Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson 1858
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13. Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858
(Fig. 13)
Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858: 228, 241.— Lewinsohn 1969: 146.— Kropp 1986: 456, figs. 2a–h.— Hogarth 1988: 1102.— Hsieh et al. 1998: 295, figs. 5H, 12A–H.— Komai 2000: 365.
Material examined. 3 ɗ, 3 Ψ (2 ov) (SMNS ZIa 3367), Egypt, Red Sea, Koseir, 1883, leg. Klunzinger; 1 ɗ, 4 Ψ (ov) (SMF 25680), Israel, Eilat, in front of the Marine Institute, algae on dead corals, shallow water, leg. M. Türkay; 1 Ψ (ov) (ZSM 169/1), Red Sea, Gulf of Suez, Shadwan, 18-20 Feb. 1896, Pola-Exp.
Measurements. Largest ɗ 9.2 x 8.0 mm; largest Ψ 8.8 x 7.7 mm.
Remarks. Lewinsohn (1969) discussed the status of the species and its distinction from P. tomentosus (Dana). Kropp (1986) clarified the confusing synonymy and provided figures with a detailed description of the diagnostic characters of the two species.
Distribution. Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea. In the western Pacific known as far east as the Marquesas Islands.
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- Scientific name authorship
- Stimpson
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Porcellanidae
- Genus
- Petrolisthes
- Species
- pubescens
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858 sec. Werding & Hiller, 2007
References
- Stimpson, W. (1858) Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata miss, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit. Pars VII. Crustacea Anomuoura. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 10, 225 - 252.
- Lewinsohn, C. (1969) Die Anomuren des Roten Meeres (Crustacea Decapoda: Paguridae, Galatheidea, Hippidea). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 104, 1 - 210.
- Kropp, R. K. (1986) A neotype designation for Petrolisthes tomentosus (Dana), and description of Petrolisthes heterochrous, new species, from the Mariana Islands (Anomura: Porcellanidae). Proceeding of the Biological Society of Washington, 99 (3), 452 - 463.
- Hogarth, P. J. (1988) Anomuran Crustacea (Paguridae, Porcellanidae, and Hippidae) from Oman, principally from Dhofar province, southern Oman. Journal of Natural History, 22, 1095 - 1110.
- Hsieh, B. F., Chan, T. Y. & Yu, H. P. (1998) On the porcellanid crabs of Taiwan. Annual of Taiwan Museum, 40, 275 - 360.
- Komai, T. (2000) A check list of Thalassinidea and Anomura (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the South China Sea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 8, 343 - 376.