Species Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806
- Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, P.A. 1806. Genera Crustaceorum et Insectorum secundum ordinem naturalem in famlias disposita, iconibus exemplisque plurimus explicita. Paris : König Vol. 1 xviii 302 pp. pls 1–16. [40].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, 'Oceano Indiae orientalis'.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, estuary, intertidal flats, littoral, muddy sand.
Extra Ecological Information
Form droving armies on surface at low tide.
General References
Cameron, A.M. 1966. Some aspects of the behaviour of the Soldier Crab, Mictyris longicarpus. Pacific Science 20(2): 224-234
Fielder, D.R., Greenwood, J.G. & Quinn, R.H. 1984. Zoeal stages, reared in laboratory, and megalopa of the Soldier Crab Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806. Bulletin of Marine Science 35(1): 20-31
McNeill, F.A. 1926. Studies in Australian Carcinology. No 2. A revision of the family Mictyridae, the status and synonymy of the genus Megametope and its contained species. Records of the Australian Museum 15(1): 100-131 4 figs pls 9, 10 (redescription)
Takeda, M. 1978. Soldier Crabs from Australia and Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo A (Zool.) 4(1): 31-38 [32] (figures and description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |