Species Panulirus femoristriga (Von Martens, 1872)
White-whiskered Coral Crayfish
- Palinurus femoristriga Martens, E. von 1872. Ueber Cubanische Crustaceen nach den Sammlungen Dr J. Gundlach's. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 38(1): 77-147 pls 4, 5 [125].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 1333 ♀, Amboina [Ambon], Moluccas, Indonesia. - Panulirus albiflagellum Chan, T.Y. & Chu, K.H. 1996. On the different forms of Panulirus longipes femoristriga (von Martens, 1872) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palinuridae), with description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 30: 367-387 [378].
Type data:
Holotype NTOU H-1984-9-14 ♂, Keelung, Taiwan.
Paratype(s) NTOU P-1991-11-22 ♂, I-Lan County, Pei-Kuan, Taiwan; NTOU 1990 ♂, Taiwan; NTOU P-1990-12 1♂ 1♀, Taiwan; NTOU P-1991-8 ♂, Taiwan; NTOU P-1992-10-26 ♂, Taiwan; NTOU 1991-1992 9♂ 3♀, Indonesia; MNHP ♂, Indonesia; RMNH D17447 ♀, Biak Is., Sorido, west New Guinea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Chan, T.Y. & Ng, P.K.L. 2001. On the nomenclature of the commercially important spiny lobsters Panulirus longipes femoristriga (Von Martens, 1872), P. bispinosus Borradaile, 1899, and P. albiflagellum Chan & Chu, 1996 (Decapoda, Palinuridae). Crustaceana 74(1): 123-127 [125]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian distribution unknown (see below), east Indo-west Pacific Oceans (with certainty from Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Vietnam, and Maldive Islands, presumed present in Solomon Islands, New Hebrides and French Polynesia).
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
- Ng, P.K.L. & Naruse, T. 2014. The lobsters of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, with new records of Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) and Enoplometopus voigtmanni Türkay, 1989 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palinuridae, Scyllaridae, Enoplometopidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 305–312 [Date published 25 Dec 2014] [305]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, rock reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth to about 20 m.
General References
Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 551 pp. [427] (P. femoristriga has been commonly reported from Australia as a subspecies of P. longipes, but as Chan & Ng (2001) have shown, the Australian records that have been confirmed, belong to P. longipes bispinosus. However, the distributional ranges of these two taxa are still uncertain, and it seems likely from the present records that true P. femoristriga will be found on the reefs of northern Australia, now that the distinguishing characters have been clearly defined. Therefore I am provisionally continuing to include this species in the Australian fauna)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 26-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |