Decapoda - Brachyura - Ocypodidae - Austruca

Austruca citrus Shih & Poupin, 2020

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World Distribution
(Shih & Poupin, 2020 - Zoological Studies 59) - Fiji, Wallis & Futuna, Samoa and probably Tonga

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

Vertical range : Land & Freshwater - Min-Max observed: 0-1 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
WALLIS & FUTUNA - Uca perplexa - Poupin & Juncker, 2008, fig. 9, p. 10, Wallis Island - Not U. perplexa but a new species in study by Shih & Poupin (May 2014).
Austruca perplexa - Shih et al., 2016, Raffles Bulletin: 168, Wallis [Pointe Utu, NCHUZOOL 14912; new genus. - Shih et al., 2019, Zool. Stud., same, Wallis, NCHUZOOL 14912]. - Not A. perplexa but A. citrus.
Austruca citrus Shih & Poupin, 2020 (Zoological Studies 59): 10, Material examined: Holotype: M (10.9 × 6.7 mm, PL 17.6 mm) (MNHN-IU-2017-9121), Wallis & Futuna, CRISP 2007, st. 24, coll. A. Malau, E. Liufau and C. Manry, Jan. 2010. Paratypes: Wallis & Futuna: 1 M (11.1 mm), 2 FF (8.4–11.7 mm) (MNHN-IU-2017-9122), Halalo mangrove de Halalo, near gas terminal, coll. J. Poupin and M. Juncker, 23 Oct. 2007; 13 MM (8.5–12.7 mm), 1 F (10.4 mm) (MNHN-IU-2017-9123), same data as holotype; 1 M (11.3 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14912), CRISP 2007, st. 29, coll. J. Poupin and M. Juncker, 25 Oct. 2007; 3 MM (8.3–10.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 15035), 3 MM (11.3–11.90 mm) (NCHUZOOL 15036), same data as holotype - Additionnal spp. From Fiji, Samoa.

Comment(s) on data
Austruca perplexa complex studied by Shih & Poupin (2020, Zool. Stud.) - Specimens from New Caledonia are A. perplexa while those from Wallis are A. citrus nov.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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