Tanaoa pustulosus

Galil, Bella S. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2009, Calappoidea and Leucosioidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Luzon, Philippines, with descriptions of two new species of Mursia, Zootaxa 2085, pp. 45-60 : 57

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Tanaoa pustulosus (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)

Randallia pustulosa — Serène & Vadon 1981: 124; Chen 1989: 217, figs. 15, pl. IV 1; Tan 1996: 1023, 1054. Tanaoa pustulosus — Galil 2003: 404, figs. 1 d, 3g, h; Komatsu et al. 2005: 106; Galil & Ng 2007: 93.

Material examined. Off Aurora Province, eastern Luzon, Philippines: 1 Ƥ (CL 33.2 mm) ( ZRC 2009.0273), stn. CP 2656, 16º01.7’N 121 º 53.9 ’E, 278 m, 20 May 2007; 1 3 (CL 15.5 mm) ( NMCR), stn. CP 2658, 15º 58.03 ’N 121 º 49.11 ’E, 422 m, 20 May 2007; 1 3 (CL 25.9 mm) ( ZRC 2009.0274), stn. CP 2659, 15º 56.41 ’N 121 º 48.8 ’E, 460 m, 20 May 2007; 1 3 (CL 19.7 mm) (MNHN-B 31901), stn. CP 2663, 15º 45.290 ’N 121 º 44.92 ’E, 562 m, 21 May 2007; 1 Ƥ (CL 31.4 mm) ( NMCR), stn. CP 2671, 14º 53.01 ’N 121 º 45.28 ’E, 277 m, 22 May 2007; 1 juvenile ( NMCR), stn. CP 2678, 14º 47.49 ’N 123 º08.28’E, 540 m, 23 May 2007; 1 3 (CL 17.3 mm) (MNHN-B 31904), stn. CP 2695, 14º 46.25 ’N 123 º 40.11 ’E, 357 m, 26 May 2007; 1 3 (CL 32.7 mm) ( ZRC 2009.0275), stn. CP 2708, 15º07.61’N 121 º 36.95 ’E, 309 m, 28 May 2007; 1 3 (CL 16.1 mm) ( ZRC 2009.0276), stn. CP 2735, 15º 59.52 ’N 121 º 50.93 ’E, 431 m, 1 June 2007; 1 3 (CL 23.8 mm) (MNHN-B 31902), stn. CP 2736, 16º00.61’N 121 º 53.85 ’E, 347 m, 1 June 2007; 6 juveniles ( ZRC 2009.0277), stn. CP 2749, 15º 55.53 ’N 121 º 42.12 ’E, 124 m, 2 June 2007; 1 Ƥ (CL 25.9 mm) ( ZRC 2009.0278), stn. CP 2750, 15º 53.39 ’N 121 º 53.59 ’E, 518 m, 2 June 2007.

Distribution. East Africa, Seychelles, Comoro Is., Madagascar, Laccadive Sea, Andaman Sea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Fiji, Caroline Is. (Galil 2003; Galil & Ng 2007).

References

Chen, H. (1989) Leucosiidae (Crustacea, Brachyura). In: J. Forest (ed.), Resultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 5. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (A), 144, 181 - 263.

Galil, B. S. & Ng, P. K. L. (2007) Leucosiid crabs from Panglao, Philippines, with descriptions of three new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement no. 16, 83 - 98.

Komatsu, H., M. R. Manuel & M. Takeda (2005) A small collection of leucosiid crabs (Crustacea; Decapoda; Brachyura) from Balicasag Island, Bohol, Philippines. Species Diversity, 10, 105 - 123.

Serene, R. & Vadon, C. (1981) Crustaces Decapodes: Brachyoures. Liste preliminaire, descriptions de formes nouvelles et remarques taxonomiques, Resultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, I - Philippines (18 - 28 mars 1976), Tome 1. Collection Memoires ORSTOM, 91, 117 - 140, pls. 1 - 4.