Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Monodaeus

Monodaeus pettersoni Garth, 1985


Distribution : Distribution (Garth, 1985: 9): Easter Island. Austral Is. (This database).

Remarks : Small species, size range about 5.3x8.0 to 8.1x12.5 mm (Garth indicates 7.3x11.4 mm for male holotype, 7.5x12.0 and 8.5x13.5 mm for female paratypes).


Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Endemic to the region; Easter Island; Austral (Macdonald bank, Arago bank).

Regional Records: EASTER ISLAND - Monodaeus pettersoni Garth, 1985: 9, fig. 17-22 (Easter Island; La Pérouse Bay, 40-100m). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Unpublished specimens in MNHN collection, coll. BENTHAUS Expedition 2002, det. J. Poupin October 2006 : Macdonald bank, st. DW1866, 100-120 m, 2 spp. ; Arago bank, st. DW1968, 100-120 m, 9 spp., st. DW1978, 120-180 m, 1 sp.

Depth distribution: 40 - 180 m

References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko
Since November 2012, this database is updated in CRUSTA database - http://crustiesfroverseas.free.fr/