Decapoda - Brachyura - Ethusidae - Ethusa

Ethusa minuta Sakai, 1937


World Distribution
Castro (2005: 537, Zoosystema) - Japan (see Sakai 1976), East China Sea (Takeda & Miyake 1970), Indonesia (Moluccas and Kai Is [Chen 1993]), Vanuatu (Chen 2000), Chesterfield Is (Chen 1993), New Caledonia (Chen 1993), and now from the Philippine Is. Depth: 15-300 m.
(Castro, 2020, TDSB 31) - Papua New Guinea, 300 m.

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 27-440 m

New Caledonia data
Ethusa minuta - Castro, 2005: 537, Zoosystema - Chesterfield-Bellona Plateau. CHALCAL 1, stn DC10, 20°36.09’S, 161°05.82’E, 87 m, 15.VII.1984, 2 MM (MNHN-B 19066). — Stn DC 53, 21°19.50’S, 158°55.30’E, 60 m, 24.VII.1984, 1 F (MNHN-B 28532). CORAIL 2, stn DW 21, 20°36.14’S, 161°81.75’E, 86 m, 22.VII.1988, 1 F (MNHN-B 28529). New Caledonia. LAGON, stn 402, 22°33’S, 167°17’E, 40 m, 23.I.1985, 1 F (MNHN-B 28531). — Stn 535, 19°11’S, 162°25’E, 46 m, 6.III.1985, 1 M (MNHN-B 28585). — Stn 572, 22°52’S, 167°00’E, 65 m, 17.VII.1985, 1 F (MNHN-B 28535). — Stn DW 1155, 19°09.3’S, 162°15.9’E, 48 m, 30.X.1989, 1 F (MNHN-B 28533). — Stn DW 1163, 19°11.3’S, 163°21.9’E, 48 m, 30.X.1989, 2 FF (MNHN-B 28534). MUSORSTOM 4, stn DW 149, 19°07.6’S, 163°22.7’E, 155 m, 14.IX.1985, 1 ovig. F (MNHNB 28530).

Lagon 9 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW572 — Castro P, Zoosystema 27, 3: 499-600
Lagon 13 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW1155 — Castro P, Zoosystema 27, 3: 499-600
Lagon 8 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW535 — Castro P, Zoosystema 27, 3: 499-600
Lagon 7 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW402 — Castro P, Zoosystema 27, 3: 499-600
Corail 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW21 — Castro P, Zoosystema 27, 3: 499-600
Chalcal 1 Nouvelle Caledonie, DC53 — Castro P, Zoosystema 27, 3: 499-600
Lagon 13 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW1163 — Castro P, Zoosystema 27, 3: 499-600
Musorstom 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW149 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Musorstom 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW151 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Musorstom 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW231 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW702 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 9 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW580 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 7 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW413 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 7 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW403 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 7 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW384 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 6 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW350 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 6 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW324 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Chalcal 1 Nouvelle Caledonie, DC10 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW244 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Chalcal 1 Nouvelle Caledonie, DC23 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW682 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW650 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW644 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW626 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW603 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Lagon 10 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW598 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345

Other data
Mariel King exp Indonesie, AHIH4 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Mariel King exp Indonesie, CPIH4 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Mariel King exp Indonesie, CPIIH89 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Mariel King exp Indonesie, KRVIH3 — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Mariel King exp Indonesie, AW1H — Chen HL, Musorstom 10, 156: 315-345
Musorstom 8 Vanuatu, CP1071 — Castro P, Zoosystema 27, 3: 499-600
Musorstom 8 Vanuatu, CP963 — Chen HL, Musorstom 21, 184: 425-435
Musorstom 8 Vanuatu, CP1071 — Chen HL, Musorstom 21, 184: 425-435

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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