Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Cyclodius

Cyclodius nitidus (Dana, 1852)



World Distribution
Serène (1984 : 249). - Mer Rouge, Afrique orientale, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Glorieuses, Seychelles, Maurice, Coevity, Chagos, Australie, Japon, Hawaii. Comprend Polynésie française. Mayotte, premier signalement.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-5 m

Mayotte data
Cyclodius nitidus (Dana, 1852)
Material Examined — Mayotte KUW 2009, st. 26c, Mutsumbatsou reef flat, coll. Bouchard 03/08/2008, intertidal 1 F 7.04 x 10.72 mm, MNHN-IU-2009-3239, det. September 2011; st. 26, Mutsumbatsou reef flat, intertidal 1 M 6.2 x 8.8 mm, MNHN-IU-2009-3240, det. September 2011.
Other records — Phymodius nitidus - Serène, 1984: 249, fig. 153, pl. XXXV C, Glorieuses, intertidal, coll. A. Crosnier 29 January 1971, 2 MM largest 12.3 x 20.0mm, 3 FF largest 8.7 x 13.6 mm, MNHN-B 8073.
Geographic and depth ranges — IWP, Red Sea, Tanzania to Hawaii, French Polynesia; intertidal, shallow subtidal.

New Caledonia data
Cyclodius nitidus - Juncker & Poupin (2009: 66, n°786, CRISP Report) - Profondeur : 0-6 m / Source : A Milne-Edwards, 1873 - Nouvelles Archives MNHN 8 / Lieu-dit : Lagon Synonyme : Phymodius nitidus (Dana, 1852).

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Pilodius nitidus - Nobili, 1907: 393 (Kaukura). - Chlorodopsis scabricula - Rathbun, 1907: 50, pl. 1, fig. 3, pl. 9, fig. 5 (Tahiti) not Pilodius scabriculus (Dana, 1852) = Phymodius nitidus fide Forest & Guinot (1961: 114). - Phymodius nitidus - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 114, pl. 15, fig. 1-4 (Kaukura, Tahiti); 1962: 68 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Monteforte, 1984: 171, annex 1, tab. a; 1987: 9 (Moorea). - Guinot, 1985: 451 (List). - Peyrot-Clausade, 1989: 113 (Tikehau). - Poupin, 1996a: 55 (Checklist) - Relevant material - ? Phymodius sp. ind. juv. - Peyrot-Clausade, 1977a, annex of the species: 27 (Moorea). - Mission CRIOBE 2014 (collection, Moorea, 1982, Phymodius nitidus, coll. Monteforte, det. Forest; nb Poupin November 2014, this specimen seems to be in fact Cyclodius ungulatus)

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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