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Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Cyclodius

Cyclodius paumotensis (Rathbun, 1907)

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World Distribution
Serène (1984 : 242) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Madagascar, Chagos, Réunion, à Polynésie française.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-5 m

Réunion data
Pilodius paumotensis - Peyrot-Clausade, 1977 : annexe, p. 27 (Réunion) - Ribes, 1978 : 127 (Réunion). - Serène, 1984 : 241 (Réunion dans le matériel examiné, coll. M. Peyrot-Claussade, MNHN B6697).

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Chlorodopsis granulatus - Nobili, 1906: 396 (Marutea South) not Pilodius granulatus Stimpson, 1859 = P. paumotensis fide Guinot (1962: 238). - Pilodius paumotensis Rathbun, 1907: 52, pl. 8, fig. 2, 2a-b (Fakarava, Makemo). - Forest & Guinot, 1962: 66 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Guinot, 1985: 451 (List). - Peyrot-Clausade, 1989: 113 (Tikehau). - Clark & Galil, 1993: 1143, fig. 10a-g, 35b, 43a (Bora Bora, Fakarava, Makemo, Marutea South). - Poupin, 1996a: 56 (Checklist).

Comment(s) on data
R. M., Klaus, S. & Ng, P. K. L. (2014) Phylogenetic relationships of the ubiquitous coral reef crab subfamily Chlorodiellinae (Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae). Zoologica Scripta, 44, 165-178. - The decision to place Pilodius paumotensis in Cyclodius was made with some hesitation, p. 173

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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