Species Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
- Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, H. 1905. Marine Crustaceans. XV. Les Alpheidae. (pp. 852-921, pls. LXX-LXXXVII, figs 127-139) 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. [890].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 7 specimens ♂ ♀, Hulule Male Atoll, Minikoi, Maldive Ils. - Alpheus consobrinus de Man, J.G. 1908. Diagnoses of new species of Macrurous decapod Crustacea from the "Siboga-Expedition" III. Notes from the Leyden Museum 30(14): 98-112 [101].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA numerous specimens, Indonesia and Philippines area: Borneo Bank, Sulu Archipelago, Kwandang Bay, Siau Is., Rotti Is., Paternoster Ils.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Banner, D.M. & Banner, A.H. 1982. The alpheid shrimp of Australia. Part III: The remaining alpheids, principally the genus Alpheus, and the family Ogyrididae. Records of the Australian Museum 34(1): 1-357 figs 1-95 [120]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (East Africa to Japan, Philippines and east to Line and Society Islands).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, low intertidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Found in dead coral heads, in pairs in tubes in algae and sponge, depths to 81 m.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |