Species Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)
- Cancer litteratus Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae : Proft et Storch ii 573 pp. [342].
Type data:
Lectotype UZM 120-1 ♀, `in India orientali' (probably from Tranquebar, SE coast of India).
Paralectotype(s) UZM 2♀.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ng, P.K.L., Eldredge, L.G. & Evenhuis, N.L. 2011. The names of decapod and stomatopod Crustacea from Tahiti, French Polynesia, established by Anthony Curtis in 1938 and 1944. Zootaxa 3099: 43-56 [45 (Table 1), 52-53]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (East Africa to Japan).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater, mangrove, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Megalopae migrate upstream into freshwater to mature, under rocks, logs, and dead leaves.
General References
Sakai, T. 1976. Crabs of Japan and the Adjacent Seas. Tokyo : Kodansha 3 vols xxix 773 pp. [English vol.]; 1–16, 251 pls [Plates vol.]; 461 pp. [Japanese vol.]. [644] (distribution and notes on biology)
History of changes
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04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
10-May-2012 | 22-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |