Species Discorsotheres subglobosus (Baker, 1907)
Swollen Pea Crab
- Pinnotheres subglobosus Baker, W.H. 1907. Notes on South Australian Decapod Crustacea. Part V. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 31(5): 173-191 pls 23-25 [179] [in Baker, 1907 the original spelling of this species was given as Pinnoteres; however, this is a misspelling of the genus Pinnotheres].
Type data:
Lectotype AM P151 ♀, Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia [34°53′17″S, 138°08′14″E].
Paralectotype(s) AM P102300 1 ovigerous ♀, same as Lectotype; SAMA C1390 4 ovigerous ♀♀, 1 parasitised ♀, same as Lectotype;
Syntype(s) AM P151 ♀, Gulf St Vincent, SA coast; SAMA C1390 ♀, Gulf St Vincent, SA coast.
Generic Combinations
- Discorsotheres subglobosus (Baker, 1907). —
Ahyong, S.T. 2018. Revision of Ostracotheres H. Milne Edwards, 1853 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66: 538–371 [554]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Japan (?)
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Distribution References
- Ahyong, S.T. & Brown, D.E. 2003. Description of Durckheimia lochi n. sp., with an annotated checklist of Australian Pinnotheridae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Zootaxa 254: 1–20 [Date published 1 August 2003] [12]
Ecological Descriptors
Commensal (host(s): Equichlamys bifrons (Lamarck, 1819) [PECTINIDAE]; Pecten fumatus Reeve, 1852 [PECTINIDAE] (as Notovola meridionalis [Tate, 1887]); Spondylus tenellus Reeve, 1856 [SPONDYLIDAE]; Modiolus areolatus (Gould, 1850) [MYTILIDAE] (as Modiolaria australis [Gray, 1826])), sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Found in bivalves, depth 9–31 m.
Associated Fauna References
Hale, H.M. 1927. The Crustaceans of South Australia. Eumalacostraca. Adelaide : Government Printer Vol. 1 201 pp., 202 figs. (Spondylus tenellus)
Hale, H.M. 1927. The Fauna of Kangaroo Island, South Australia. No. 1–The Crustacea. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 51: 307-321 (Spondylus tenellus)
Pregenzer, C. Jr 1988. A redescription of Pinnotheres holothuriensis Baker, 1907 and Pinnotheres subglobosus Baker, 1907 with a reassignment to the genus Ostracotheres (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana 55: 17-28 (Spondylus tenellus)
General References
Hale, H.M. 1927. The Crustaceans of South Australia. Eumalacostraca. Adelaide : Government Printer Vol. 1 201 pp., 202 figs. (illustration and description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Mar-2022 | PINNOTHERIDAE De Haan, 1833 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | BRACHYURA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2020 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 22-Dec-2016 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1803 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Jun-2011 | 30-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |