Decapoda - Brachyura - Cryptochiridae - Cryptochirus

Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861

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World Distribution

Kropp (1990 : 420) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Mer Rouge, Kiribati, Guam. Comprend, Réunion, Polynésie française.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (obligate)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-30 m

Réunion data
Troglocarcinus (Favicola) rugosus - Ribes, 1978 (det. Banner). - Cryptochirus coralliodytes - Ng et al., 2008 : 212 (Liste à jour des noms valides, Cryptochirus rugosus Edmonson, 1933 = Troglocarcinus (Favicola) rugosus, est un synonyme de C. coralliodytes). - Mission Poupin, avril 2008 (D'après photographies du programme BIOTAS, avec doute).

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Kropp RK.
Nouvelle Caledonie, 11 — Kropp RK.
Nouvelle Caledonie, 23 — Kropp RK.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Cryptochirus coralliodytes - Nobili, 1907: 409 (Marokau; not sp. from Marutea South which are Lihoscapus paradoxus, L. sp. and Sphenomaia pyriforma - Kropp reexamination November 1996). - Sendler, 1923: 41 (Makatea). - Forest & Guinot, 1962: 74 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Seurat, 1934: 60 (Marokau, Marutea South). - Guinot, 1985: 454 (List). - Kropp, 1988: 873 (Revision of this species but without mention of French Polynesia). - Poupin, 1996a: 74, 77 (Checklist). - Remark: According to Kropp (personal comunication) : "most authors, before Kropp (1988) used this name for the species Lithoscaptus paradoxus Milne Edwards. However, unless a figure or description was provided it is difficult (actually impossible) to know for sure."

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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