Species Tasmanoplax latifrons (Haswell, 1881)
Southern Sentinel Crab
- Macrophthalmus latifrons Haswell, W.A. 1881. On some new Australian Brachyura. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6(3): 540-551 [549].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM P697, Port Phillip, VIC.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, intertidal, marine, mud substrate.
Extra Ecological Information
Mud-flats amongst weeds.
General References
Barnes, R.S.K. 1967. The Macrophthalminae of Australasia; with a review of the evolution and morphological diversity of the type genus Macrophthalmus (Crustacea: Brachyura). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 31(2): 195-262 figs 1-16 pls 1-4 [239] (redescription and distribution data)
Griffin, D.J.G. 1965. The behaviour of shore crabs. Australian Natural History 15: 87-91
Griffin, D.J.G. 1968. Social and maintenance behaviour in two Australian ocypodid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura). Journal of Zoology, London 156: 291-305
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Mar-2012 | 01-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Oct-2011 | 03-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |