Decapoda - Brachyura - Plagusiidae - Guinusia

Guinusia integripes (Garth, 1973)



World Distribution
(Dawson, 1987: 41): Easter Island Endemic

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

Vertical range : Intertidal - Min-Max observed: 0-5 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
EASTER ISLAND - Plagusia integripes Garth, 1973: 326 (Easter Island, Hanga Roa). - Guinusia integripes (new combination) - Boyko & Liguori, 2015: 518, Easter Island (It is possible that the unique holotype of G . integripes is merely an aberrant specimen of G . dentipes, as the carapaces are nearly identical in all characters. Further collecting is necessary and genetic study is probably required to settle the status of this species.

Comment(s) on data
Boyko & Liguori, 2015: 518, Easter Island (It is possible that the unique holotype of G . integripes is merely an aberrant specimen of G . dentipes, as the carapaces are nearly identical in all characters. Further collecting is necessary and genetic study is probably required to settle the status of this species.

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