Species Lybia tessellata (Latreille, 1812)
- Grapsus tesselatus Latreille, P.A. 1812. Crustacés et Insectes. pp. 270-280 in Milbert, J. (ed.). Voyage pittoresque à l'Ile-de-France, au Cap de Bonne-Espérance et à l'Ile de Ténériffe. Paris : Le Normant Vol. 2. [275].
Type data:
Status unknown, Mauritius.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific Oceans (East Africa to Japan and east to Hawai'i and French Polynesia).
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Always carries a tiny sea anemone in each claw.
General References
Guinot, D. 1976. Constitution de quelques groupes naturels chez les Crustacés Décapodes Brachyoures. I. La super-famille des Bellioidea et trois sous-familles de Xanthoidae (Polydectinae Dana, Trichiinae de Haan, Actaeinae Alcock). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 97: 1-308 figs 1-47 pls 1-19 [70] (full synonymy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |