Species Cymo melanodactylus Dana, 1852
Black-fingered Coral Clinger
- Cymo melanodactylus Dana, J.D. 1852. Crustacea. U. S. Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Philadelphia : C. Sherman Vol. 13 1618 pp. [Pt 1: 1–685; Pt 2: 686–1618] [225].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH ♂ (= 'holotype' of Cancer (Cymo) meladactylus De Haan, 1833), Java; USNM ♂ (lost), Fiji.Type locality references:
Holthuis, L.B. 1993. The non-Japanese new species established by W. de Haan in the Crustacea Volume of Fauna Japonica (1833–1850). pp. 599-646 in Yamaguchi, T. (ed.). Ph.F von Siebold and Natural History in Japan. Crustacea. Tokyo : The Carcinological Society of Japan. [618]. - Cancer (Cymo) meladactylus De Haan, W. 1833. Crustacea. i-xvii, i-xxxi, ix-xvi, 1-243 pls A-J, in Von Siebold, P.F. (ed.). Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit. Leiden : Lugduni-Batavorum. [published from 1833–1850] [22] [nom. nud.].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Cymo melanodactylus saviiensis Ward, M. 1939. The Brachyura of the Second Templeton Crocker-American Museum Expedition to the Pacific Ocean. American Museum Novitates No. 1049: 1-15 figs 1-17 [11].
Type data:
Status unknown, AMNH, Samoa. - Cancer (Cymo) meladactylus De Haan, W. in Herklots, J.A. 1861. Symbolae carcinologicae. Études sur la classe des Crustacés. p. 27. [12] [nomen nudum].
- ?Cymo melanodactylus purus P.S. Chen, 1933.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Serène, R. 1984. Crustacés Décapodes Brachyoures de l'Océan Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. Xanthoidea: Xanthidae et Trapeziidae. Avec un addendum par Crosnier, A.: Carpilliidae et Menippidae. Faune Tropicale 24: 1-400 figs A-C, 1-243 pls 1-48 [34]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
In coral.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |