Opecarcinus crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2947.1.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B55987C1-FF89-FFE4-FF30-9FF4FA4EDB36 |
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Felipe |
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Opecarcinus crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925 ) |
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Opecarcinus crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925) View in CoL
Cryptochirus crescentus Edmondson, 1925: 33 View in CoL , fig. 6, pl. 1B, C [type locality: Johnston Atoll, also from Moloka‘i ; holotype: BPBM S1805 About BPBM ].
Additional Hawaiian Is. records:
Cryptochirus crescentus Edmondson, 1925 View in CoL — Edmondson 1933: 16 [Moloka‘i record]; 1946: 43, 273 [H.I.].
Troglocarcinus (Troglocarcinus) crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925) — Serène 1962: 32 [ Johnston Atoll].
Pseudocryptochirus crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925) — Amerson & Shelton 1976: 76 [ Johnston Atoll].
Opecarcinus crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925) View in CoL — Kropp 1989: 99, figs. 1, 2 [holotype, O‘ahu]; 1990: 435 [holotype].
Taxonomy. Kropp (1989, 1990)
Geographical distribution. Western Pacific Ocean, Hawaiian Is., Johnston Atoll; Baja California, Mexico
(Tropical Eastern Pacific region)
Habitat. Forms crescent-shaped cavities in scleractininan reef corals (mostly Pavona ); shallow subtidal to 14 m.
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Opecarcinus crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925 )
Castro, Peter 2011 |
Opecarcinus crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925 )
Kropp, R. K. 1989: 99 |
Pseudocryptochirus crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925 )
Amerson, A. B. & Shelton, P. C. 1976: 76 |
Troglocarcinus (Troglocarcinus) crescentus ( Edmondson, 1925 )
Serene, R. 1962: 32 |
Cryptochirus crescentus
Edmondson, C. H. 1933: 16 |
Cryptochirus crescentus
Edmondson, C. H. 1925: 33 |