Species Palicoides whitei (Miers, 1884)

Museums

Cymopolia whitei Miers, E.J. 1884. Crustacea. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. `Alert' 1881–2. Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London : British Museum. pp. 178–322, 513–575 pls 18–32, 46–51. [551 pl. 49 fig. C].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1882.24 ♂ (specimen measuring 6.0 x 6.7 mm), Seychelles ('Alert' Stn 194).
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1882.24 1♂ 2♀, Seychelles, 'Alert' Stn 194.
Subsequent designation references:
Castro, P. 2000. Crustacea Decapoda: A revision of the Indo-west Pacific species of palicid crabs (Brachyura Palicidae Bouvier, 1898). pp. 437-610, figs 1-61 in Crosnier, A. (ed.). Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 21. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 184: 1-813 [566].
Palicoides ternatensis Moosa, M.K. & Serène, R. 1981. Observations on the Indo-West-Pacific Palicidae (Crustacea, Decapoda) with descriptions of two new subfamilies, four new genera and six new species. Marine Research in Indonesia 22: 21-66 figs 1-14 pls 1-3 [46 figs 9, 10].
Type data:
Holotype RDC CB2724 ♂, Dodinga Bay, Halmahera, Indonesia (Mariel King Memorial Expedition, Stn HD I/1) [0°49'N 127°33'E].

Queensland

Indo-west Pacific Oceans.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Benthic, coral reef, rock reef, sand bottom, sublittoral.

Typically in coarse sand sediments associated with coral reefs, 7–70 m depth.

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
04-Jun-2012	04-Jun-2012	MOVED
14-Mar-2012	14-Mar-2012	MOVED
14-Mar-2012	14-Mar-2012	MOVED
10-May-2012	18-Apr-2011	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)