Decapoda - Brachyura - Homolidae - Homolochunia

Homolochunia valdiviae Doflein, 1904



World Distribution
Guinot & Richer de Forges (1995: 432) - Indo-ouest pacifique. Afrique orientale, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mayotte, Seychelles. Comprendrait aussi Nouvelle-Calédonie. 395-1000 m.
(Takeda et al., 2022 - Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci) - The type locality is the Kai Islands, 688–694 m depth, with additional records by Guinot (1995) from New Caledonia (680–830 m depth), Vanuatu (775–850 m depth) and the Wallis and Futuna Islands (705–711 m depth). This species is otherwise known from the South China Sea, 650 m (Ho and Ng, 1999), New Zealand and eastern Australia, 350–935 m (Ahyong, 2008), and the north of Tokuno-shima

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 390-1000 m

Mayotte data
Homolochunia valdiviae Doflein, 1904 — Homolochunia valdiviae - Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995: 430, Mayotte, coll. BENTHEDI, 29 March 1977, st. F 61, 12°46'S, 44°58'E, 475-510 m, 1 F ov. 35.7 x 25.8 mm, MNHN B24270 — IWP, Mozambique, Madagascar to New Caledonia; 395-1000 m.

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Ng P.K.L & Richer de Forges B., Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia, Vol II7: 315-332

Other data
Karubar Indonesie, CC21 — Richer de Forges B & Ng P.K.L, Zootaxa 1967, TTTT: 1-35
Karubar Indonesie, CP35 — Guinot D & Richer de Forges B, Musorstom 13, 163: 283-517
Karubar Indonesie, CC21 — Guinot D & Richer de Forges B, Musorstom 13, 163: 283-517
Corindon 2 Indonesie, CH276 — Guinot D & Richer de Forges B, Musorstom 13, 163: 283-517
Corindon 2 Indonesie, CH201 — Guinot D & Richer de Forges B, Musorstom 13, 163: 283-517

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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