Decapoda - Brachyura - Homolidae - Yaldwynopsis

Yaldwynopsis guinotae Richer de Forges & Ng, 2007

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World Distribution
(Richer de Forges & Ng, 2007: 38) - French Polynesia (Tuamotu). Probably also Austral Is., Neilson bank (see photographs).

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 270-270 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Yaldwynopsis aff. spinimanus - Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995: 439, fig. 53c-f (Fangataufa; 270m; coll. Frv Marara, fr). - Guinot et al., 1995: 378 (Same material). - Poupin, 1996a: 97 (Checklist); 1996b: 28, pl. 13e (Same material). - Yaldwynopsis guinotae Richer de Forges & Ng, 2007: 38, fig. 7 (same material). - Unpublished sp. - coll. BENTHAUS Expedition, Austral, Neilson bank, undefined stn, det. J. Poupin from photograph.

Other data
Polynesie, CAS231 — Richer de Forges B & Ng P.K.L, The Raffes Bulletin of Zoology 16 Sup, TTTT: 29-45

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