Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Plagusiidae - Percnon

Percnon affine (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)


Selected Reference(s)
Percnon affinis. - Nobili, G., 1907: 406. [Pro parte; some spp. are P. abbreviatum] - French Polynesia
Percnon affine. - Crosnier, A., 1965: 88. [Synonyms] - French Polynesia

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Marquesas (Eiao); Gambier (Mangareva); Society (Tahiti); Tuamotu (Makatea, Mataiva, Moruroa, Rangiroa, Tikehau) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Coral facultative associate (Gen. Pocillopora); Hard bottom.

Regional Records: Percnon affinis - Nobili, 1907: 406 ("Gatavake" = Mangareva), pro parte some sp. are P. abbreviatum - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 164 ("Gatavake" = Mangareva; Syn.); 1962: 74 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Percnon pilimanus - Boone, 1934: 181, pl. 92-94 (Tahiti). - Forest & Guinot, 1962: 74 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu, Marquesas"). - Percnon affine - Crosnier, 1965: 88 (Tuamotu; Syn.). - Monteforte, 1984: 172, annex 1, tab. a, photograph p. 138a-bas (Makatea, Mataiva, Tahiti). - Delesalle, 1985: 289 (Mataiva). - Guinot, 1985: 454 (List). - Poupin, 1996a: 71 (Checklist) - Unpublished specimens, MNHN - SMSRB, det. J. Poupin (Moruroa; coll. Frv Marara) - Synonyms - Percnon pilimanus (A. Milne Edwards, 1873) - Unpublished specimens; coll. & det. J. Poupin, MUSORSTOM 9 campaign, 6/09/97 (Eiao, snorkeling 1-2m, in Pocillopora); coll. & det. G. Paulay, Rangiroa, January 10, 2001, Avatoru Motu (FLMNH-UF 1431, 1522), also Tikehau (photograph).

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