Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Luniella

Luniella scabriculus (Dana, 1852)

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World Distribution
Clark & Galil (1993 : 1154) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Ile Europa, Madagascar, Glorieuses à la Polynésie française.

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

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

Mayotte data
Pilodius scabriculus Dana, 1852 — Serène, 1984: 244, fig. 143 i, 149, pl. XXXIV D, Madagascar; Europa; Glorieuses, intertidal, coll. J. Millot September 1958, 1 M 6.5 x 10.2 mm, 1 F 5.5 x 8.7 mm, MNHN-B6733 — IWP, Glorieuses, Mozambique channel (Europa) to Guam, Bikini, French Polynesia; intertidal, subtidal.

Europa data
Pilodius scabriculus - Guinot, 1967 : 268 (Liste, avec Europa). - Serène, 1984 : 244, fig. 143 i, 149, pl. XXXIV D (Europa, zone intertidale, coll. P. Fourmanoir, 1 mâle 7,0x11,3 mm, MNHN B-6732). - Europa, BIOTAS collections, specimens MEPA-00004, 00028, st EURO-1, MEPA-00326, st. EURO-18, pre-det J. Poupin, d'après photos. - Europa, Mission BIORECIE, St. 1, 1 male 3.5x5.3 mm (MNHN), St. 11, 1 male 6.5x10 mm (MNHN).

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Pilodius scabriculus Dana, 1852a: 80; 1852b: 220; 1855, pl. 12, fig. 9 (Raraka). - Nobili, 1907: 394 ("Fakaina" = Fakahina, Fakarava, Marutea, Marutea South, Temoe). - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 91, fig. 83a-b, 84, 86bis (Hikueru, Tahiti); 1962: 66 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Peyrot-Clausade, 1977a, annex of the species: 27; 1977b: 213 (Moorea); 1989: 113 (Tikehau). - Monteforte, 1984: 171, annex 1, tab. a (Makatea, Mataiva, Moorea, Tahiti, Takapoto); 1987: 9 (Moorea). - Delesalle, 1985: 289, 305 (Mataiva). - Guinot, 1985: 451 (List). - Clark & Galil, 1993: 1152, fig. 14a-g, 37b, 43d (Bora Bora, Fakahina, Hao, Hikueru, Huahine, "Maiai" = Tikehau, Marutea, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahiti, Temoe, "Tickahau" = Tikehau, "Vaiorea" = Raiatea?; Syn.). - Poupin, 1996a: 55, 56 (Checklist). - Chlorodopsis venusta Rathbun, 1907: 49, pl. 1, fig. 5 (Fakarava, Makemo) - Relevant material - ? Pilodius sp. ind. juv. - Peyrot-Clausade, 1977a, annex of the species: 27 (Moorea). - Moorea Biocode project. - Mission CRIOBE 2014 (collection, Moorea, 1982, coll. Monteforte, det. Forest)

Comment(s) on data
New genera Luniella in Lasley, 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.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database