Two Spiny Lobsters of the Genus Panulirus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palinuridae) from Korean Waters

摘要

Two spiny lobsters of the genus Panulirus, P. stimpsoni Holthuis, 1963 from Jeju Island and P. versicolor (Latreille, 1804) from Busan, are briefly described with colorations. These lobsters are new members of the Korean decapod crustacean fauna. Morphological and distributional accounts of these species are discussed. The spiny lobster genus Panulirus contains 19 species worldwide (Holthuis, 1991). To date, only two species, Panulirus japonicus (Von Siebold, 1824) and P. penicillatus (Olivier, 1791), have been reported from Korea, both from southern coastal waters (Kim and Kim, 1997). During the course of a taxonomic study of Korean decapod crustaceans, members of two additional species of Panulirus were collected: P. stimpsoni Holthuis, 1963 fromthe southern coast of Jeju Island and P. versicolor (Latreille, 1804) from the southern coast of Busan.