Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Chlorodiella

Chlorodiella laevissima (Dana, 1852)



Distribution : (Serčne, 1984: 261) - Large distribution in the IWP. This includes Wallis & Futuna, French Polynesia.

Remarks : Small species, size range about 4.0x6.0 to 5.3x7.7 mm.

Selected Reference(s)
Chlorodius laevissimus. - Nobili, G., 1907: 393. - French Polynesia
Chlorodiella laevissima. - Rathbun, M. J., 1907: 46. - French Polynesia
Chlorodiella laevissima. - Monteforte, M., 1983: 9. - French Polynesia
Chlorodiella laevissima. - Poupin, J. and Juncker, M., 2008: . - Wallis

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Wallis & Futuna (Futuna); Austral (Arago bank, Neilson reef, Thiers bank); Gambier (Mangareva); Marquesas (Nuku Hiva); Society (Bora Bora, Moorea, Tahiti); Tuamotu (Fakarava, Hao, Makatea, Makemo, Mataiva, Rangiroa, Takapoto, Tikehau) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m (0-46m); Hard bottom; ?Coral facultative associate.

Regional Records: WALLIS & FUTUNA - Chlorodiella laevissima - Poupin & Juncker, in preparation (Futuna). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Chlorodius laevissimus - Nobili, 1907: 393 ("Rikitea, Gatavake" = Mangareva, "Ohura" = Hao). - Chlorodiella laevissima - Rathbun, 1907: 46 (Fakarava, Makemo, Rangiroa, Tahiti; 46m). - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 95, fig. 95-96, 101a-b (Tahiti); 1962: 66 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Peyrot-Clausade, 1977a, annex of the species: 26; 1977b: 213; 1985: 462 (Moorea); 1989: 111, 114 (Moorea, Tikehau). - Odinetz, 1983: 209 (Moorea, Tahiti). - Monteforte, 1984: 170, annex 1, tab. a (Makatea, Mataiva, Moorea, Tahiti, Takapoto); 1987: 9 (Moorea). - Serčne, 1984: 260, fig. 171-172, pl. 36d-e (Syn.). - Delesalle, 1985: 289 (Mataiva). - Guinot, 1985: 450 (List). - Odinetz-Collart & Richer de Forges, 1985: 201 (Moorea and/or Tahiti). - Poupin, 1996a: 53 (Checklist). - Chlorodiella laevissimus - Boone, 1934: 138, pl. 72 (Nuku Hiva, Tahiti). - Unpublished specimens in MNHN collection, coll. BENTHAUS Expedition 2002, det. J. Poupin October 2006: Arago bank, st. DW1968, 100-120 m, 4 spp., st. DW1977, 90-95 m, 2 spp. ; Thiers Bank, st. DW1926, 50-90 m, 2 spp.; Neilson reef, st. DW1917, 50-60 m, 7 spp. - Moorea Biocode project. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ2-B, Nuku Hiva, 20-23 m, coll. Albenga & coll., sample LC436.

Depth distribution: 0 - 120 m


References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko



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