e d  synonymy: 
Paratypton siebei;rocki - Bruce, 1969: 1'71-185, f i g s .  1-5, 
p1..1. a-c. 
Hosts. Acropora hyacj.nt11us (Dana) (Bruce, 1972) . 
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Acropora massawensis von Marenzeller (Liruce, i n  p res s ,  e ) .  
Acropora palmerae Wells (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora squamsa Brook (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora squarrosa (Ehrmberg) (Bruce, 1972a).  
Acropora v a r i a b i l i s  (Klunzj-nger) (Bruce, 197433). 
Dis t r ibut ion .  Recorded from the  Red Sea, Kenya, Tanganyika and 
Zanzibar,  the  Seychelle I s l a n d s ,  Marsha11 and Samoan I s l ands  and Heron 
I s l and ,  Aus t ra l i a .  
Remarks. This species  i s  remarkable f o r  i t s  h a b i t  of l i v i n g  i n  p a i r s  
i n  small c y s t s  complete1.y encl.osed by the  h o s t ' s  corallum with only a  
few m.i.nute ape r tu res  coilnectirig the  chainher with the  e x t e r i o r .  
22. Fcnnera chacei Molthuis 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Fennera chacci  I lol thuis ,  1.951: 171-178, pl .54 a-p. Bruce, 
1965: 80-82, f i g . l ;  1.974h: 195, f ig .4 .  
Hosts. IJocillopora verrucosa ( E l l i s  & Solander) , (Pat ton ,  1966). 
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Pocil lopora eydouxi Milne-Edwards & Haime, (Bruce, 1965). 
D i s t r ibu t ion .  Kenya, Maldive and Seychelle I s l ands  and W i l l i s  I s l and ,  
o f f  NE Aust ra l ia .  
Remarks. One of the  sma l l e s t  pontoxiiine shrimps. It may be found on 
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t he  same hos t  co lonies  with Harp i l iops i s  depressus and H. sp in iyerus .  
Or ig ina l ly  discovered i n  t h e  e a s t e r n  P a c i f i c  region on the  shores of 
Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia, on Por i t e s .  
2 3 .  l i a rp i l iu s  beaupresi (Audouin) 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Na.rpil.iopsis beauprcsi Borradai le ,  191'7: 324, 379, p1.55, 
f ig .21 .  Kenip, 1922: 22%231, f i g s .  67-68. 
Hosts.  Poci l lopora acuta  Lamarck, (Bruce, 1972a). 
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Pocil lopora damicornis ( L C . )  (Pa t ton ,  1966).  
Poci l lopora danae ( V e r r i l l )  , (Bruce, 1972a) .  
Poci l lopora elongata (Audouin) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Pocil lopora eydouxi Millie-Edwards & liaime, (Bruce, 1972a). 
Poci l lopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander ) ,  (Pa t ton ,  1966).  
Poci l lopora woodjonesi Vaughail, (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Seriatopora l iys t r ix  (Dana), (Pa~t ton ,  1966).  
Stylophora erytllraea von MarenzelUer, (Bruce, 1972a). 
Stylophora mordax (Dana), (r3ruce, 1972a).  
Stylophor palmata (B1ainvill.e) , (Bruce, 197433). 
Stylophora p i s t i l l a t a  (Esper .)  , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora v a r i a b i l i s  (I<lunzinger) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Dis t r ibu t ion .  Widespread throughout the  Indo-West P a c i f i c  region from 
the  Red S e a t o  Mocainbique and Maaagascar a s  f a r  e a s t  a s  Hawaii; a l s o  
extending i n t o  the  East  P a c i f i c  region. 
Remarks. One of the  commonest pontoniiile c o r a l  commensals, f requently 
found i n  associa t ion  with N. depressus and H .  spin igerus .  
24. Na.rpil:iopsis depressus (Ortmann) 
Restricted synonymy: 
Harpilius depressus Stimpson, 1860:38. Kemp, 1922:228 
(key), 231-234, figs. 69-70. 
Harpiliopsis depressus Borradaile, 1917: 379 (key), 380. 
Holthuis, 1951:70-75, pls.21-22; 1952:16, 182-184, fig.90. 
Hosts. Pocillopora damicornis (L.  (Bruce, 1972a) * 
Pocillopora elongata Dana, (Bruce, 1972a). 
Pocillopora eydouxi Milne-Edwards & Naime, (Bruce, 1972a). 
Pocillopora liqulata (Dana), (Chace, 1937). 
Pocillopora meandrina var. nobilis Verrill (Castro, 1971). 
Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander), (Patton, 1966)* 
Pocillopora woodejonesii Vaughan (Bruce, 1972a). 
Seriatopora angulata Klunzinger, (Bruce, 1972a). 
Seriatopora hystrix (Dana), (Patton, 1966). 
Stylophora mrdax (Dana) (Patton, 1966) . 
Stylophora pistillata (Esper. ) , (Patton, 1966). 
Acropora sp. (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Porites sp. (Holthuis, 1.951) . 
Distribution. Widespread throughout the whole Indo-West Pacific region 
from the Red Sea to Madagascar as far east as Hawaii and in the East 
Pacific to the Galapagos Islands, California, Mexico, Costa Rica, 
Panama and Colombia. 
Remarks. One of the commonest pontoniine coral commensals, frequently 
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found in mixed association with H. beaupresi andH. spinigerus. 
Juveniles of this species have also been collected on one occasion from 
a colony of the hydrozoan Millepora sp. There has been considerable 
confusion in the zoological literature between this species and 
H. spinigerus and many of the records are of dubious value. Those 
indicated with an asterisk have been recently confirmed. The 
P. ligulata record is from the East Pacific region. 
25. Ziarpil iopsis spinigerus (Ortmann) 
Restricted synonymy: 
Anchistus spinigerus Ortmann, 1890:511, p1.36 fig.23. 
Harpilius depressus var. qracilis Kemp, 1922:228 (key), 
234-235, fig.71. 
Harpiliopsis depressus var. spinigerus Holthuis, 1952:16 
184-185. 
iiarpiliopsis spinigerus Bruce, 1974:224; (in press, d). 
Hosts. Pocillopora eydouxi Milne-Edwards & Haime, (Bruce, in press, j) 
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Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander), (Bruce, 1974). 
Sty.Zophora mordax (Dana), (Bruce, in press, d). 
Stylophora palmata (Blainville) , (Bruce, in press, e) . 
Stylophora pistillata (Esper.), (Bruce, in press, e). 
Distribution. Known with certainty only from Kenya, Farquhar Island, 
the ~ndaman~~slands, Ce1.ebes and Samoa. 
Remarks. Some of the host records given under M. depressus probably 
refer to this species, which appears to be commori and widespread 
probably throughout the whole Lndo-West Pacific region. 
26. Cavicheles kempi l iol thuis  
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Cavicheles kempi Holthuis ,  1952:17, 205-208, f i g s .  99-101.. 
Bruce, 1966:266-269, figs.1-2. 
Hosts. Acropora s p . ,  (Bruce, 1966; i n  p r e s s ,  h ) .  
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Dis t r ibu t ion .  Recorded only from Halmahera, t he  Molucca Archipel-ago; 
Kenya, Zanzibar and Tanganyika; and t h e  Comoro Is lands .  
Remarks. The East  African and Comoro I s l ands  mater ia l  was found i n  
Acropora colonies  genera l ly  i n  a s s o c i a t i o n  with numerous specimens of 
J o c a s t e  spp. and it i s  considered probable t h a t  t h i s  species  i s  a 
pos t - l a rva l  o r  e a r l y  juvenile  of J .  japonica (Ortmann). 
27. J o c a s t e  japonica (Ortmann) 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
J o c a s t e  japonica-Patton, 1966:279-280, 288 t ab .1 ,  290 t ab .2 ,  
f ig .3b .  Bruce, 1974b:198-199, f i g . 7 .  
Hosts. Poci l lopora damicornis ( L . ) ,  (Bruce, 1972a). 
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Acropora abrotanoides (Lam. , (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  e )  . 
Acropora a s s i m i l i s  (Brook), (Bruce, i n  p res s ,  e ) .  
Acropora convcxa (Quelch) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora corymbosa ( L a m . ) ,  (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  e ) .  
Acropora d i g i t i f e r a  (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acrowra d i s t i c h a  (Brook), (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  e l .  
Acropora d iversa  (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora haimei (Milne-Edwards & liaime), (Bruce, 1972a).  
Acropora humil is  (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a).  
Acropora massawe~lsis (von Marenzeller) , (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  e )  . 
Acropora nana ( S t u d e r ) ,  (Bruce, 1972s) .  
Acropora nasuta (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora pec t ina ta  (Brook) , (Bruce, i n  p res s ,  h )  . 
Acropora rotumana (Gardiner) ,  (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora s p i c i f e r a  (Dana), (Bruce, i n  p res s ,  h ) .  
Acropora squamosa (Brook), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg),  (Bruce, i n  p res s  h ) .  
Acropora surculosa (Dana) , (Bruce, 1973) . 
Acropora va l ida  (Dana), (Bruce, i n  p res s  e ) .  
Acropora v a r i a b i l i s  (Klunzinger) ,  (Bruce, 1972a, 1974b). 
D i s t r ibu t ion .  Widespread throughout most of the  Indo-West P a c i f i c  
region ,  but  no t  recorded from the  Red Sea, Arabian Sea o r  Bay of Bengal, 
nor e a s t  of the  Marshall I s lands .  
Remarks. Some repor t s  of J. luc ina  may r e f e r  t o  t h i s  species .  The 
reference  t o  an associa t ion  of t h i s  shrimp with Acropora t enu i s ,  
(Bruce, 1972a) was erroneous due t o  mis iden t i f i ca t ion .  A s  noted above, 
Cavicl-ieles kempi i s  probably a  juveni le  s t age  of t h i s  species .  
28. Jocas te  luc ina  (Nobil i )  
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
Jocaste  luc ina  - Pat ton ,  1966:278-279, 288 tab.1,  290 t ab .2 ,  
292, f ig .3a .  Bruce, 1974b:199, f i g . 8 .  
Hosts. Poci l lopora verrucosa ( E l l i s  & Solander) ,  (Pa t ton ,  1966).  
S t  ylophora sp. 
Acropora confer ta  (Quelch),  (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora corymbosa (Lam. ) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora cuneata (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger), (Bruce, in press, j ) .  
Acropora haimei (Milne-Edwards & Haime) , (Bruce, in press, e) 
Acropora hebes (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora humilis (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora palifera (Lam. ) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora ramiculosa (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora squamosa (Brook), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora tenuis (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora teres (Verrill) . 
Acropora variabilis (Klunzinger) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Porites sp. 
Distribution. Throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, except the 
Hawaiian Islands. 
Remarks. The associations of Jocaste spp. with Acropora spp. has been 
reviewed by Bruce (1969~). Details were provided of eighteen host 
species with J. jocaste exclusively associated with eleven species, 
J .  lucina with ten and three coral species, A. humilis, A. squamosa and 
A. rrariabilis acting as hosts for both shrimp species. The number of 
Acropora species now known to serve as hosts for Jocaste spp., is now 
increased to twenty nine, with fifteen exclusively for J. japonica, 
nine for J. lucina, and with the addition of two species, A. corymbosa 
and A. haimei, to those hosting both species of shrimps. The two 
specimens found in association with Porites are juvenile, but those 
with Stylophora were aclult (11, 4 ovig. ) and were associated with 
Coralliocaris and Harpiliopsis spp. 
29. Coralliocaris brevirostris Borradaile 
Restricted synonymy: 
Coralliocaris brevirostris Borradaile, 1898:1006, p1.64, 
fig.7. Bruce, 1972a:405, 406, 407, 415 (key), fig.2~. 
Hosts. Acropora corymbosa (Lam. ) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
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Acropora cymbicyathus (Brooks). 
Acropra humilis (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora hyacinthus (Dana). 
Distribution. Known only from the Ellice Islands, and Willis Island, 
NE Australia. 
Remarks. The specimen from Mauritius, referred to C. brevirostris by 
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Holthuis (1965), should be referred to C. nudirostris Heller. The 
chelae of the second pereiopods in C. nudirostris show a close 
resemblance to C. brevirostris, rather than C. venusta. 
30. Coralliocaris graminea (Dana) 
Restricted synonymy: 
Coralliocaris graminea - Holthuis, 1952:17, 186-189, fig.91. 
Hosts. Pocillopora danae (Verrill), (Bruce, 1972a). 
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Pocillopora elongata Dana, (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Seriatopora hystrix (Dana), (Patton, 1966). 
Stylophora erythraea von Marenzeller, (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora corymbosa (Lam. ) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora cymbicyathus (Brooks), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora diyitifera (Dana) , (Bruce, in press, e) . 
Acropora diversa (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora haimei (Milne-Edwards & Haime) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora hebes (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora humilis (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora nand (Studer) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora nasuta (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora ramiculosa (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora squamosa (Brooks) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg), (Bruce, in press, e). 
Acropora variabilis (Klunzinger) , (Bruce, 1972a). 
Distribution. Probably common throughout the whole Indo-West Pacific 
region except for the Hawaiian Islands. 
Remarks. Many of the records of C. yraminea Probably refer to 
C. viridis, and similarly some of the host records may also refer to 
this species. Although these two closely related species may be 
found in the same localities, they do not occur together on the same 
coral host colonies, as may occur in the species-pair Harpiliopsis 
depressus and H. spinigerus. Specimens from Seriatopora and Stylophora 
are usually small juveniles and these genera must be regarded as 
abnormal hosts. 
31. Coralliocaris macrophthalma (Milne-Edwards) 
Restricted synonymy: 
Coralliocaris macro~hthalma - Borradaile. 1898:385. Nobili. - 
1901: 3. 
Hosts. Probably Acropora spp., but none so far recorded. 
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Distribution. Known only from "Mers d'Asie", the Red Sea and the 
Seychelle Islands. 
Remarks. This little known species is most closely related to 
C. graminea and C. viridis, with sound-producing chelae on the second 
pereiopods. 
32. Coralliocaris nudirostris (Heller) 
Restricted synonymy: 
Oedipus nudirostris Heller, 1862:279, p1.3 fig.25. 
Coralliocaris nudirostris - Borradaile, 1971:302 (key), 384 
Bruce, 1974c:262, fig.2. 
Hosts. Acropora digitifera (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
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Acropora humilis (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora hyacinthus (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora spicifera (Dana) , (Bruce, press, h) . 
Acropora surculosa (Dana) , (Bruce, 1973) . 
Distribution. Reported only from the Red Sea, Tanganyika, the Seychelle 
and Maldive Islands and Tahiti. 
Remarks. On East African fringing reefs, this species seems to prefer 
hosts situated on the exposed side of the reef crest rather than the 
lagoon side. 
33. Coralliocaris pavonae Bruce 
Restricted synonymy: 
Coralliocaris pavonae Bruce, 1972:63, 77-84, figs. 8-11. 
C o r a l l i o c a r i s  taiwamensis Fujino & Miyake, 1972:95-98, 
figs.1-2. 
Hosts. Pavona d iva r i ca ta  (Lam. ) , (Bruce, 1.972a) 
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Pavona minor Breuggemann, (Bruce, 1972a).  
Dis t r ibut ion .  Known from Fj.ji  and Taiwan only.  
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Remarks. The only spec ies  of the  genus t h a t  i s  apparently normally 
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associa ted  with a  c o r a l  hos t  not  bel.onging t o  the  genus Acropora. 
34. Cora.Zliocar.is superba (Dana) 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
C o r a l l i o c a r i s  superba - Holthuis ,  1952:17, 189-191, f ig.92.  
Hosts. Poci l lopora danae ( V e r r i l l ) ,  (Bruce, 1972a) 
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Acropora a f r i cana  (Brooks),  (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  h ) .  
Acropora convexa (Dana) , (Bruce, in .  p r e s s ,  e )  . 
Acropora cymbicyathus (Brooks), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora d i g i t i f e r a  (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a) 
Acropora d.isticha (Brooks),  (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  h)  . 
Acropora d iversa  (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger) , (Bruce, 1972a).  
Acropora humil is  (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . - 
Acropora i r r e g u l a r i s  (Brooks) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora lcptocyatlius (Brooks ) ', (I-lolthuis , 1953) . 
Acropora nana (Studer)  , (Bruce, 1972a).  
Acropora nasuta (Dana) , (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  h)  . 
Acropora pec t ina ta  (Brooks) , (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  h) . 
Acropora pulchra (Brooks) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
Acropora v a r j a b i l i s  (Klunzinger) ,  (Bruce, i n  p res s ,  h ) .  
Dis t r ibut ion .  Widespread throughout the  Indo-West P a c i f i c  region from 
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t he  Red Sea t o  Madagascar a s  f a r  e a s t  a s  T a h i t i  and the  Society 
Is lands .  
Remarks. Five of t h e  hos t  co ra l s  a l s o  serve  a s  hos t s  f o r  C. "qraminea". 
This species  i s  one of the  most b e a u t i f u l l y  coloured of pontoniine c o r a l  
commensals (Bruce, 1974c, f i g . 3 ) ,  and was accura te ly  i l l u s t r a t e d  by 
Dana (1855, p1.37 f i g . 2 ) .  
35. C o r a l l i o c a r i s  venusta Kemp 
Res t r i c t ed  synonymy: 
C o r a l l i o c a r i s  vcnusta Keinp, 1922:269, 274-276, figs.lOO-101. 
Iiosts. Acropora convexa (Dana) , (Bruce, 1972a) . 
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Acroimra cymbicyathus (Brooks). 
Acropora hitmilis (Dana), (Bruce, 1972a). 
Acropora hyacinthus (Dana). 
Acropora subuLata (Dana) , (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  h)  . 
Acropora pec t ina ta  (Brooks),  (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  h ) .  
Dis t r ibut ion .  Red Sea, c e n t r a l  East Afr ica ,  t he  Seychelle I s lands ,  
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Mocainbique Channel., Indonesia, t he  South China Sea, Samoa and the  
Great Barr ic r  Reef. 
Remarks. I t  has been noted (Bruce, i n  p r e s s ,  h ) ,  t h a t  two d i s t i n c t  
spec ies  have probably been confused under t h i s  name. The two "species" 
a r e  r ead i ly  separated by t h e i r  d i s t i n c t  colour p a t t e r n s  i n  l i f e ,  but  no 
s a t i s f a c t o r y  morphological d i s t i n c t i o n  has y e t  been found. 
36. Coralliocaris v-iridis Bruce 
Restricted synonymy: 
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 19'74a:222-224, f:ig.l a-b. 
Hosts. Acropora disticha (Brooks) , (Bruce, in press, h) . 
Acropora humilis (Dana), (Bruce, in press, 11). 
Acropora valida (Dana) , (Bruce, in press, h) . 
Acropora variabiLis (IZlunzinger) , (Bruce, in press, h) . 
Distri.bution. Known only from southern Kenya, the Mocambique Channel 
and the Great Barrier Reef. Probab1.y throughout the Indo-West Pacific 
region. 
Remarks. Many records of the closely related C. grarninea probably 
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refer to this species. 
37. Pontonides maldivensis (Borradai1.e) 
Restricted synonymy: 
Pontonides maldivensis - Borradaile, 1917:387, pl.57 fig.20. 
I-lost. Dendrophyllia micracantha (Ehrenberg) , (Bruce, in prcss, h) . 
Distribution. Know11 only from the Maldive Islands and Mombasa, Kenya. 
Remarks. This species and the next are the on1.y known coiiunensals of a- 
hermatypic corals. 
30. Pontonides unciger Cal.man 
Restricted synonymy: 
Pontonides unciger - iio:Lthuis, l952:219-223, fig.l.OO--110. 
Host. Dendrophyllia ijirme Yabe & Eguchi, (F'ujino & Miyake, 1969) . 
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Distribution. Reported from the Red Sea; Amakusa Islands, Japan, and 
Indonesia. 
Remarks. Other species of the genus Pontonides have been found to 
associate with gorgonian or antipatharian hosts. 
Discussion 
Details are given of thirty seven species of Indo-West Pacific 
pontoniine shrimps that are consj-dered to be obligate cornmensal.~ of 
scleractinian corals. The criteria for assessing the oblj-gate nature 
of the association have been provided by Garth (in press), who indicated 
that the shrimps concerned are not found away from their host, that the 
association in recurrent, and that adult breeding individuals are 
involved. One species, l'criclime~~es parvus, i.s considered to he a 
doubtful coral-associate. Fourteen genera, out of a present total of 
forty-three known Indo-West Pacific pontoniine genera, have now been 
found to have some species 1-iving in association with corals and of 
these genera, nine are monospecific. One of these monospecific genera, 
Vir Holthuis, is one of the least specialized pontoniine genera, wi.th 
an unmodified set of palaemonid mouthparts, including a mandible wi.th 
a small palp. The eight other noiiospecific genera consist of highly 
specialized species, showi.ng an increasing degree of reduction of many 
parts of the mouthparts. 
The hosts are represented by seventy-six different species, of 
seventeen genera, although forty-one of these belong to the genus 
Acropora alone and sixteen to the branching corals of the families 
Thamnasteridae (Pocillopora, Seriatopra and Stylophora). The 
Acroporidae (Acropora spp.) clearly provide the most satisfactory 
niches for these shrimps. It is certain that many hosts still remain 
to be identified, especially those from the reef front and from deeper 
water, as most of the records have been derived from shallow lagoons 
or pools on the reef flats easily accessible at low tide. 
The most favoured host coral is Acropora humilis (Dana). This 
species has been found to provide a niche for a Periclimenes, a 
Pliilarius, two Jocaste and six Coralliocaris species. Although these 
do not occur all on a single host colony, it is not uncommon to find 
Periclirnenes lutescens with two Jocaste and two Coralliocaris spp. 
together in a single host. Similarly, Pocillopora damicornis ( L . )  may 
act as host for Vir orientalis, three Perjclimenes andtwoifarpiliopsis 
spp. The number of species and individuals present in a coral colony 
is largely dependant upon the size of the colony, small colonies often 
having only a single male-female pair of one species. Large corals 
niay have over a hundred individual shrimps (Bruce, 1972a). 
The abundance of coral-associated pontoniine shrimps in the Indo- 
West Pacific region is in marked contrast with findings in other 
tropical seas (Bruce, in press, g). Of the genera associated with 
corals in the Indo-West Pacific region, only Periclimenes is found to 
occur elsewhere and none of its extra-Indo-West Pacific species are 
reported to be specifically assocj-ated with corals, althoughthe hosts 
of several species that are possj.bly commensals remain to be ascertained. 
In the Eastern Pacific region two species of pontoniine shrimps, 
ifarpilius depressus and Fennera chacei, are known to live in association 
with coral hosts. Botn these species are of widespread distribution 
and have probably extended their ranges across tile East Pacific 
barrier, via the Galapagos Islands, by means of the Equatorial Counter 
Current. In the Caribbean region there are no reported associations 
between pontoniine shrimps and corals and even the Acropora species, 
which provide a niche for so many of the Indo-West Pacific species, are 
without a similar series of faunal associates. 
Acknowledgements 
For the identification of many of the coral hosts here reported, 
I am particularly endebted to P.M.J. Woodhead, Dr. B.K. Rosen, 
Dr. J.W. Wells and Dr. H. Utinomi. 
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