Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Grapsidae - Pachygrapsus

Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888



Distribution : Poupin et al. (2005: 37) - West Indian Ocean to east Pacific islands: Seychelles; Christmas I,, Cocos-Keeling Is.; Thailand, Indonesia; South China Sea (Anambas Is., Hainan I., Xisha or Paracel Is); Japan; Caroline Is.; Mariana Is.; Kiribati; Funafuti; Hawaiian Is.; Tuamotu Archip.; Clipperton. Plus Wallis & Futuna

Remarks : Carapace 9.7x11.5 mm

Selected Reference(s)
Pachygrapsus planifrons. - Holthuis, L. B., 1953a: 31. - French Polynesia
Pachygrapsus planifrons. - Garth, J. S., 1965: 30, figs 15, 16. - Clipperton
Pachygrapsus planifrons. - Poupin, J., Davie, P. J. F. and Cexus, J. C., 2005: 34, fig. 10a-f, 14d, 15d. - French Polynesia
Pachygrapsus planifrons. - Poupin, J. and Juncker, M., 2008: . - Wallis

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Wallis & Futuna (Futuna); Clipperton, Marquesas (Nuku Hiva), Tuamotu (Fakarava, Rangiroa, Raroia, Taiaro) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Hard bottom.

Regional Records: WALLIS & FUTUNA - Pachygrapsus planifrons - Poupin & Juncker, in prep (Futuna). - CLIPPERTON - Pachygrapsus planifrons - Garth, 1965: 30, figs 15, 16 (Clipperton). - Poupin et al., 2005: 34, figs 10a-f, 14d, 15d (Clipperton). - Poupin et al., 2007 (Clipperton new coll.). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Pachygrapsus planifrons - Holthuis, 1953: 31 (Raroia). - Morrison, 1954: 7 (Raroia). - Forest & Guinot, 1962: 72 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Guinot, 1985: 453 (List). - Poupin, 1996a: 68 (Checklist). - Poupin et al., 2005: 34, fig. 10a-f, 14d, 15d (Fakarava, Rangiroa, Taiaro; Synonyms). - Pachygrapsus longipes - Rathbun, 1907: 30 (Fakarava). - Moorea Biocode project. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ25-M, Nuku Hiva, baie Hakatea, intertidal, coll. V. Heros., sample LC292.


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/