Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899

Sun, Yu-Li, Jiang, Wei & Sha, Zhong-Li, 2024, Shallow-water Trapezioidea (Decapoda: Brachyura) from the South China Sea, including two new records, and notes on Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790, Zootaxa 5476 (1), pp. 393-423 : 395

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Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899 View in CoL

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Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899: 117 View in CoL .— Serène 1984: 294, fig. 202, pl. 43B ( Madagascar).—Coles et al. 2001: 52.— Castro et al. 2004: 18 (list).—Machida 2005: 21, fig. 2a, b (Kochi).— Liu et al. 2008: 791 (list) (Hainan Island, Xisha Islands).— Castro 2011: 78 View Cited Treatment (Hawaiian Islands).— Limviriyakul 2016: 4, fig. 4f ( Taiwan Island).— Poupin 2018: 36, fig. 12A ( Mayotte Island).

Domecia hispida View in CoL var.—Borradaile, 1902: 263, fig. 41E [non hispida Eydoux et Souleyet, 1842 View in CoL ].

Domecia hispida .— Nobili, 1907: 404 [non hispida Eydoux et Souleyet, 1842 ].

Material examined. Nansha Islands: Mischief Reef, 115°33.6’E 9°53.0’N, 10 m, coll. Shaobo Ma, Yuli Sun, Ziming Yuan, 8 May 2022, 1 female (4.32 × 4.01 mm), NS-MJJ-2022-1557, in Acroporidae . GoogleMaps Fiery Cross Reef , 112°58.6’E 9°38.7’N, 10 m, coll. Shaobo Ma, Yuli Sun, Ziming Yuan, 12 May 2022, 1 male (3.15 × 2.88 mm),NS- YS-2022-1043, in dead Acroporidae reef; 1 female (4.93 × 4.18 mm), NS-YS-2022-1056, in partially dead Acroporidae reef. GoogleMaps — Zhongsha Islands : 23 m, coll. Geng Qin, Wei Jiang, 29 June 2020, 1 pre-adult (3.74 × 3.13 mm), ZS236C07. GoogleMaps — Yagong Island, 111°41’E 16°34’N, 11 July 2019, 1 female (4.56 × 3.08 mm), YGD. GoogleMaps

Geographical distribution. Across Indo-West Pacific and Tropical Eastern Pacific regions ( Castro 2011).

Remarks. Some of the specimens of Domecia glabra were collected from dead corals, but this species can also be found in living corals. Domecia glabra is usually smaller than D. hispida . In mature individuals of D. glabra , the carapace size typically is 4–5 mm, whereas the carapace size of D. hispida is about 5–10 mm.

References

Castro, P., Ng, P. K. L. & Ahyong, S. T. (2004) Phylogeny and systematics of the Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 (Crustacea: Brachyura), with the description of a new family. Zootaxa, 643 (1), 1 - 70. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 643.1.1

Castro, P. (2011) Catalog of the anomuran and brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura) of the Hawaiian Islands. Zootaxa, 2947 (1), 1 - 154. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2947.1.1

Limviriyakul, P., Tseng, L. - C., Hwang, J. - S. & Shih, T. - W. (2016) Anomuran and brachyuran symbiotic crabs in coastal areas between the southern Ryukyu arc and the Coral Triangle. Zoological Studies, 55, 1 - 14.

Liu, J. Y. (Ruiyu) (Ed.) (2008) Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press, Beijing, pp. 791 - 792.

Poupin, J., Cleva, R., Bouchard, J. - M., Dinhut, V. & Dumas, J. (2018) The crabs from Mayotte Islands (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Atoll Research Bulletin, 617, 1 - 109. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 0077 - 5630.617

Serene, R. (1984) Crustaces Decapodes Brachyoures de l'Ocean Indien Occidental et de la Mer Rouge, Xanthoidea: Xanthidae et Trapeziidae. Avec un addendum par A. Crosnier: Carpiliidae et Menippidae. Faune Tropicale, 24, 1 - 349.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A, Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902, male (2.94 × 2.57 mm) (XS-QL-2022-1066), Xisha Islands, Seven Connected Islets; B, Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899, female (4.93 × 4.18 mm) (NS-YS-2022-1056), Nansha Islands, Fiery Cross Reef; C, Domecia hispida Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842, male (4.62 × 4.01 mm) (XS-QL-2022-1064), Xisha Islands, Seven Connected Islets; D, Domecia hispida, megalopa (1.69 × 2.30 mm) (NS-YS-2022-1258), Nansha Islands, Fiery Cross Reef; E, Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun in Edmondson, 1923, ovigerous female (4.11 × 3.21 mm) (XS-QL-2022-1065), Xisha Islands, Seven Connected Islets.