Decapoda - Brachyura - Macrophthalmidae - Chaenostoma

Chaenostoma orientale Stimpson, 1858

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World Distribution
Teng et al. (2016, Crustacean Research) - Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia.

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

Vertical range : Intertidal - Min-Max observed: 0-5 m

New Caledonia data
Macrophthalmus boscii - A Milne-Edwards, 1873 - Nouvelles Archives, 229-267, Nouvelle Calédonie. - Juncker & Poupin, 2009, CRISP Report (in part): 14, New Caledonia, photo plate 4 bottom right [CRISP fieldwork, st. 2, Nouville, Nouméa, 5 March 2009, 1 M 7.2 x 9.0 mm, MNHN-IU-2013-9291] - Not Macrophthalmus boscii Audouin, 1826 but C. orientale, cf. Shih et al. (2015: 85) and Teng et al. (2016: 27).
Chaenostoma sinuspersici - Bouchard et al., 2013: 36, New Caledonia, in part only sp. photographed fig. 30c, which is 1 M 9.1 mm, MNHN-IU-2013-9291, st. 2 Nouville, Nouméa - Not Chaenostoma sinuspersici (Naderloo & Türkay, 2010) but C. orientale according to Shih et al. (2015) and Teng et al. (2016).
Chaenostoma orientale - Shih et al., 2015: 85, New Caledonia [1 M 9.1 mm, MNHN-IU-2013-9291, Noumea, coll. J. Poupin & M. Juncker, 5 Mar. 2009, CRISP fieldwork]. - Teng et al., 2016: 27, New Caledonia [same CRISP specimen, MNHN-IU-2013-9291]

Comment(s) on data
Chaenostoma orientale Stimpson, 1858 formerly a junior synonym of C. boscii/sinuspersici is re-established by Teng et al. (2016, Crustacean Research).

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