Genus Micippa Leach, 1817
- Micippa Leach, W.E. 1817. The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals … illustrated with coloured figures drawn from nature by R.P. Nodder &c. London : E. Nodder & Son Vol. 3 pp. i-vi 1-152 pls 121-149. [15] [gender feminine].
Type species:
Cancer cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy. - Paramicippa Milne Edwards, H. 1834. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces Animaux. Paris : Librairie encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 1 xxxv 468 pp. [333] [gender feminine].
Type species:
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830 by subsequent designation, see Miers, E.J. 1879. On the classification of the Maioid Crustacea of Oxyrhyncha, with a synopsis of the families, sub-families and genera. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 14: 634-673 pls 12-13. - Lophomicippa Rathbun, M.J. 1907. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross", from August,1899, to March, 1900, Commander Jefferson F. Moser, U.S.N., commanding. IX. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross", from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut.-Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. X. The Brachyura. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 35(2): 23-74 pls 1-9 [gender feminine].
Type species:
Lophomicippa limbata Rathbun, 1907 by monotypy (= Micippa parca Alcock, 1895).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [274]
Introduction
This genus is "provisionally excluded" from Mithracidae s.s. by Windsor and Felder (2014) following "review of molecular and morphological characters", however it is retained here as no alternative placement is indicated by these authors.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [274] (key to species)
Windsor, A.M. & Felder, D.L. 2014. Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomic reanalysis of the family Mithracidae MacLeay (Decapoda : Brachyura : Majoidea). Invertebrate Systematics 28: 145–173
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |