Decapoda - Brachyura - Trapeziidae - Trapezia
| Trapezia rufopunctata (Herbst, 1799) |
World Distribution
(Castro, 1997: 128) - Throughout the IWP. Includes Wallis & Futuna, French Polynesia,
Castro et al. (2004 : 42) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Comprend, Afrique orientale, Europa, Madagascar, Réunion, Maurice, Comores, Mayotte, Seychelles, Wallis & Futuna, Polynésie française. Juan de Nova
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (obligate)
Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-68 m
Mayotte data
Trapezia rufopunctata (Herbst, 1799)
Material examined — Mayotte KUW 2009 (det. P. Castro, J. Poupin), st. 8, 1 M 16.2 x 17.8 mm (15.8 x 18.0 on field label, photo), MNHN B32123, MNHN-IU-2009-1042; st. 14, 1 M 15.6 x 17.4 mm, 1 F ov. 16.5 x 19.5 mm, MNHN B32124, MNHN-IU-2009-1043; st. 23, 1 M 14.3 x 16.1 mm (13.8 x 16.2 on field label, posterior carapace broken, photo) MNHN B32125, MNHN-IU-2009-1044; st. 24, photo in situ, sp. not collected ; st 25, 1 F 7.3 x 9.3 mm, mixed with other species of Trapezia, MNHN B32126, MNHN-IU-2009-1045, 1 F 7.3 x 11.0 mm, no MNHN sans numéro, det. October 2011; st. 32, 1 F ov. 15.2 x 18.0 mm, MNHN B32127, MNHN-IU-2009-1046.
Other records — Trapezia rufopunctata - Miers, 1884: 535, Glorieuses, coll. Coppinger, HMS Alert, in BM. - Serène, 1984: 276, fig. 184, pl. XXXIX A, Seychelles, Mayotte, 10 m, coll. A. Crosnier September 1959, 1 M 18.5 x 21.6 mm, MNHN-B 8260. - Castro, 1999a: 114, Mayotte, Glorieuses. - Photo Matthias Deuss - Mayotte, pente externe du récif barrière Ouest, plein ouest par rapport au village d'Acoua, 28/07/09, 12m. - Photo Marc Allaria, lagon de nuit. - Poupin et al., 2013c: 11, Glorieuses (Expedition Glorieuses December 2012, st. Dive 3). - Poupin, 2016: 50, Juan de Nova (Expedition Juan de Nova December 2013, st0, from Arte movie, dive 10/12/2013, photo Chloé Bourmaud, nr); BIOTAS 2009, Juan de Nova, outer-reef, st. JDN03, JDN06, JDN11, lots MEPA-00380, 429, 655, 661.
Geographic and depth ranges — IWP, Kenya, South Africa to Hawaii, French Polynesia; subtidal to 68 m.
Europa data
Trapezia rufopunctata - Dérijard, 1966 : 170, fig. 15 (Europa).
Réunion data
Trapezia rufopunctata - Mission Poupin, avril 2008 (D'après photographies de S. Ribes, programme BIOTAS).
New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Ng P.K.L & Richer de Forges B., Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia, Vol II7: 315-332
Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
WALLIS & FUTUNA - Juncker, 2004: 15, 28 color photographs (Wallis & Futuna, det. J. Poupin from photograph only). - Trapezia rufopunctata - Poupin & Juncker, in preparation (Alori, Wallis). - FRENCH POLYENSIA - Trapezia rufo-punctata - Dana, 1852b: 255; 1855, pl. 15, fig. 3a-b (Tahiti). - Jacquinot, 1852, pl 4, fig. 8-9; Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853: 41 (Nuku Hiva; part). - Trapezia rufopunctata - Rathbun, 1907: 57 (Makemo). - Boone, 1934: 166, pl. 86 (Raiatea). - Seurat, 1934: 59 (List). - Odinetz, 1983: 34 (Moorea, Tahiti, Takapoto). - Guinot, 1985: 452 (List). - Peyrot-Clausade, 1989: 112 (Tikehau). - Poupin, 1996a: 59, 60, 61 (Checklist). - Castro, 1997b: 127 (Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahiti, Tikehau; Syn.; in part coll. Frv Marara). - Castro et al., 2004: 42 (Species of Trapezia). - Not Trapezia rufo-punctata - Jacquinot, 1852, pl 4, fig. 8-9; Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853: 41 (Nuku Hiva; part) = T. tigrina Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842 fide Galil & Lewinsohn (1985b: 166). - Unpublished sp., MNHN, MUSORSTOM 9 campaign (Ua Pou, 10-15m "extérieur de la digue"), coll. R. von Cosel, 15/09/1997, in coral Pocillopora, det. P. Castro, 1999. - Moorea Biocode project. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 2, coll. Evans, sample 0212, St 11, Eiao, 18 m, 1 male 20.4x22.5 mm, plus St 2-3, Nuku Hiva, 10-20 m.
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database