Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Majidae - Acanthophrys

Acanthophrys cristimanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1865


Selected Reference(s)
Acanthophrys cristimanus. - Milne Edwards, A., 1865a: 141. - French Polynesia
Acanthophrys cristimanus. - Griffin, D. J. G. and Tranter, H. A., 1986: 105. [type species of the genus] - French Polynesia

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Endemic to the region; Marquesas (Nuku Hiva) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; ?Hard bottom.

Regional Records: Acanthophrys cristimanus A. Milne Edwards, 1865a: 141, pl. 5, fig. 3 (Nuku Hiva). - Griffin & Tranter, 1986: 105 (Acanthophrys cristimanus established as the type species of the genus). - Poupin, 1996a: 26, 78 (Checklist).

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