A new species of hippolytid shrimp, Leontocaris vanderlandi spec. nov. is described from deep water off the Seychelles. A comparison with the four other species in the genus is made, and a key to their identification is provided. A phylogenetic analysis of the species within the genus is presented.

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Fransen, C. (2001). Leontocaris vanderlandi, a new species of hippolytid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the Seychelles, with an analysis of phylogenetic relations within the genus. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 334, 57–76.