Genus Metopograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853
- Metopograpsus Milne Edwards, H. 1853. Mémoires sur la famille des Ocypodiens, suite. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 3 20: 163-228 pls 6-11 [165] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer messor Forsskål, 1775 by subsequent designation, see Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 551 pp. [216].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
General References
Banerjee, S.K. 1960. Biological Results of the Snellius Expedition. XVIII. The Genera Grapsus, Geograpsus and Metopograpsus (Crustacea Brachyura). Temminckia 10: 132-199 figs 1-6 [172] (diagnosis and key to species)
Fratini, S., Cannicci, S. & Schubart, C.D. 2018. Molecular phylogeny of the crab genus Metopograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 (Decapoda : Brachyura : Grapsidae) reveals high intraspecific genetic variation and distinct evolutionarily significant units. Invertebrate Systematics 32: 215–223
Mock, C. & Schubart, C.D. 2021. Reconstruction of intrageneric relationships within the Indo-West Pacific littoral crab genus Metopograpsus (Decapoda, Brachyura, Grapsidae): an alternative speciation order according to a 28S rDNA molecular phylogeny. Crustaceana 94(11-12): 1313-1325
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) |