Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Manucomplanus

Manucomplanus spinulosus (Holthuis, 1959)



World Distribution
Lemaitre & McLaughlin (1996, Bulletin of Marine Science) - Straits of Florida (apparently rare), and Caribbean coast of northern South America to Suriname; 24-108 m.

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 24-108 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: IOV (Testigos, Margarita, Tortuga, Aruba). 24-108 m. WA.
Pagurus impressus zilchi Türkay, 1968: 250, Margarita [coll. Dr. Vogelsang, 1968]. - Accepted as Manucomplanus spinulosus according to WoRMS (2016).
Manucomplanus spinulosus - Lemaitre & McLaughlin, 1996: 120, tab. 7, between Testigos, Margarita (R/V Pillsbury, 1968, st. 712, 24-27 m), Margarita (R/V Pillsbury, 1968, st. 721, 26-27 m), Tortuga (R/V Pillsbury, 1968, st. 710, 46-48 m), off Aruba (R/V Pillsbury, 1968, st. 767, 24-26 m).

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Pylopagurus spinulosus Holthuis, 1959a: 154, Suriname [27 m].
Manucomplanus spinulosus – Lemaitre & McLaughlin, 1996: tab. 7, Suriname, French Guiana [Hothuis' specimens (R/V Coquette) and R/V Oregon (1958) and Pillusbury (1968) between 8°12'N, 58°33'W–5°56'N, 52°20'W, 37–108 m].
Distribution/Habitat – WA (French Guiana is the southern limit); Marine; 24–108 m.

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