Species Neosarmatium trispinosum Davie, 1994
- Neosarmatium trispinosum Davie, P.J.F. 1994. Revision of Neosarmatium Serène and Soh (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarminae) with descriptions of two new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35(1): 35-74 [64 figs 2h, i, 14, 18].
Type data:
Holotype QM W5143 ♂, Serpentine Creek, Moreton Bay, SE QLD.
Paratype(s) MNHP unreg.; QM W19556; SMF 1987; 743; MNHP unreg.; RMNH D45512 ♂ ♀, New Guinea, Hollandia, in surroundings of Base G; SMF unreg.; QM W9137; QM W8864; QM W8874–76; QM W8866–68; QM W8869; QM W8870–72; QM W8838–39; QM W8862–63; QM W8976.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
West Pacific Ocean (New Caledonia, Vanuatu, New Guinea, Fiji).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, littoral, mangrove, mud substrate.
Extra Ecological Information
Burrows from mid- to upper-intertidal zones, builds large characteristic mounds at the entrance to its burrow, major leaf consumer with vegetable matter comprising over 90% of its diet.
General References
Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. [223] (earlier records of this species were misidentified as Neosarmatium smithi)
Giddins, R.L., Lucas, J.S., Neilson, M.J. & Richards, G.N. 1986. Feeding ecology of the mangrove crab Neosarmatium smithi (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sesarmidae). Marine Ecology Progress Series 33: 147-155
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Jun-2011 | 23-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |