Species Chaenostoma boscii (Audouin, 1826)
- Macrophthalmus boscii Audouin, V. 1826. Explication sommaire des planches de Crustacés de l'Egypte et de la Syrie, publiées par J.C. Savigny, member de l'Institut; offrant un exposé des caractères naturels des genres avec la distinction des espèces. pp. 77-98 in Jonard, E.F. (ed.). Description de l'Égypte, ou, Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publie par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'empereur Napoleon le Grand. Histoire Naturelle. Paris : De L’Imprimerie Imperiale Vol. 1(4) 339 pp. [pl. 2 fig. 1].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP (probable depository institution if extant), unknown but presumably the Red Sea. - Chaenostoma crassimanus Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Ocypodoidea: Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars V. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 93-110 [page numbers 39–56 on separate reprint] [97].
Type data:
Holotype ♂ (presumed lost), Ryukyu Archipelago (as 'Loo Choo'), southern Japan. - Chaenostoma orientale Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Ocypodoidea: Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars V. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 93-110 [page numbers 39–56 on separate reprint] [97].
Type data:
Status unknown, (presumed lost), Ryukyu Archipelago (as 'Loo Choo'), southern Japan.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Sakai, T. 1976. Crabs of Japan and the Adjacent Seas. Tokyo : Kodansha 3 vols xxix 773 pp. [English vol.]; 1–16, 251 pls [Plates vol.]; 461 pp. [Japanese vol.]. [615]
- Davie, P.J.F. 2012. A review of Macrophthalmus sensu lato (Crustacea: Decapoda:Macrophthalmidae) from Australia, including two new species and new records. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 56(1): 149-219 [203]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
C. boscii sensu stricto is confirmed only from the western Indian Ocean; the identity of Australian "C. boscii" requires confirmation.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, coral reef, intertidal, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Commonly burrowing in algal turf on rocky shores, and on beach rock on coral cays.
General References
Barnes, R.S.K. 1967. The Macrophthalminae of Australasia; with a review of the evolution and morphological diversity of the type genus Macrophthalmus (Crustacea: Brachyura). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 31(2): 195-262 figs 1-16 pls 1-4 [227] (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 04-Sep-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Mar-2012 | 01-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Oct-2011 | 03-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |