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Cyrtomaia Miers 1886

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Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886

Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886 (type species Cyrtomaia murrayi Miers, 1886, subsequent designation by Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1982b; gender feminine)

Echinomaia Borradaile, 1916 (type species Echinomaia hispida Borradaile, 1916, by monotypy; gender feminine)

Remarks. The genus Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886, was established for C. murrayi Miers, 1886, from Indonesia (type species selected by Guinot & Richer de Forges 1982b). Guinot & Richer de Forges (1982a, b) partially reviewed the genus and recognized 21 species. Griffin & Tranter (1986), however, disagreed with the validity of some of the characters proposed by Guinot & Richer de Forges (1982a, b), arguing that there was more extensive variation than was previously recognized, especially for taxa in which there was little material, and as a result recognized only 17 species. Guinot & Richer de Forges (1986), utilizing the extensive material collected by the MUSORSTOM 2 expedition, disagreed with some of Griffin & Tranter’s arguments, and further discussed the validity of some species. Richer de Forges & Guinot (1988, 1990) and Richer de Forges & Ng (2007a, b) subsequently described more species. In this study, we recognise 29 species, all of which are characteristic of the upper bathyal zone, occurring between 200 and 1000 m deep.

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Published as part of Forges, Bertrand Richer De & Ng, Peter K. L., 2008, New records of deep­sea spider crabs of the genus Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886, from the Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae), pp. 17-28 in Zootaxa 1861 on page 18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.183679

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Biodiversity

Family
Inachidae
Genus
Cyrtomaia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Decapoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Miers
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886 sec. Forges & Ng, 2008

References

  • Miers, E. J. (1886) Report on the Brachyura collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 76. In: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 76, Zoology, 17 (49), L + 362 pp., pls. 1 - 29. Eyre & Spottiswoode, London.
  • Guinot, D. & Richer de Forges, B. (1982 b) Revision du genre Indo-Pacifique Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886: Campagnes oceanographiques du " Challenger ", de l' " Albatross ", du " Siboga " et du " Vauban " (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique, 58 (1), 1982, 5 - 87.
  • Borradaile, L. A. (1916) Crustacea. Part I. Decapoda. In: British Antarctic (" Terra Nova ") Expedition, 1910. Natural History Report, Zoology, 3 (2), 75 - 110.
  • Guinot, D. & Richer de Forges, B. (1982 a) Nouvelles recoltes des genres Cyrtomaia Miers et Pleistacantha Miers (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, (3) 4 A (4), 1981 (1982), 1087 - 1124.
  • Griffin, D. J. G. & Tranter, H. A. (1986) The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae, Siboga-Expeditie, 39 (c 4), 1 - 335.
  • Guinot, D. & Richer de Forges, B. (1986) Crustaces Decapodes: Majidae (genres Platymaia, Cyrtomaia, Pleistacantha, Sphenocarcinus et Naxioides). In: Resultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 1 et 2. Tome 2, Memoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, serie A, 1985 (1986) Zoologie, 133, 83 - 178.