Species Baruna trigranulum (Dai & Song, 1986)
- Leipocten trigranulum Dai, A. & Song, Y. 1986. Intertidal crabs from Beibu Gulf of Guangxi. Transactions of the Chinese Crustacean Society 1: 54-62 [57 pl. 1 fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype PMAM ♂, Guangxi, Hainan Is., China. - Baruna mangromurphia Harminto, S. & Ng, P.K.L. 1991. A revision of the camptandriine genus Baruna Stebbing, 1904 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Decapoda: Ocypodidae), with descriptions of two new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 39(1): 187-207 [196 figs 4-6].
Type data:
Holotype ZRC 1991.111 ♂, Mandai, Singapore.
Paratype(s) ZRC ♀ (as allotype); ZRC 1991.113–1123 8♂ 3♀; ZRC 1988.793 6♀; ZRC 1991.136–141 6♀; ZRC 1991.124–127 4♂; RMNH D42027 ♂ ♀, Singapore, Mandai mangroves; ZRC 1991.134–135 2♀; ZRC 1991.142–153 5♂ 7♀; ZRC 1991.154–155 1♂ 1♀; ZRC 1988.2107–2125 5♂ 14♀; ZRC 1991.156–176 21♂; ZRC 1985.1733–1737 2♂ 3♀; AM 1♂ 1♀; RMNH 1♂ 1♀; PMBC 1♂ 1♀; QM 1♂ 1♀; BMNH 1♂ 1♀; MNHP 1♂ 1♀; USNM 1♂ 1♀.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. [130] (this species was previously misidentified from Australia as Leipocten sordidulum)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-west Pacific (Andaman Sea coast of Thailand, Singapore, west Malaysia, north to S China and Taiwan).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, mangrove, mud substrate.
Extra Ecological Information
Under, and inside rotten wood, under loose bark of prop roots, and in crevices, amongst clumps of clams or mussels.
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) |