Species Hypothalassia acerba Koh & Ng, 2000
- Hypothalassia acerba Koh, S.K. & Ng, P.K.L. 2000. A revision of the spiny crabs of the genus Hypothalassia Gistel, 1848 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Eriphiidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 48(1): 123-141 [131 figs 6-10, 11d-f, 12b-d].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 8-84 ♂, off Mullaloo Reef, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 72-84 ♂, Lancelin, WA; WAM 77-84 5♂ 2♀, Rottnest, WA; WAM 127-71 ♂, NW Rottnest Is, WA; AM 4♂ 2♀, NW Rottnest Is, WA; WAM 8-74 ♂, off Mullaloo Reef, WA; WAM 380-88 2♂ 3♀, off Two Rocks, WA; WAM 4965 4♂ ♀, between Geraldton and Freemantle, WA; WAM 4966 ♀, between Geraldton and Freemantle, WA; ZRC 1997.143 ♂, off Albany, WA; ZRC 1998.1192 ♂, off Albany, WA; ZRC 1998.1197-1198 2♂, off Albany; ZRC 1998.1199-1200 2♀, off Albany, WA; ZRC 1998.188-1191 3♂ ♀, Jurien Bay, WA.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
Trade
food
Extra Ecological Information
Appears to prefer muddy substrates, depth 120–220 m.
General References
George, R.W. 1966. Hypothalassia armata (De Haan) in Western Australia. Crustaceana 10(2): 223-224 (as H. armata De Haan)
Rathbun, M.J. 1923. Report on the Crabs obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the Coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Report on the Brachyrhyncha, Oxystomata and Dromiacea. pp. 95–156 figs 1–3, pls 16–42 in, Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. "Endeavour", 1909–14. Sydney : Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Trade and Customs. Vol. 5 398 pp. [128] (first Australian record of H. armata De Haan, but her specimens belong to H. acerba Koh & Ng, 2000)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Mar-2012 | 27-Jul-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |