A redescription of Periclimenes yaldwyni Holthius(Brachycarpus audauini Bate, 1888, Crustacea,Decapoda,Palaemonidae) and Its Occurrence in Australian Waters

The pontoniine shrimp Periclimenes yaldwyni Holthuis is recorded for the first time from Australian waters and is redescribed and figured in detail to augment the original description and illustration provided by Bate (1888) as Brachycarpus audouini. The presently available data on carideans (eight spp.) occurring in both Australian and New Zealand waters are summarized.