title: A new species of Microprosthema Stimpson, 1860 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Stenopodidea: Spongicolidae) from the South China Sea.
abstract: A new species of the spongicolid genus Microprosthema Stimpson, 1860 is described based on two specimens collected from Shi Island, Xisha Islands, South China Sea. The type specimens were collected within a sponge, representing an unusual habitat for the genus. M. personatum sp. nov. is easily distinguished from its closest congeners, M. takedai and M. fujitai, by its convex supraocular eaves and the number of teeth on the scaphocerite. A key to the Indo-West Pacific species of Microprosthema is given.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China Graduate University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Qiwu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Email: lixzh@qdio.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Xinzheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D033364:Decapoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D009792:Oceans and Seas