Species Parasesarma erythodactylum (Hess, 1865)
- Sesarma erythodactyla Hess, W. 1865. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Decapoden-Krebse Ost-Australiens. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 31: 127-173 pls 6-7 [151 pl. 6 fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype ZMG (Hess's collection now housed in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, but the type material of this species can no longer be found and is considered lost), Sydney, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Parasesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865). —
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] [222]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), 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, herbivore, intertidal, mangrove.
Extra Ecological Information
Under stones, in crevices and burrows in bank.
General References
Davie, P.J.F. 1993. A new species of Sesarmine crab (Brachyura: Grapsidae) from Japan and Taiwan, previously known as Sesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865. Crustacean Research 22: 65-74 [69] (redescription)
Shahdadi, A., Fratini, S. & Schubart, C.D. 2020. Taxonomic reassessment of Parasesarma (Crustacea: Brachyura: Decapoda: Sesarmidae) based on genetic and morphological comparisons, with the description of a new genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society XX: 1-36 [27]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Jun-2011 | 23-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |