Species Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993
- Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, E. 1993. New records for the genus Nephropsis Wood-Mason (Crustacea, Decapoda, Nephropidae) from Northern Australia, with the description of two new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 10(1): 55-66 [59 figs 4-6].
Type data:
Holotype NTM Cr.008762 ♂, North-west Shelf, WA.
Paratype(s) NTM Cr.000716 2♂; NTM Cr.000712 5♂; NTM Cr.000561 1♂; NTM Cr.007010 1♂ 1♀; NTM Cr.007011 2♂ 1♀; NTM Cr.000616 1♂ 1♀; NTM Cr.006900 1♂; NTM Cr.0063141 1♀; NTM Cr.007017 4♀; NTM Cr.006901 1♂; NTM Cr.006899 1♀; NTM Cr.007008 3♀; NTM Cr.007015 1♂; NTM Cr.007009 2♀; NTM Cr.007046 1♀; NTM Cr.007349 1♀ 1♂; NTM Cr.007512 2♀ 2♂; NTM Cr.007508 3♂. - Nephropsis hamadai Watabe, H. & Ikeda, H. 1994. Nephropsis hamadai, a new nephropid lobster (Decapoda: Nephropidae) from bathyal depth in Sagami Nada, central Japan. Crustacean Research 23: 102-107 [102].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT Cr 11216 ♂, 50.1 mm, eastern part of Sagami Nada, central Japan [35°03'N, 139°29'E].
Paratype(s) NSMT Cr 11217 ♀, 44.9 mm, same data as holotype.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Chan, T.-Y., Wakabayashi, K., Chen, C.-L., Kato, M. & Chang, S.-C. 2024. Taxonomy of the two nominal species of the deep-sea clawed lobsters Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993 and N. hamadai Watabe & Ikeda, 1994 (Decapoda: Astacidea: Nephropidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 44(2)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Great Australian Bight SW of Ceduna, SA, to off Cartier Reef, Indian Ocean; temperate/tropical, east Indo-west Pacific (New Guinea, Indonesia, Japan)
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental rise, continental slope, oceanic province.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 390–1430 m.
General References
Chan, T.-Y. 1997. Crustacea Decapoda: Palinuridae, Scyllaridae and Nephropidae collected in Indonesia by the KARUBAR Cruise, with an identification key for the species of Metanephrops. pp. 409-431 in Crosnier, A. & Bouchet, P. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 16. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 172: 1-667 [414] (range extension; suggests that N. hamadai Watabe & Ikeda, 1994, may be a synonym)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2023 | ASTACIDEA Latreille, 1802 | 28-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |