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Decapoda - Brachyura - Dromiidae - Hemisphaerodromia

Hemisphaerodromia monodus (Stebbing, 1918)

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World Distribution
Lewinsohn for H. abellana : Indian Ocean, Mozambique, Somalia, Madagascar, Comoros (Mayotte).
McLay (1993) - WIO, Red Sea including South Africa.
New Caledonia reported by error in by Ng & Richer de Forges (2007, Compendium, as Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954) and Poupin (2010) because this species in McLay (1993) for New Caledonia Dromiidae (but no spp. of this species examined from NC).

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-5 m

Mayotte data
Hemisphaerodromia monodus (Stebbing, 1918) — Hemisphaerodromia abellana - Lewinsohn, 1984: 117, 'Comoros or Madagascar no detail', leg. P. Fourmanoir, 1 M 13,5 x 15,5 mm, MNHN B-6857 / Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954 accepted as Hemisphaerodromia monodus in WoRMS (2018) — WIO, Red Sea, South Africa to 'Comoros or Madagascar'; intertidal to subtidal — Remarks - This species erroneously reported from New Caledonia by Ng & Richer de Forges (2007, as Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954) and Poupin (2010) because it is in McLay (1993) study for sponge crabs of New Caledonia and Philippines, but McLay has not examined specimen(s) from New Caledonia.

Comment(s) on data
This species erroneously reported from New Caledonia by Ng & Richer de Forges (2007, as Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954) and Poupin (2010) because it is in McLay (1993) contribution for sponge crabs of New Caledonia and Philippines, but the latter has not examined specimen(s) from New Caledonia.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database