Species Uroptychus gracilimanus (Henderson, 1885)
- Diptychus gracilimanus Henderson, J.R. 1885. Diagnoses of the new species of Galatheidae collected during the "Challenger" Expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16(5): 407-421 [420].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1888:33 ovigerous ♀, off Port Jackson, NSW, 750 m [34°13´S, 151°38´E]. - Uroptychus gracilimanus bidentatus Doflein, F. & Balss, H. 1913. Die Galatheiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 20: 125-184 pls 12-17 [135] [taxonomic status uncertain until type material examined].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Baba, K., Macpherson, E., Poore, G.C.B., Ahyong, S.T., Bermudez, A., Cabezas, P., Lin, C-W, Nizinski, M., Rodrigues, C. & Schnabel, K.E. 2008. Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 [Date published 15 Oct. 2008] [33]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans with records from Zanzibar, west coast of Sumatra, Moluccas, off Zamboanga, East China Sea, Japan and Australia. Depth: 421-1668 m.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Southwest Transition (7)
Distribution References
- Ahyong, S.T. & Poore, G.C.B. 2004. The Chirostylidae of southern Australia (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura). Zootaxa 436: 1-88 [40, fig. 10]
- Baba, K. 2005. Deep-sea chirostylid and galatheid crustaceans (Decapoda: Anomura) from the Indo-West Pacific, with a list of species. Galathea Report 20: 1-317 [36]
- Poore, G.C.B., McCallum, A.W. & Taylor, J. 2008. Decapod Crustacea of the continental margin of southwestern and central Western Australia: preliminary identifications of 524 species from FRV Southern Surveyor voyage SS10-2005. Museum Victoria Reports 11. pp. 1-106 [17]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental rise, continental slope, mud bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 421–1668 m.
General References
Baba, K. 1989. Chirostylid and Galatheid Crustaceans of Madagascar (Decapoda, Anomura). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 11(A4): 921-975 [941]
History of changes
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| 24-Apr-2012 | 04-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |