Species Ibacus pubescens Holthuis, 1960
Deepwater Velvet Bug
- Ibacus ciliatus pubescens Holthuis, L.B. 1960. Preliminary descriptions of one new genus, twelve new species and three new subspecies of scyllarid lobsters (Crustacea Decapoda Macrura). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 73: 147-154 [147].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 104285 ♂, Stn D5394, near Talajit Island, Philippines.
Paratype(s) RMNH D15413 2 specimens, Philippines, Marinduque Island, Tayabas Light.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Philippines, Indonesia.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, soft bottom, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
From 151–750 m depth.
General References
Brown, D.E. & Holthuis, L.B. 1998. The Australian species of the genus Ibacus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae), with the description of a new species and addition of new records. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 72(10): 113-141 figs 1-3 pls 1-9 [135]
History of changes
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| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |