Species Micippa cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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• Cancer cristatus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Cancer. pp. 625-634 in Linnaeus, C. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [629].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.
• Cancer bilobus Herbst, J.F.W. 1790. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer Systematischen Beischreibung ihrer Verschieden Arten. Berlin & Stralsund Vol. 1 Pt 8 pp. 239–274 pls 18–21. [published from 1782–1804] [245 pl. 18 fig. 98].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB Herbst 2250 ♂, 'Ocean in Asia'.
• Micippa cristata granulipes Zehntner, L. 1894. Crustacés de l'Archipel malais. Voyage de MM.M. Bedot and C. Pictet dans l'Archipel malais. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 2: 135-214 pls 7-9 [139 pl. 7 fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) GMNH 2♀, Indonesia (precise locality not stated).
• Micippa cristata laevimana Zehntner, L. 1894. Crustacés de l'Archipel malais. Voyage de MM.M. Bedot and C. Pictet dans l'Archipel malais. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 2: 135-214 pls 7-9 [139 pl. 7 figs 3a, 3b].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) GMNH 2♂, Amboina [Ambon] and Pelew Ils, Indonesia.
• ?Micippa cristata spinatruncata Manuel, Gonzales & Basmayor, 1991.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Takeda, M. 1973. Studies on the Crustacea Brachyura of the Palau Islands, 1. Dromiidae, Dynomenidae, Calappidae, Leucosiidae, Hymenosomatidae, Majidae and Parthenopidae. Bulletin of the Liberal Arts and Science Course, School of Medicine, Nihon University 1: 75-122 figs 1-6 pls 2-3 [110] (also redescribed and figured)

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

NE Indian Ocean, W Pacific Ocean (Indonesia to Japan).

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, subtidal.

General References

Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [275] (remarks on variation and diagnostic characters)

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