Species Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793)

Museums

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• Cancer variegatus Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum, Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis synonimis [sic], locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Hafniae : Christ. Gottl. Proft. Vol. 2 viii 519 pp. [450].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, (no longer extant, see Rathbun, M.J. 1918. The grapsoid crabs of America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 97: i–xxii 1–461, text-figs 1–172 pls 1–161 [234]), 'In Americae Meridionalis Insulis'.
• Grapsus personatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. 1818. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une Introduction offrant la Détermination des caractères essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturelles, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Vol. 5. 612 pp. [249].

  Type data:

   Holotype (no longer extant, see Griffin, D.J.G. 1973. A revision of the two southern temperate shore crabs Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius) and Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Grapsidae). Journal of the Royal of New Zealand 3(3): 415–440 15 figs [418]), Australia (as 'New Holland').
• Grapsus strigilatus White, A. 1842. Description of an orthopterous Insect and two new species of Crustacea, from New Zealand. pp. 78-79 in Gray, J.E. (ed.). The Collections of the British Museum. London : The Zoological Miscellany. [78].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH, New Zealand.
• Grapsus planifrons Dana, J.D. 1852. Crustacea. U. S. Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Philadelphia : C. Sherman Vol. 13 1618 pp. [Pt 1: 1–685; Pt 2: 686–1618] [338 pl. 21 fig. 3a-e].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) USNM, Chile.
• Leptograpsus ansoni Milne Edwards, H. 1853. Mémoires sur la famille des Ocypodiens, suite. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 3 20: 163-228 pls 6-11 [172].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP 3 specimens, Juan Fernandez.
• Leptograpsus gayi Milne Edwards, H. 1853. Mémoires sur la famille des Ocypodiens, suite. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 3 20: 163-228 pls 6-11 [172].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP (believed lost, see Griffin, D.J.G. 1973. A revision of the two southern temperate shore crabs Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius) and Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Grapsidae). Journal of the Royal of New Zealand 3(3): 415–440 15 figs [418]), Chile.
• Leptograpsus verreauxi Milne Edwards, H. 1853. Mémoires sur la famille des Ocypodiens, suite. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 3 20: 163-228 pls 6-11 [172].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP 2 specimens, 'Australia'.
• Sesarma pentagona Hutton, F. 1875. Descriptions of two new species of Crustaceans from New Zealand: Sesarma pentagona and Palinurus edwardsii. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 7: 279-280 [41].

  Type data:

   Holotype CMW 1 specimen, New Zealand.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Griffin, D.J.G. 1973. A revision of the two southern temperate shore crabs Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius) and Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Grapsidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 3(3): 415-440 15 figs [416]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific Oceans (south of Tropic of Capricorn from WA east to New Zealand and Chile).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, rocky coast.

Extra Ecological Information

On rocky coasts exposed to strong surf, sheltering in crevices around high tide mark.

 

General References

Campbell, N.A. & Mahon, R.J. 1974. A multivariate study of variation in two species of rock crab of the genus Leptograpsus. Australian Journal of Zoology 22: 417-425 (this paper separates 'blue' and 'orange' colour morphs as separate species, but which available names can be applied to which, has not been addressed)

Davie, P. 1998. Wild Guide to Moreton Bay. Wildlife and habitats of a beautiful Australian coast – Noosa to the Tweed. Brisbane : Queensland Museum xxiv 408 pp. [152] (colour photograph)

 

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