Decapoda - Brachyura - Parthenopidae - Thyrolambrus

Thyrolambrus efflorescens (Alcock, 1895)

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World Distribution
(Tan & Ng, 2007: 160) - Andaman Sea, Mauritius, Philippines, Guam, French Polynesia (Tuamotu). Also Mayotte.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-66 m

Mayotte data
Thyrolambrus efflorescens (Alcock, 1895)
Material examined — Mayotte KUW 2009, coll. J. -M. Bouchard, 2008-2011, 1 M 8 x 12 mm, MNHN-IU-2013-7226, det. & photos J. Poupin 16/01/2013, specimen in École Navale/IRENav collection, September 2017.
Remarks — A key to Thyrolambrus species, with photographs, is in Tan & Ng (2007). Thyrolambrus efflorescens is very similar and can be considered as a geminate species of western Atlantic T. astroides Rathbun, 1894.
Geographic and depth ranges — Mayotte (this work), Mauritius to Guam, French Polynesia; subtidal to 66 m.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Thyrolambrus efflorescens - Tan & Ng, 2007: 160, fig. 30b (coll. G. Paulay, Rangiroa, 12-17m). - Moorea Biocode project.

Comment(s) on data
In the Carribean the sister species, sometimes considered as a synonymy, is Thyrolambrus asteroides Rathbun, 1894.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database