Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Actaea

Actaea spinosissima Borradaile, 1902

8 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
MASDEA/AfReMas (Internet), Serène (1984 : 115), ABRS (Internet) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Cargados Carajos, Maldives, Australie (Queesland, Torres Strait). Plus Mayotte, premier signalement de ce travail.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-22 m

Mayotte data
Actaea spinosissima Borradaile, 1902
Material Examined — Mayotte KUW 2009, st. 12a, Prévoyante Reef, 6-11 m, 1 F 5.0 x 7.3 mm (4.8 x 7.2 on field label), checked September 2011, MNHN B32282, MNHN-IU-2009-1100; st. 17, north Reef, 22 m, 1 sp. 5.9 x 8.1 mm, checked in July 2011, MNHN-IU-2009-3221; st. 20b, islet M'tzamboro, western reeflat, 10-15 m, 1 M 4 x 5.2 mm, det. September 2011, MNHN-IU-2009-3223; st. 23, Choizil Pass "Patate à Teddy", 15-30 m, 1 M 4.8 x 6.5 mm, 1 F (+ sacculina) 5.8 x 8.0 mm, checked September 2011, MNHN B32283, MNHN-IU-2009-1101; st. 25, islet M'tzamboro, south tip, 15-20 m, 1 F 5.6 x 7.7 mm, 1 M 7.0 x 9.3 mm, det. September 2011, MNHN-IU-2009-3220; st. 30, Rani reef, double barrier, 3-15 m, 1 M 5.0 x 7.0 mm, checked Septembre 2011, MNHN B32284, MNHN-IU-2009-1102.
Geographic and depth ranges — IWP, Mayotte (this work) to Australia (Torres Strait), intertidal-22 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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