title: Onycocaris maui sp. nov., a new pontoniine sponge associate (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from the Hawai'ian Islands.
abstract: A new species of pontoniine shrimp, Onycocaris maui sp. nov., from Maui Island, Hawai'i, is described and illustrated. A heterosexual pair were found in an intertidal Haliclona sponge. A member of the O. quadratophthalma species group, its relationships are discussed and a key provided for their identification.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Museum, P.O. Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101 Australia. abruce@broad.net.au
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bruce
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D033541:Palaemonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D011161:Porifera / Q000254:growth & development