Species Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997
- Trapezia lutea Castro, P. 1997. Trapeziid crabs (Brachyura: Xanthoidea: Trapeziidae) of New Caledonia, eastern Australia, and the Coral Sea. pp. 59-107 in Richer de Forges, B. (ed.). Les fondes meubles des lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Sédimentologie, Benthos). Études & Thèses. Paris : ORSTOM Vol. 3. [84 figs 2C,D, 3A-C, pls 2C, 5A].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP B25222 ♂, Maître Island, New Caledonia.
Paratype(s) MNHP B25223 ♂ ♀, Chesterfield Reef, Coral Sea; USNM 277633 ♂ ♀, Chesterfield Reef, Coral Sea; AM P45527 ♂, Chesterfield Reef, Coral Sea; AM P45528 ♀, Chesterfield Reef, Coral Sea.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific (except Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Hawai'i).
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Symbiotic in branching corals (particularly Pocilloporidae).
General References
Castro, P. 1999. Trapeziid crabs (Crustacea, Brachyura, Xanthoidea, Trapeziidae) of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Zoosystematica Rossica 21(1): 93-120 [111]
Castro, P. 2000. New records of trapeziid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Trapeziidae) from the Coral Sea and northern Tasman Sea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45(2): 204 (additional distribution records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |