Species Tetraloides nigrifrons (Dana, 1852)
- Tetralia nigrifrons Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus Crustaceorum, etc. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the Exploring Expedition under Capt Wilkes, U.S.N., including the Crustacea Cancroidea Corystoidea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6: 73-86 [83].
Type data:
Status unknown, (type material lost), Paumotus. - Tetralia nigrifrons lissodactyla Serène, R. & Dat, P.T. 1957. Note sur Tetralia nigrifrons Dana, 1852. Annales de la Faculté des Sciences, Saigon 1957: 107-131 figs 1-4 pls 1-3 [118 figs 3d,e,f, pl. I].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ION E.39.596 ♂, Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam; ION E.34.805 ♀, Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam; ION E.34.806 ♂, Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam; ION E.33.554 ♂, Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam; ION E.33.555 ♀, Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
WA, Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, littoral, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Symbiont of reef coral, recorded from Acropora and Pocillopora spp.
General References
Galil, B. 1986. Tetraloides — a new genus of coral-inhabiting crabs. Crustaceana 50(1): 68-77 figs 1-3 [72]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 21-Feb-2012 | 21-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |