Species Tetralia muta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tetralia vanninii Galil, B. & Clark, P.F. 1988. On a collection of Acropora-inhabiting trapeziids (Crustacea Brachyura Xanthoidea) from East Africa. Tropical Zoology 1: 137-151 figs 1-6 [146 figs 1C, 2B, 3C, 4C, H, 6C].
Type data:
Holotype MZUF 1263 ♂, Gesira, 5–10 km S of Mogadiscio, Somalia.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1986.1037 10♂ 6♀, Wasin Island, Kenya; MZUF ♀, Gesira, 5–10 km south of Mogadiscio, Somalia; TAU 23104 ♂, Gesira, 5–10 km south of Mogadiscio, Somalia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Castro, P., Ng, P.K.L. & Ahyong, S.T. 2004. Phylogeny and systematics of the Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 (Crustacea: Brachyura), with the description of a new family. Zootaxa 643: 1-70 [25]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wreck Reef, off SE QLD; western Indian Ocean (from Socotra to the Seychelles), and the West Pacific (from Japan to French Polynesia).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Symbiotic with Acropora coral species.
General References
Castro, P. 1997. Trapeziid crabs (Brachyura: Xanthoidea: Trapeziidae) of French Polynesia. pp. 109-139 in Richer de Forges, B. (ed.). Les fondes meubles des lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Sédimentologie, Benthos). Études & Thèses. Paris : ORSTOM Vol. 3. [113]
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 | ||
| 21-Feb-2012 | 21-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 21-Feb-2012 | 21-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |