Decapoda - Brachyura - Ocypodidae - Austruca
| Austruca perplexa (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) |
World Distribution
Rosenberg (Internet) - West Pacific - Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Papa New Guinea, Northeastern Australia.
Environnement : Marine & Land - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)
Vertical range : Land & Freshwater - Min-Max observed: 0-1 m
New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Edwards AM, Nouv Arch MNHN 8: 229-267. - Uca perplexa - Juncker & Poupin, 2009: 14, n°174, CRISP Report: Photo J. Poupin (St 6 Koné, MNHN-IU-2017-9118, 7 spp. MM 5,6x9,0 - 4,9x8,0 - 8,4x13,2 mm, sans sa grosse pince, 1 M juv., 3 FF 6,5x9,9 - 6,0x9,6, 1 F juv. ; St. 8 Voh, MNHN-IU-2017-9119, 1 M 4,7x7,3 mm ; St 9 Pindaï, MNHN-IU-2017-9120, 2 MM 5,4x8,6 et 6,6x10,0 mm, 2 FF 5,2x7,8 mm et 8,7x11,7 mm). - Shin & al., 2013, The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology: 643, tab. 1, NCHUZOOL-13573 (leg. From Junker & Poupin, 2009, coll. In New Caledonia).
Austruca perplexa - Shih et al., 2016, Raffles Bulletin: 168, New Caledonia [Ouana Bay, NCHUZOOL 13573; new genus] - Shih et al., 2019, Zool. Stud., New Caledonia, same Ouana Bay, NCHUZOOL13573.
Uca lactaea - Juncker & Poupin, 2009: 75, New Caledonia, Profondeur : 0-2 m / Source : Serène R, 1973 / Lieu-dit : Ducos
Uca (Minuca) lactea – Serène 1973a: 132, figs. 5–7, 23–29, pls. 5, 7A, C, D [New Caledonia]. (not Ocypode (Gelasimus) lactea De Haan, 1835) in Shih & Poupin (2020, Zoological Studies) = Austruca perplexa
Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Austruca perplexa - Shih et al., 2016, Raffles Bulletin: 168, Wallis [Pointe Utu, NCHUZOOL 14912; new genus]. - Shih et al., 2019, Zool. Stud., tab. 1, same, NCHUZOOL 14912 - Not A. perplexa but A. citrus Shih & Poupin, 2020
Comment(s) on data
Austruca perplexa complex studied by Shih & Poupin (2020, Zool. Stud.) - Specimens from New Caledonia are A. perplexa while those from Wallis are A. citrus nov.
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database