Decapoda - Brachyura - Leucosiidae - Arcania
| Arcania gracilis (Henderson, 1893) |
World Distribution
Galil (2007: 557, Zoosystema) - Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Laccadives, Persian Gulf, Madagascar, Red Sea, 21-366 m (Galil 2001b), new record for the Solomons.
(Galil & Ng, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Madagascar, India (including Lakshadweep Is., Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia (Galil 2001a, 2007; Galil & Ng 2007, 2015, 2020).
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)
Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 21-366 m
Mayotte data
Arcania gracilis - Galil & Ng, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: 62 - Near Glorieuses, North Madagascar. MIRIKY Stn CP3203, S Cap Saint-Sebastien, 12°35.92’S, 48°35.22’E, 50-52 m, 29 June 2009, 36 males 6.9-10.9 mm, 31 females 7.5-12.5 mm (MNHN-IU-2010-871).0
New Caledonia data
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW604 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW614 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW615 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW683 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW723 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW731 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW733 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Lagon 3 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW737 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Other data
Suva 4 Fidji, CP19 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Suva 2 Fidji, CP67 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Musorstom 10 Fidji, CP1358 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Suva 2 Fidji, CP66 — Crosnier A, Zoosystema 25.
Salomon 1 Salomon, CP1810 — Galil BS, Zoosystema 29, 3: 555-563
Salomon 2 Salomon, CP2284 — Galil BS, Zoosystema 29, 3: 555-563
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database