Family ETHUSIDAE Guinot, 1977
- Ethusinae Guinot, D. 1977. Propositions pour une nouvelle classification des Crustacés, Décapodes, Brachyoures. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles D 285: 1049-1052 [1052].
Type genus:
Ethusa Roux, 1830.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 25-Jul-2017 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
Genus Ethusina Smith, 1884
- Ethusina Smith, S.I. 1884. XV. Report on the decapod Crustacea of the Albatross dredgings off the east coast of the United States in 1883. Report of the United States Fish Commission 10: 345-426.
Type species:
Ethusina abyssicola Smith, 1884 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Nov-2018 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
Species Ethusina castro Ahyong, 2008
- Ethusina castro Ahyong, S.T. 2008. Deepwater crabs from seamounts and chemosynthetic habitats off eastern New Zealand (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Zootaxa 1708: 1-72 [26–29, figs 12A, 13A–B, 14A–E, 28A–B].
Type data:
Holotype Whakatane Seamount, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
From southern Kermadec Ridge, westwards to the Lord Howe Rise and eastern Australian continental slope, and northwards to Monowai Caldera (northern Kermadec Ridge)
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Nov-2018 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
- Ethusina ciliacirrata Castro, P. 2005. Crabs of the subfamily Ethusinae Guinot, 1977 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Dorippidae) of the Indo-West Pacific region. Zoosystema 27(3): 499–600 [547, 553–555, fig. 18].
Type data:
Holotype MNHNP B 27518 ♂, NW of Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu [14°51.09'S, 167°14.00'E].
Paratype(s) MNHNP B 28615 ♀ (same details as Holotype).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southwestern Pacific, from Vanuatu, New Caledonia and now from Queensland and Western Australia
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 22-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Nov-2018 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
Species Ethusina robusta (Miers, 1886)
- Ethusa (Ethusina) gracilipes var. robusta Miers, E.J. 1886. Report on the Brachyura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 17(49): i-xlix 1-362 pls 1-29 [xxvii, 333, pl. 29 fig. 2].
Generic Combinations
- Ethusina robusta (Miers, 1886). —
Castro, P. 2005. Crabs of the subfamily Ethusinae Guinot, 1977 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Dorippidae) of the Indo-West Pacific region. Zoosystema 27(3): 499–600 [570] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western India to Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Taiwan and Fiji (Castro 2005); Australia (Ahyong & Farrelly 2018)
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Ahyong, S.T. & Farrelly, C.A. 2018. First Australian records of Ethusina (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ethusidae) and additional records from New Zealand. Zootaxa 4486(2): 161–168 [166]
- Castro, P. 2005. Crabs of the subfamily Ethusinae Guinot, 1977 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Dorippidae) of the Indo-West Pacific region. Zoosystema 27(3): 499–600 [570–575]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Nov-2018 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
Species Ethusina rowdeni Ahyong, 2008
- Ethusina rowdeni Ahyong, S.T. 2008. Deepwater crabs from seamounts and chemosynthetic habitats off eastern New Zealand (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Zootaxa 1708: 1-72 [29–31, figs 12B, 13C–D, 14F–L].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Northern New Zealand from seamounts in the Bay of Plenty, westwards to the Challenger Plateau; eastern Australia
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Nov-2018 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |