Decapoda - Brachyura - Leucosiidae - Tanaoa

Tanaoa variola Galil & Ng, 2023

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World Distribution
(Galil & Ng, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Madagascar and Mozambique Channel, 308-455 m. Include Mayotte area.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 308-455 m

Mayotte data
Tanaoa variola Galil & Ng, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: 102 - Holotype: Mayotte. BIOMAGLO Stn CP4822, S Mayotte, 13°05’S, 45°06’E, 449-455 m, 27 January 2017, 1 female cl 37.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2014-18025). Paratypes: North Madagascar. CREVETTIERE 1971 Stn CH13 NW coast, 12°41’S, 48°16’E, 308-314 m, 15 Apr. 1971, 1 male damaged 41.4 mm, coll. A. Crosnier (MNHN B18438 = MNHN-IU-2017-11708). MIRIKY Stn CP3224, between Nosy-be and Bank Leven, 12°46’S, 48°12’E, 355-380 m, 02 July 2009, 1 female 37.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2010-20).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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