Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Michelopagurus

Michelopagurus tangaloa Lemaitre, 2015

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World Distribution
Lemaitre (2015, Zoosystema) - French Polynesia, Society (Moorea), 485-1145 m.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 485-1145 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
French Polynesia - Michelopagurus tangaloa Lemaitre, 2015, Zoosystema: 364, holotype: Moorea, French Polynesia, male 2.7 mm, sta DW3461, 17° 27' S, 149° 49' W, 844–877 m, 19 October 2009 (MNHN IU–2013–5647 ex UF23537); paratypes: Moorea, French Polynesia, sta DW3459, 17° 28' S, 149° 48' W, 485–560 m, 19 October 2009: 1 male 2.5 mm, in scaphopod shell (UF23534); sta DW3460, 17° 28' S, 149° 50' W, 660–680 m, 19 October 2009: 1 female 3.1 mm (USNM 1253315 ex UF 23526); sta DW3462, 17° 27' S, 149° 50' W, 1000–1145 m, 19 October 2009: 1 ov female 2.1 mm, in scaphopod shell (UF23504) [Coll. R/V Alis, TARASOC 2009 Expedition].

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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