Species Hyastenus hilgendorfi de Man, 1887
- Hyastenus hilgendorfi de Man, J.G. 1887. Report on the Podophthalmous Crustacea of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the museum. Part I. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 22(136): 1-64 pls 1-3 [14 pl. 1 figs 3, 4].
Type data:
Syntype(s) IM 2♂ 2♀ (presumed depository institution), Eplhinstone Island and King Island Bay, Mergui Archipelago.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (East Africa to Philippines and east to Hawai'i).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), 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
Coral reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Sandy substrates with coral, shells, and rubble, depth 2–54 m.
General References
Griffin, D.J.G. 1968. Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, a majid spider crab new to Australia. The Australian Zoologist 15(1): 103-106 pl. 1 [103] (figured)
Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [147] (figures and remarks on variation)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 15-Feb-2012 | 15-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |