Species Rhabdonotus pilipes Chia & Ng, 1995
- Rhabdonotus pilipes Chia, D.G.B. & Ng, P.K.L. 1995. A revision of the genus Rhabdonotus A. Milne Edwards, 1879, with descriptions of two new species and the first zoeal stage of R. pictus A. Milne Edwards, 1879 (Brachyura: Eumedonidae). Crustacean Research 24: 104-127 [114 figs 5, 6, 10C].
Type data:
Holotype NTM Cr.008806 ♀, west of Weipa, northern Queensland, Australia [12°27.4'S 141°14.9'E].
Paratype(s) NTM Cr.008863 ♀, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Queensland, Stn 36; ZRC 1994.4226 ♀, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Queensland, Stn 36; QM W18709 3♀, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Queensland; NTM Cr.008805 ♀, West of Weipa, northern Queensland, Stn 46; NTM Cr.008807 ♀, West of Weipa, northern Queensland, Stn 42.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, reef, subtidal, symbiotic.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with a comatulid crinoid, Heterometra crenulata Carpenter, 1882.
General References
Stevcic, Z. 1991. Note on some rare and aberrant Australian crabs. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 121-134 [126] (first recorded this species from Australia under the name R. pictus A. Milne Edwards, 1879)
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) |