Superfamily PORTUNOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815

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Family CARCINIDAE MacLeay, 1838


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Diagnosis

Carapace subhexagonal, moderately wider than broad or about as broad as long; not obviously convex in both directions; eyestalks short; anterolateral border divided into five or fewer teeth (including exorbital tooth), supra-orbital fissures reduced, infraorbital fissure reduced or absent. Basal antennal segment narrow, cylindrical, fixed or free, longer than broad, lying longitudinally; lobe on first maxilliped ('portunid lobe') inconspicuous. Chelipeds long and stout; usually without spines except for inner carpal spine. At least one pair of ambulatory legs longer than chelipeds; dactyli of last pair of legs mostly lanceolate or styliform. Male first gonopod without subterminal spines. (After Apel & Spiridonov 1998).

 

General References

Apel, M. & Spiridonov, V.A. 1998. Taxonomy and zoogeography of the portunid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) of the Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters. Fauna of Arabia 17: 159-331

 

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Genus Carcinus Leach, 1814

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific and West Atlantic Oceans, North Sea almost to the Arctic.


IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

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Species Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)

European Shore Crab

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Originally from European and north-west African coasts, North Sea and Baltic, now spread to southern Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Hawaii and the west coast of north America.

Introduced from north-western Atlantic.


IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, mud flats, rocks, sand flats, seagrass, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

In rock crevices high on beach, on bay and estuarine mud and sand flats, among seagrass, burrowing predator of molluscs and fin-fish species, intertidal to 60 m depth.

 

General References

Crothers, J.H. 1966. The biology of the shore crab Carcinus maenus (L.) 1. The background — anatomy, growth and life-history. Field Studies 3: 109-124

Furlani, D.M. 1996. A Guide to the Introduced Marine Species in Australian Waters. Technical Report Number 5. Hobart : Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests, C.S.I.R.O. (unpaginated, loose-leaf) Vol. 5. (summary of Australian distributional records)

Holthuis, L.B. & Gottlieb, E. 1958. Alpheidae Brachyura. Bulletin No. 18. An annotated List of the Decapod Crustacea of the Mediterranean Coast of Israel, with an Appendix listing the Decapoda of the Eastern Mediterranean. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel Sect. B: Zoology 7B(1–2): 1-126 figs 1-15 pls 1-3 [84]

Zeidler, W. 1978. Note on the occurrence of the European Shore Crab Carcinus maenas (Linn., 1758). South Australian Naturalist 153: 11-12

 

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Genus Echinolatus Davie & Crosnier, 2006

 

Distribution

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South Australia, Victoria


IMCRA

Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

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Species Echinolatus poorei Davie & Crosnier, 2006

 

Distribution

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South Australia, Victoria


IMCRA

Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Epibenthic.

Extra Ecological Information

134-520 m depth

 

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Genus Nectocarcinus A. Milne Edwards, 1860

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Circum-Antarctic, Indo-west Pacific Oceans.


IMCRA

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Species Nectocarcinus integrifrons (Latreille, 1825)

Rough Rock Crab

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), 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

Low intertidal, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

To 15 m depth.

 

General References

Dell, R.K., Griffin, D.J.G. & Yaldwyn, J.C. 1970. A new swimming crab from the New Zealand Subantarctic and a review of the genus Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edwards. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 12(7): 49-68, 3 figs, 3 pls [60-62] (discussion of differences between N. integrifrons and N. tuberculosus)

 

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Species Nectocarcinus spinifrons Stephenson, 1961

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

From 75–102 m depth.

 

General References

Dell, R.K., Griffin, D.J.G. & Yaldwyn, J.C. 1970. A new swimming crab from the New Zealand Subantarctic and a review of the genus Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edwards. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 12(7): 49-68, 3 figs, 3 pls [64 pl. 3B]

 

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Species Nectocarcinus tuberculosus A. Milne Edwards, 1860

Rough Rock Crab

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Littoral, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Under rocks, to 50 m depth.

 

General References

Dell, R.K., Griffin, D.J.G. & Yaldwyn, J.C. 1970. A new swimming crab from the New Zealand Subantarctic and a review of the genus Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edwards. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 12(7): 49-68, 3 figs, 3 pls [60-62] (discussion of differences between N. tuberculosus and N. integrifrons)

Hale, H.M. 1927. The Crustaceans of South Australia. Eumalacostraca. Adelaide : Government Printer Vol. 1 201 pp., 202 figs. (illustration and description)

Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1960. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) IV: Remaining Genera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11(1): 73-122 [84]

 

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Family PORTUNIDAE Rafinesque, 1815


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Introduction

Portunids are commonly known as 'swimming crabs', and most are particularly efficient swimmers, using the characteristic flattened paddles on the last pair of legs. This ability, combined with stout, pointed, sharply toothed and spined claws, makes many of them fast and aggressive predators. Portunids such as the Mud CrabsScylla serrata and Scylla olivacea, and Blue Swimmers—Portunus armatus are highly prized food items, and form the mainstay of the Australian crab fishing industry, worth many millions of dollars annually.

Portunids are found in all oceans, but reach their greatest diversity in the Indo-west Pacific. In Australia there are around 15 genera and nearly 100 species. While many are large, active predators, others are very small. Some are even found living commensally, for example, the Harlequin Crab, Lissocarcinus orbicularis, lives on and in large holothurians.

The taxonomy of Australian portunids has been relatively well studied, particularly by the late Prof. W. ('Bill') Stephenson and his co-workers (see Stephenson & Hudson (1957), Stephenson & Campbell (1959, 1960), Stephenson (1961, 1972a, 1972b, 1976), Stephenson & Rees (1961, 1967, 1968a, 1968b, 1968c), Rees & Stephenson (1966), Stephenson & Cook (1973)). In particular, Stephenson's (1972a) annotated checklist and keys to the Indo-west Pacific Portunidae are essential tools for any study of this group. Other relevant and important recent works include those of Wee & Ng (1995), Keenan et al. (1998) (revising Scylla), Apel & Spiridonov (1998), and Lai et al. (2010)(revising Portunus.

Some taxonomic and nomenclatural changes at the subfamily level have been introduced since Stephenson's (1972a) work. Perhaps the most important was the resurrection by Apel & Spiridonov (1998) of the Thalamitinae Paul'son, 1875, which was for a long time included in the Portuninae. The other change concerns the use of the name Polybiinae. Stephenson & Campbell (1960) erected the subfamily Macropipinae to include Macropipus Prestandrea, Ovalipes Rathbun, and Parathranites Miers, but Holthuis (1968) pointed out that Polybiinae Ortmann, 1893 is the senior available name for this group. Following Ng et al. (2008), the Polybiidae and Carcinidae are now treated as separate families within the Superfamily Portunoidea.

 

Diagnosis

Carapace typically subhexagonal or transversely oval; flat; regions not well defined; usually broader than long, and broadest between last pair of anterolateral teeth; 1–9 pairs of anterolateral teeth (including exorbital angle); front horizontal, broad, lobulate or dentate. Eyes typically short, well protected by sunken rounded orbits; rarely greatly lengthened and largely unprotected. Lobe on endite of first maxilliped ('portunid lobe') usually present. Chelipeds typically robust; fingers usually sharply pointed, occasionally spoon-shaped. Last pair of legs generally modified for swimming, with propodus and dactylus paddle-like; dactylus rarely styliform. Abdominal segments 3–5 typically fused in males; male genital openings coxal; female openings sternal.

 

General References

Apel, M. & Spiridonov, V.A. 1998. Taxonomy and zoogeography of the portunid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) of the Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters. Fauna of Arabia 17: 159-331

Holthuis, L.B. 1968. Polybiinae, the correct name for the subfamily containing the genus Macropipus Prestandrea, 1833 (Decapoda Brachyura Portunidae). Crustaceana 14: 220-221

Keenan, C.P., Davie, P.J.F. & Mann, D.L. 1998. A revision of the genus Scylla de Haan, 1833 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(1): 217-245

Lai, J.C.Y., Ng, P.K.L. & Davie, P.J.F. 2010. A revision of the Portunus pelagicus species-complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae),with the recognition of four species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58(2): 199–237 [Date published 31 Aug. 2010]

Ng, P.K.L, Guinot, D. & Davie, P.J.F. 2008. Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1-286 [Date published 31 January 2008]

Ortmann, A.E. 1893. Abtheilung: Brachyura (Brachyura genuina Boas), I. Unterabtheilung: Majoidea und Crancroidea, 1: Section Portuninea. Die Decapoden-Krebse des Strassburger Museums, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der von Herrn Dr Döderlein bei Japan und bei den Liu-Kiu-Inseln gesammelten und z.Z. im Strassburger Museum aufbewahrten Formen, VI. Theil. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 7: 23-88 pl. 3

Paul'son, O.M. 1875. Podophthalmata i Edriophthalmata (Cumacea) Part I. In, Izledovaniya Rakoobraznykh Krasnago Morya s Zamekami Otnositel'no Rakoobraznykh Drugikhv Morie. Kiev : Kul'zhenko. i-xiv 1-144 pp. pls 1-21 [reissued and translated by F.D. Por, 1961: Studies on Crustacea of the Red Sea with notes regarding other seas. Part I. Podophthalmata and Edriophthalmata (Cumacea). Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations; published for the National Science Foundation and Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: pp. 1–134, pls 1–21]

Rees, M. & Stephenson, W. 1966. Some portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) mostly from Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 78(3): 29-42 pl. 7

Stephenson, W. 1961. The Australia Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae). V. Recent collections. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 12(1): 92-128 pls 1-5

Stephenson, W. 1972. An annotated check list and key to the Indo-west Pacific swimming crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand 10: 1-64

Stephenson, W. 1972. Portunid crabs from the Indo-West Pacific and Western America in the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae). Steenstrupia 2(9): 127-156

Stephenson, W. 1976. Notes on Indo-West-Pacific Portunids (Decapoda, Portunidae) in the Smithsonian Institution. Crustaceana 31(1): 11-26

Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1959. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) III. The genus Portunus. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 10(1): 84-124 pls 1-5

Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1960. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) IV: Remaining Genera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11(1): 73-122

Stephenson, W. & Cook, S. 1973. Studies of Portunus gladiator complex and related species of Portunus (Crustacea: Decapoda). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16(3): 415-434

Stephenson, W. & Hudson, J. 1957. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae). I. The genus Thalamita. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 8(3): 312-386 pls 1-10

Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1961. Sur deux nouveaux Crustacés Portunidae Indo-Pacifiques. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 33(4): 421-427

Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1967. Some Portunid crabs from the Pacific and Indian Oceans in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120(3556): 1-114 9 pls

Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1968. A revision of the Charybdis miles "group" of species (Crustacea: Portunidae), with description of a new species from Queensland waters. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 15(2): 91-110 1 pl.

Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1968. A revision of the genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae). Records of the Australian Museum 27(11): 213-261 pls 35-42 figs 1-4

Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1968. The Endeavour and other Australian Museum Collections of Portunid Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae). Records of the Australian Museum 27: 285-298 pl. 43

Wee, D.P.C. & Ng P.K.L. 1995. Swimming crabs of the Genera Charybdis de Haan, 1833, and Thalamita Latreille, 1829 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) from Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 1: 1-128

 

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Subfamily Caphyrinae Paul'son, 1875

 

Diagnosis

Carapace subcircular or subhexagonal, usually not much broader than long; surface either smooth or traversed on each side by ridges; eyestalks of normal length; anterolateral border with five or six teeth or nearly entire. Basal antennal segment lying obliquely, with anterolateral lobe entering orbital hiatus, peduncle and flagellum excluded from orbit. Chelipeds of about same length or little longer than ambulatory legs, bearing a reduced set of spines on merus, carpus and palm; fingers not grooved or very weakly grooved. Walking legs short; last leg variously modified, varying from paddle-shaped to ending in a claw-shaped dactylus. Male first gonopod with subterminal spines. (After Apel & Spiridonov 1998).

 

General References

Apel, M. & Spiridonov, V.A. 1998. Taxonomy and zoogeography of the portunid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) of the Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters. Fauna of Arabia 17: 159-331

 

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Genus Caphyra Guérin-Méneville, 1832

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific Oceans.


IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Species Caphyra curtipes Stephenson & Rees, 1968

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.


IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, shallow subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

Lives in alcyonarian (Alcyonium).

 

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Species Caphyra fulva Stephenson & Campbell, 1960

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

West Pacific Ocean (Madagascar, Kei Islands, Sulu Islands, Philippines).


IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, shallow subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

Lives in alcyonarian (Xenia and Heteroxenia), 1–2 m depth.

 

General References

Crosnier, A. 1975. Sur les Caphyra (Crustacea Decapoda Portunidae) de l'océan Indien occidental et de la mer Rouge. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 3 (Zool.) 214: 743-764 [755] (figured)

 

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Species Caphyra laevis (A. Milne Edwards, 1869)

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Hibernia Reef, Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Madagascar to Fiji).


IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, low intertidal, reef flat, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

In alcyonarian (Xenia and Heteroxenia species), from 1–10 m depth.

 

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Species Caphyra rotundifrons (A. Milne Edwards, 1869)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific Oceans (East Africa, Madagascar to Fiji and Samoa).


IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, low intertidal, shallow subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

Lives among filamentous green algae (Chlorodesmis).

 

General References

Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1960. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) IV: Remaining Genera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11(1): 73-122 [101]

 

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Species Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (South Africa, Madagascar, Vietnam and Fiji).


IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, shallow subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

On alcyonarian (Alcyonium).

 

General References

Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1968. The Endeavour and other Australian Museum Collections of Portunid Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae). Records of the Australian Museum 27: 285-298 pl. 43 [290]

 

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Species Caphyra yookadai Sakai, 1933

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (Japan and Australia).


IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, shallow subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

From alcyonarian (Alcyonium species).

 

General References

Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1960. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) IV: Remaining Genera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11(1): 73-122 [102]

 

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Genus Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 1849

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific Oceans.


IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Species Lissocarcinus arkati Kemp, 1923

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific Oceans (India to Japan).


IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

On mud or muddy sand, from 10–65 m depth.

 

General References

Stephenson, W. & Cook, S. 1970. New records of portunids from Southern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 15(4): 331-334 [332]

 

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Species Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (South Africa to Japan and Hawai'i).


IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Dredged to 50 m depth.

 

General References

Stephenson, W. 1961. The Australia Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae). V. Recent collections. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 12(1): 92-128 pls 1-5 [99] (described and illustrated from Australia)

 

History of changes

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Species Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852

Harlequin Crab

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (South Africa to Japan and Hawai'i).


IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Commensal, coral reef, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Lives on the outer surface, among the oral tentacles or within the gut of large holothurians, often found in mated pairs. 100 m depth

 

General References

Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1960. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) IV: Remaining Genera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11(1): 73-122 [95]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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)
Note: the generation of this complete preview for PORTUNOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815 was cancelled at Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852 owing to the initation of another complete preview for Cadra acuta Horak, 1994. Only one complete preview may be executed at a time. Previews were generated for 23 of 156 taxa.