Dr. C.H.J.M. (Charles) Fransen
crustaceans

- charles.fransen@ncbnaturalis.nl
- Phone
- +31 (0)71 5687613
- Fax
- +31 (0)71 5687666
- Room Number
- C02.07
Research interests
- Phylogeny, historical biogeography and historical ecology of Caridean shrimps. Through phylogenetic analysis of selected groups of shrimps in combination with the study of their biogeographical distribution patterns and host-relations, hypothesis on the evolutionary history of these groups are formulated. Special attention is given to Pontoniine shrimps. These shrimps are usually living in association with other invertebrates. The co-evolutionary component is studied by means of comparisons between phylogenetic patterns of both shrimps and hosts.
Current projects
- Phylogeny of host-related colourvarieties of Hamopontonia corallicola Bruce, 1970, based on mitochondrial DNA.
- Phylogeny of host-related coloulvarieties within the Pontoniine genus Vir Holthuis, 1952, based on both morphological and molecular data.
- Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and historical ecology of Pontoniine shrimps associated with ascidians and molluscs based on mitochondrial DNA.
- Update of the FAO species catalogue: Shrimps and prawns of the world.
- Update of the FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic: shrimps, crabs, anomurans and stomatopods.
- Carideorum Catalogus (in cooperation with Dr. S. De Grave, Oxford University Museum of Natural History): A catalogue of all caridean shrimp species including synonyms and type localities.
Expeditions (under construction)
- Ternate 2009 Expedition, Indonesia, Oct.-Nov. 2009
- Photogallery - Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Nov.-Dec. 2007
- Photogallery
- Weblog - Santo, Vanuato, 2006
- Website
- blog
Publications
Naturalis RepositoryHoeksema, B.W.H. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2011. Space partitioning by symbiotic shrimp species cohabitating in the mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis at Semporna, eastern Sabah. Coral Reefs 30 (2): 519.
Schiaparelli, S., C.H.J.M. Fransen & M. Oliverio, 2011. Marine Partnerships in Santo's Reef Environments: Parasites, Commensals and Other Organisms that Live in Close Association. In: P. Bouchet, H. Le Guyader & O. Pascal (eds.), The Natural History of Santo: 449-457, figs. 504-521.
Chan, T.-Y, M. Mitsuhashi, C.H.J.M. Fransen, R. Cleva, S.H. Tan, J.C. Mendoza, M. Manuel-Santos & P.K.L. Ng, 2011. Unusual and Spectacular Crustaceans. In: P. Bouchet, H. Le Guyader & O. Pascal (eds.), The Natural History of Santo: 410-420, figs. 465-479.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., S. De Grave & P.K.L. Ng (eds.), 2010. Studies on Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. Crustaceana Monographs, 14: i-xii, 1-754.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., S. De Grave & P.K.L. Ng, 2010. Preface. Studies on Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. Crustaceana Monographs, 14: xi-xii.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., S. De Grave & P.K.L. Ng, 2010. In Memorial Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis. In: C.H.J.M. Fransen, S. De Grave & P.K.L. Ng (eds.), Studies on Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. Crustaceana Monographs, 14: 1-75.
Vervoort, W., C. Smeenk, C.H.J.M. Fransen & P.K.L. Ng, 2010. Personal recollections of Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis. In: C.H.J.M. Fransen, S. De Grave & P.K.L. Ng (eds.), Studies on Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. Crustaceana Monographs, 14: 77-99.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2010. Periclimenes vanellus spec. nov., a new sponge-associated pontoniine shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae) from Indonesia. In: C.H.J.M. Fransen, S. De Grave & P.K.L. Ng (eds.), Studies on Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. Crustaceana Monographs, 14: 241-253.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2010. Order Amphionidacea Williamson, 1973. Treatise on Zoology – Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology – The Crustacea, Decapoda, Volume 9 Part A: Eucarioda: Euphausiacea, Amphionidacea, and Decapoda (partim), Chapter 62: 83-92. (BRILL, Leiden).
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & S.E.T. van der Meij, 2010. First record of a pontoniine shrimp (Caridea, Palaemonidae) in association with a boring bivalve of the genus Spengleria (Bivalvia, Euheterodonta, Gastrochaenidae). Crustaceana, 83 (11): 1391-1400.Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2010. Acrothoracica. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J. van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10. Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European Invertebrate Survey – Nederland, Leiden: 180-181.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2010. Rhizocephala - Krabbenzakjes. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J. van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10. Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European Invertebrate Survey – Nederland, Leiden: 181.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & W. Vervoort, 2010. Thoracica – Eendemossels & Zeepokken. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J. van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10. Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European Invertebrate Survey – Nederland, Leiden: 181-182.
Vervoort, W. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Branchiura - Visluizen. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J.van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10.Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European InvertebrateSurvey – Nederland, Leiden: 183.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2010. Malacostraca – Echte kreeftachtigen. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J. van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10. Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European Invertebrate Survey – Nederland, Leiden: 186.
Gittenberger, A. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Leptostraca. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J. van Loon(eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10. Nederlands Centrumvoor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European Invertebrate Survey – Nederland,Leiden: 186-187.
Gittenberger, A. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Stomatopoda - Bidsprinkhaankreeften. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken& A.J. van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna10. Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & EuropeanInvertebrate Survey – Nederland, Leiden: 187.
Gittenberger, A. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Bathynellacea. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J. van Loon(eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10. Nederlands Centrumvoor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European Invertebrate Survey – Nederland,Leiden: 188.
Gittenberger, A. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Mysida - Aasgarnalen. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J.van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10.Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European InvertebrateSurvey – Nederland, Leiden: 188-189.
Haaren, A. van, A.Gittenberger & C.H.J.M. Fransen,2010. Tanaidacea - Naaldkreeftjes. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. vanNieukerken & A.J. van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit.Nederlandse Fauna 10. Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis &European Invertebrate Survey – Nederland, Leiden: 192.
Gittenberger, A. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Cumacea – Zeekomma’s. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J.van Loon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10.Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European InvertebrateSurvey – Nederland, Leiden: 193.
Gittenberger, A. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Euphausiacea - Krill. In: J. Noordijk, R.M.J.C. Kleukers, E.J. van Nieukerken & A.J. vanLoon (eds.), De Nederlandse biodiversiteit. Nederlandse Fauna 10. NederlandsCentrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis & European Invertebrate Survey –Nederland, Leiden: 193- 194.
De Grave, S. & C.H.J.M. Fransen (eds), 2010. Contributions to shrimp taxonomy. Zootaxa, 2372: 1-414.
De Grave S. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Editorial. In: S. De Grave & C.H.J.M. Fransen (eds), Contributions to shrimp taxonomy, Zootaxa, 2372: 5, 6.
Snijders, N. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2010. Pseudopontonides plumosus sp. nov., a new cnidarian-associated pontoniine shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from Curaçao. In: S. De Grave & C.H.J.M. Fransen (eds), Contributions to shrimp taxonomy, Zootaxa, 2372: 7-14.
Leewis, R.J., G.R. Heerebout & Ch. Jacobusse (eds.), 2010. Zeefauna in Zeeland, 2; Kreeften, krabben en Garnalen. Fauna Zeelandica, 5: 1-144. (Stichting het Zeeuwse landschap, Wilhelminadorp). (Original text of descriptions by C.H.J.M., Fransen - NCB Naturalis).
De Grave, S., N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong, Tin-Yam Chan, Keith A. Crandall, Peter C. Dworschak, Darryl L. Felder, Rodney M. Feldmann, Charles H. J. M. Fransen, Laura Y. D. Goulding, Rafael Lemaitre, Martyn E. Y. Low, Joel W. Martin, Peter K. L. Ng, Carrie E. Schweitzer, S. H. Tan, Dale Tshudy & Regina Wetzer, 2009. A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement Series No. 21: 1–109. [http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/supplement21.php]
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & A. Oliveira de Almeida, 2009. Neopontonides brucei, a new pontoniine species from Brazilian waters (Decapods, Palaemonidae). Crustaceana 82 (7): 837-846, figs. 1-4. [pdf available on request]
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & S. De Grave, 2009. Evolution and radiation of shrimp-like decapods: an overview. In: J.W. Martin, K.A. Crandall & D.L. Felder (Eds.) Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics. Crustacean Issues 18: 245-259.
Clark, P.F., P.K.L. Ng, C.H.J.M. Fransen, P.A. McLaughlin, P.C. Dworschak & K. Baba, 2008. A checklist of Crustacea Decapoda collected from Conic Island Cave and adjacent areas of Hong Kong. Journal of Natural History 42 (9–12): 913–926. [pdf available on request]Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2007. The Influence of Land Barriers on the Evolution of Pontoniine Shrimps (Crustacea, Decapoda) Living in Association with Molluscs and Solitary Ascidians, in: Renema, W. (ed.), Biogeography, Time and Place: Distributions, Barriers, and Islands, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 103-115, figs. 1-3. [pdf available on request]
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & L.B. Holthuis, 2007. Vir smiti spec. nov., a new scleractinian associated pontoniine shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palemonidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 81(4): 101-114, figs. 1-37.
Didderen, K., C.H.J.M. Fransen & N.J. de Voogd, 2006. Observations on sponge-dwelling colonies of Synalpheus (Decapoda, Alpheidae) of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Crustaceana 79(8): 961-975. [pdf available on request]
Fransen, C. H. J. M. & L. B. Holthuis, 2006. De rivierkreeft Austropotamobius torrentium in Nederland gevangen in 1956 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen 25: 39-42, figs. 1, 2.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & M.J. Biscoito, 2006. On two rare species of caridean shrimp from the hydrothermal fields Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 80 (4): 45-53, figs. 1-4.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2006c. On Pontoniinae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) collected from ascidians. Zoosystema 28(3): 713-746, figures 1-18. [pdf available on request]
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2006b. Periclimenes mclaughlinae spec. nov., an echinoid associated shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from the Philippines. Zoosystema 28(2): 379-388, figs. 1-6. [pdf available on request]
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2006a. Pandalidae(Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Sonne, Valdivia and Meteor Expeditions, 1977-1987, to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Senckenbergiana Maritima 36 (1): 51-82, figs. 1-66. [pdf available on request]
Cruz, N. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2004. Addition of three species of the genus Plesionika (Pandalidae) to the known Atlantic marine fauna of Colombia. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 78(6): 131-146, fig. 1.
Ashelby, C.W, T.M. Worsfold, and C.H.J.M. Fransen, 2004. First records of the oriental prawn Palaemon macrodactylus in European waters, with a rivised key to British Palaemonidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 84: 1041-1050, figs. 1-4. [pdf available on request]
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 2003. Poripontonia dux gen. nov., sp. nov., a sponge associated shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae, Pontoniinae) from Indonesia. Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden 345: 129-138, figs. 1-7.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. , 2002. Taxonomy, phylogeny, historical biogeography, and historical ecology of the genus Pontonia Latreille (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden 336: 1-433, figures 1-257, plates 1-19.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. , 2001. Leontocaris vanderlandi, a new species of hippolytid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the Seychelles with an analysis of the phylogenetic relations within the genus. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 334: 57-76, figs 1-27.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & J. Goud, 2000. Chromodoris magnifica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832), a new nudibranch host for the shrimp Periclimenesimperator Bruce, 1967. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 18: 273-283, figs. 1-4.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & L.B. Holthuis, 2000. Type-catalogue of the Stomatopod Crustacea in the collections of the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 73 (26): 381-389.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. , 2000. Pontonia manningi, new species, a new bivalve associated shrimp from the tropical and subtropical Atlantic (Decapoda: Palaemonidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 20(2), special Issue: 101-108, figs. 1-4.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. , 1998. Lebbeus africanus spec. nov., a new shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea, Hippolytidae) from Mauritanian waters, with redescriptions of four other species in the genus. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 71 (20): 231-260, figs. 1-62.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & P. Wirtz, 1998. Contribution to de knowledge of decapod crustaceans from Madeira and the Canary Islands. - Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 71 (19): 215-230, figs. 1-6.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. , L.B. Holthuis & J.P.H.M. Adema, 1998. Type-catalogue of the Decapod Crustacea in the collections of the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, with appendices of pre-1900 collectors and material. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden311: i-xvi, 1-344, figs. 1-79.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. , 1998. Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) ceratophorus Sakai, 1969 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) recorded from the Amirante Islands, western Indian Ocean. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden323:341-348, figs 1-4.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. , 1997. Indonesian pontoniinne shrimps. In: T. Tomascik, A.J. Mah, A. Nontji & M. Kasim Moosa (eds), The Ecology of the Indonesian Seas, Part II, Box 21.3: 1064-1075, figs. 21.6, 21.9-11.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. , 1997. Crustacea Decapoda: Chelonika macrochela, a new genus and new species of pandalid shrimp (Caridea) from New Caledonian waters. - In: A. Crosnier (ed.), Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 18. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle176: 177-185, figs. 1-7.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & T. Tomascik, 1996. Parhippolyte uveae Borradaile, 1899 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Hippolytidae) from Kakaban Island, Indonesia. - Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 70 (15): 227-233, figs. 1-2.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1994c. Marine palaemonoid shrimps of the Netherlands Seychelles Expedition 1992-1993.— Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden 297: 85-152, figures 1-112, plates 1-4 (colour).
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1994b. Shrimps and Molluscs./Garnalen en Weekdieren. Vita Marina 42 (4): 105-113, figs. 1-4, pls. (colour) 1,2
Smaldon, G., L.B. Holthuis & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 1993. Coastal Shrimps and Prawns. Synopsis of the British Fauna (New Series) 15 (Second Edition): i-vii, 1-142, figs. 1-50.
Crosnier, A. & C.H.J.M. Fransen, 1994. Découverte de Bitias brevis (Rathbun, 1906) à Madagascar (Decapoda, Pandalidae). Crustaceana 66 (1): 45-52, figs. 1-3.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1993. Notes on the genus Bythocaris G.O. Sars, with description of a new species. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 67 (41): 567-599, figs. 1-62.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1992. Lysmata olavoi, a new shrimp of the family Hippolytidae (Decapoda, Caridea) from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Arquipélago 9: 63-73, figs. 1-34.
Fransen, C.H.J.M. & C. Smeenk, 1991. Whale-lice (Amphipoda: Cyamidae) recorded from The Netherlands. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 65 (29): 393-405, figs. 1-20.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1991b. Preliminary report on Crustacea collected in the eastern part of the North Atlantic during the CANCAP and MAURITANIA Expeditions of the former Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden: i-vi, 1-200, fig. 1. – NNM-Leiden.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1991a. Salmoneus sketi, a new species of alpheid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from a submarine cave in the Adriatic. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 65 (11): 171-179, figs. 1-29.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1990. Bitias stocki, a new genus and new species of pandalid shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea) in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Beaufortia 41 (10): 67-73, figs. 1-3.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1989. Notes on caridean shrimps collected during the Snellius-II Expedition. I. Associates of Anthozoa. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 23 (2): 131-147, Figs. 1-9.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1987. Notes on caridean shrimps of Easter Island with descriptions of three new species. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 61 (35): 501-531, figs. 1-16.
Fransen, C.H.J.M., 1986. Caribbean Bryozoa: Anasca and Acophora Imperfecta of the inner bays of Curacao and Bonaire. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands 68:1-119, figs. 1-41. [Foundation for Scientific Research in Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles, Utrecht, no. 118].
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