title: A new species of the sponge-associated pontoniine shrimp genus Nippontonia Bruce & Bauer, 1997 (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae) from Sabah, Malaysia.
abstract: A sponge-associated species of the genus Nippontonia new to science is described from Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia. The only other species in the genus is also known to be a sponge-dweller. The new species can be distinguished from its con- gener by a suite of characters mainly of the anterior appendages.
authors: Department of Marine Zoology, Naturalis Biodiversity Center P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. charles.fransen@naturalis.nl
authors: Charles H J M
authors: CH
authors: Fransen
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009929:Organ Size; D033541:Palaemonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D010802:Phylogeny; D011161:Porifera / Q000254:growth & development