Species Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897
- Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, T. 1897. The Crustacea of Funafuti. In, The atoll of Funafuti, Ellice Group: its Zoology, Botany, Ethnology, and general structure based on collections made by Mr. Charles Hedley, of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 3(2): 125-151 pls 6, 7 [141 pl. vi fig. 2a-c].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G1402 7 specimens, Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands. - Diogenes gardineri Alcock, A. 1905. Marine Crustaceans. XIV. Paguridae. (pp. 827-835, pl. LXVIII) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. II(Part IV) pp. 807–921, pls. LXVII-LXXXVII. [830] [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Lectotype CUMZ male, Mahlos, Maldives, 23 fathoms.
Paralectotype(s) CUMZ male, as lectotype. - Diogenes serenei Forest, J. 1956. Les Pagures du Viêt-Nam. I. Le genre Diogenes Dana. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 28(6): 524-532 [530] [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHNP IU-2008-14962 1 male; 1 female, Vietnam: Baie de Cauda, en face du laboratoire, sur le recif de coraux morts, peche a la main a maree haute.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McLaughlin, P.A. 2002. Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, D, gardineri Alcock and D. serenei Forest (Decapoda; Anomura; Diogenidae): morphological variants or distinct species? Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50: 81-94
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Red Sea, Persian Gulf, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea, northern Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore, Funafuti, Vietnam, Tuamotu Archipelago, Guam; intertidal to 42 m. Australian records as Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, D, gardineri Alcock and D. serenei Forest.
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- McLaughlin, P.A. 2002. Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, D, gardineri Alcock and D. serenei Forest (Decapoda; Anomura; Diogenidae): morphological variants or distinct species? Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50: 81-94
- McLaughlin, P.A. 2008. Hermit crabs (Crustacea: Anomura: Paguroidea) of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 73: 273-288 [278]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral rubble, low intertidal, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On fine sandy mud among alcyonarians and corals, to 8 m depth.
General References
Ball, E.E. & Haig, J. 1972. Hermit crabs from eastern New Guinea. Pacific Science 26(1): 87-107 [89]
Tudge, C.C. 1995. Hermit Crabs of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Queensland. Brisbane : University of Queensland and Backhuys Publishers 40 pp. [29] (Australian records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 16-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |