Species Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897
- Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, T. 1897. The Crustacea of Funafuti. In, The atoll of Funafuti, Ellice Group: its Zoology, Botany, Ethnology, and general structure based on collections made by Mr. Charles Hedley, of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 3(2): 125-151 pls 6, 7 [141 pl. vi fig. 2a-c].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G1402 7 specimens, Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific (north-east New Guinea).
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral rubble, low intertidal, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On fine sandy mud among alcyonarians and corals, to 8 m depth.
General References
Ball, E.E. & Haig, J. 1972. Hermit crabs from eastern New Guinea. Pacific Science 26(1): 87-107 [89]
Tudge, C.C. 1995. Hermit Crabs of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Queensland. Brisbane : University of Queensland and Backhuys Publishers 40 pp. [29] (Australian records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |