Paramedaeus globosus Serène & Vadon, 1981

Mendoza, Jose Christopher E. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2010, The Euxanthine Crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) Of The Philippines, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58 (1), pp. 57-74 : 68-69

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5342421

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scientific name

Paramedaeus globosus Serène & Vadon, 1981
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Paramedaeus globosus Serène & Vadon, 1981 View in CoL

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Paramedaeus planifrons globosus Serène & Vadon, 1981: 130 View in CoL , Pl. 3 Fig. A.

Material examined. – 1 male, 3.2 × 2.6 mm ( ZRC 2008.1402 View Materials ), Stn. P 2, local fishermen with tangle nets, 400 m, 9°39.0'N 123°43.8'E, Maribojoc Bay , Bohol Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 GoogleMaps

Marine Biodiversity Project, 30 May 2004; 1 male, 8.9 × 6.6 mm (NMCR-27351), 5 males, 3.1 × 2.5 mm to 5.6 × 4.3 mm, 7 females, 3.3 × 2.6 mm to 7.2 × 5.4 mm, 4 juv., 2.4 × 2.1 mm to 3.2 × 2.5 mm ( ZRC 2008.1403 View Materials ), Stn. T1 , mud and many sponges , 83–102 m, 9°32.4'N 123°47.3'E, Bolod, Panglao Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 30 May 2004 GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 9.2 × 6.8 mm ( MNHN-B30705 ) , 2 males, 5.5 × 4.3 mm to 7.7 × 5.9 mm, 3 females, 4.7 × 3.6 to 7.4 × 5.6 mm ( ZRC 2008.1404 View Materials ), Stn. T2 , coarse sand , 152 m, 9°32.4'N 123°47.8'E, Bolod, Panglao Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 31 May 2004 GoogleMaps ; 7 males, 4.1 × 3.1 mm to 5.8 × 4.6 mm, 5 females, 3.9 × 3.0 mm to 5.4 × 4.2 mm, 1 juv., 2.5 × 2.1 mm (NMCR-27352), Stn. T4 , many large sponges , 82 m, 9°33.0'N 123°48.5'E, Bolod, Panglao Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 01 Jun.2004 GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 4.4 × 3.4 mm, 2 females, 5.7 × 4.3 mm to 8.1 × 6.1 mm ( ZRC 2008.1405 View Materials ), Stn. T5 , coarse muddy sand , 84–87 m, 9°35.3'N 123°52.2'E, west of Baclayon, Bohol Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 02 Jul.2004 GoogleMaps ; 12 males, 4.3 × 3.3 mm to 6.2 × 4.9 mm, 4 females, 4.5 × 3.4 mm to 5.5 × 4.2 mm, 1 ovig. female, 4.6 × 3.5 mm ( ZRC 2008.1406 View Materials ), Stn. T9 , fine sand with seagrass , 97–120 m, 9°33.5’/ 9°33.9'N 123°49.5'/ 123°50.5'E, off San Isidro, Panglao Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 14 Jun.2004 GoogleMaps ; 1 female, 5.9 × 4.5 mm (NMCR-27353), Stn. T10 , mud and fine sand , 117–124 m, 9°33.4'/ 9°33.8'N 123°49.6'/ 123°51.5'E, off San Isidro, Panglao Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 15 Jun.2004 GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 6.1 × 4.7 mm ( ZRC 2008.1407 View Materials ), Stn. T19 , mud , 10–26 m, 9°42.2'N 123°50.8'E, Cortes, Bohol Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Biodiversity Project , 20 Jun.2004 GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 5.9 × 4.6 mm (NMCR-27354), Stn. T28 , muddy sand , 80 m, 9°35.0'N 123°51.4'E, Biking-Catarman, Panglao Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Biodiversity Project , 01 Jul.2004 GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 7.4 × 5.2 mm, 1 female, 4.7 × 3.4 mm ( MNHN-B30706 ), Stn. T29 , mud , 77–84 m, 9°34.5'N 123°50.6'E, Biking, Panglao Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 01 Jul.2004 GoogleMaps ; 2 males, 4.2 × 3.2 mm to 6.0 × 4.6 mm ( MNHN-B31891 ), Stn. T36 , sand bed with echinoderms , 95–128 m, 9°29.3'N 123°51.5'E, Cervera Shoal, west of Pamilacan Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Biodiversity Project , 04 July 2004 GoogleMaps ; 2 females, 3.3 × 2.6 mm to 5.8 × 4.6 mm ( MNHN-B31892 ), Stn. T41 , 110 112 m, 9°29.7'N 123°50.2'E, Cervera Shoal, west of Pamilacan Is., coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 06 July 2004 GoogleMaps .

Remarks. – This species was first collected in the Philippines by the MUSORSTOM I expedition and described as a new subspecies of Paramedaeus planifrons Sakai, 1965 , by Serène & Vadon (1981) and then subsequently elevated to full species rank by Davie (1997). The holotype in MNHN cannot be located (R. Cleva, pers. comm.) and there are no paratypes. This species is one of the most abundant euxanthines collected from the Bohol Sea. It is found in a variety of habitats, but more commonly in muddy to sandy substrate, and often found where there are sponges and echinoderms. Individuals are quite variable in their live colour patterns, though the carapace and pereopods are basically white, with patches of light or dark brown, yellow- or reddish-orange. The fingers of the chelae are dark brown throughout their length, though not extending into the palm. Outside the Philippines, Paramedaeus globosus has also been collected from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands ( Davie, 1997).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Xanthidae

Genus

Paramedaeus

Loc

Paramedaeus globosus Serène & Vadon, 1981

Mendoza, Jose Christopher E. & Ng, Peter K. L. 2010
2010
Loc

Paramedaeus planifrons globosus Serène & Vadon, 1981: 130

Serene & Vadon 1981: 130
1981
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