Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Cyclodius

Cyclodius obscurus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)



World Distribution
Serène (1984 : 251) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Distribution très large, depuis la Mer Rouge aux Iles Hawaii. Dans l’Océan Indien Occidental, il a été signalé en Afrique du Sud, à Madagascar, à La Réunion, à I’Ile Maurice et aux Seychelles. Comprend, Polynésie française, Europa.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-6 m

Mayotte data
Cyclodius obscurus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) — Phymodius monticulosus - Guinot, 1958a: 93, Mayotte, 1 F ov. 13 x 9.5 mm MNHN. - Guinot, 1967: 267, list with Mayotte / Chlorodius (Cyclodius) monticulosus Dana, 1852 accepted as Cyclodius obscurus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) in WoRMS (2018) — IWP, Red Sea, South Africa to Hawaii, French Polynesia; intertidal, shallow subtidal.

Europa data
Phymodius monticulosus - Lenz, 1910 : 550 (Europa). - Dérijard, 1966 : 168, fig. 9-11 (Europa). - Serène, 1984 : 250 (Europa, zone intertidale, coll. P. Fourmanoir, 1 mâle 17,9x26,9 mm, MNHN B-6707) - Cyclodius obscurus - Poupin et al., 2013a: 10, Europa [Mission BIORECIE, st. 14, 1 M 18.3 x 25.3 mm, MNHN-IU-2012-626 (erroneously as Chloridella nigra in Paris collection), mangrove du grand lagon, 11/11/2011 (photo in situ).

Réunion data
Phymodius monticulosus - Serène, 1984 : 251 (Réunion, dans la distribution). - Cyclodius obscurus - Ng et al., 2008 : 197 (Synonymie et liste des noms valides). - Mission Poupin, avril 2008 (MNHN, St. 4 ; photographie du programme BIOTAS). - Réunion, 2016, photo in situ P. Bourjon.

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Edwards AM, Nouv Arch MNHN 8 - Phymodius monticulosus (Dana, 1852): 229-267

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Chlorodius monticulosus Dana, 1852a: 79; 1852b: 206; 1855, pl. 11, fig. 9a (Tahiti). - Stimpson, 1858a: 31; 1907: 50 (Tahiti). - Chlorodius Dehaanii - Heller, 1865: 19 (Tahiti) pro parte, some sp. attributed to Phymodius ungulatus in Forest & Guinot (1961: 106, 114), not C. Dehaani, synonym of Phymodius granulatus (Targioni Tozzetti, 1877) in Serène (1984: 250). - Cyclodius ornatus - Nobili, 1907: 397 (Fakahina, Marutea South). - Rathbun, 1907: 51, pl. 5, fig. 5, pl. 7, fig. 8 (Fakarava, Tahiti). - Phymodius monticulosus - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 106, pl. 10, fig. 1-6 (Fakahina, Marutea South, Tahiti); 1962: 66 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Naim, 1980a, annex 1, tab. 3 (Moorea). - Monteforte, 1984: 171, annex 1, tab. a (Mataiva, Moorea, Tahiti, Takapoto); 1987: 9 (Moorea). - Guinot, 1985: 451 (List). - Poupin, 1994a: 44, fig. 40, pl. 5c (Fakahina, Mangareva; coll. Frv Marara); 1996a: 3, 55 (Checklist) - Synonyms - Cyclodius ornatus Dana, 1852. - Unpublished spp., coll. BENTHAUS Expedition (Poupin, Molodstova), Raevavae, November 16, 2002, seashore (3 spp., in MNHN), Rapa, Haurei Bay (coll. Warén) (3 spp. in MNHN), prov. det. J. Poupin November 25, 2003. - Phymodius monticulosus - Mission CRIOBE 2014 (collection, Mataiva, 1982, coll. & det. Monteforte)

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