Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Platypodia

Platypodia tomentosa (De Man, 1902)


Distribution : Indonesia and Japan. Plus Marquesas ?


Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Marquesas (Nuku Hiva), 8-10 m.

Regional Records: Platypodia ?tomentosa - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, coll. Starmer & coll., St. MQ1-R, Nuku Hiva, 8-10 m. Pre det J. Poupin, to be confirmed. Platypodia tomentosa is affiliated to P. semigranosa (Heller) already recorded in FP. According to Buitendjik (1941: 310) "This species differs from semigranosa (Heller) by the form of the antero-lateral margin; the more granular and hairy carapace; the less sinuated front and the less concave under orbital border.

Depth distribution: 8 - 10 m

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