Species Samadinia despereaux (Lee, Richer de Forges & Ng, 2019)
- Rochinia despereaux Lee, B.Y. Richer de Forges, B. & Ng, P.K.L. 2019. Deep-sea spider crabs of the family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838, from Papua New Guinea, with a redefinition of Tunepugettia Ng, Komai & Sato, 2017, and descriptions of two new genera (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea). Zootaxa 4619(1): 1-44 [15].
Type data:
Holotype MNHNP IU-2011-3878 ♂ 15.2 × 10.1 mm (680–700 m), west of New Hanover Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, [2°13’S 150°23’E].
Paratype(s) MNHNP IU-2014-18616 ♀ ovigerous, 17.2 × 11.5 mm (827–966 m), New Ireland, Papua New Guinea [02°42’S 150°02’E]; ZRC 2018.1490 ♀ ovigerous, 16.0 × 10.4 mm (780–855 m; ex. MNHN-IU-2013-2277), southeast of Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea, [03°31’S 148°04’E,].
Generic Combinations
- Samadinia despereaux (Lee, Richer de Forges & Ng, 2019). —
Lee, B.Y., Richer de Forges, B. & Ng, P.K.L. 2021. The generic affinities of the Indo-West Pacific species assigned to Rochinia A. Milne-Edwards, 1875 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Majoidea: Epialtidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 69: 19-44 [22] (new combination)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
NE of Townsville, QLD, based on material in QM
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
680-970 m
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPIALTIDAE Macleay, 1838 | 22-Feb-2024 | ADDED |