Decapoda - Brachyura - Leucosiidae - Coleusia

Coleusia signata (Paul'son, 1875)



World Distribution
Galil (2006 : 64) - Red Sea, Eastern Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros (Mayotte), Also Mediterranea via Suez Canal (cf. Galil et al., internet at http://www.ciesm.org/atlas/appendix2.html). Depth 0-10 m.
(Galil & Ng, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Red Sea, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoro Is. Introduced into the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal, with established populations off Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Greece (Galil 2006, Galil et al. 2020). 19-21 m

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-21 m

Mayotte data
Coleusia signata (Paul'son, 1875) — Galil, 2006: 62, figs 1B, 3D, 4C, Mayotte, coll. M. Cloué, 1 M MNHN B17532 — WIO, Red Sea, Mozambique to Madagascar, invasive in Mediterranean (cf. Galil et al., Internet, 2018); 1-10 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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