Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Grapsidae - Planes

Planes major (MacLeay, 1838)


Distribution : Atlantic, particularly South Atlantic (cf. Manning & Holthuis, 1981: 235). Indo-West Pacific, from Cap of Good Hope to French Polynesia. Eastern Pacific, from California to Peru and Magellan strait; Oceanic Islands: Revillagigedo (Clarion), Clipperton, Galapagos.

Remarks : Carapace 12x12 mm

Selected Reference(s)
Planes cyaneus. - Chace, F. A., 1951: 88. [Synonymy and distribution] - World
Planes cyaneus. - Poupin, J., 1996a: 68, 76. - French Polynesia
Nautilograpsus major. - Ng, P. K. L. and Ahyong, S. T., 2001: 97. - South Africa

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Clipperton, Marquesas (Hatutaa-Eiao); Austral (Neilson bank) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Pelagic (drifting on buoy).

Regional Records: CLIPPERTON - Planes major - Poupin et al., 2007 (Clipperton new record). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Planes minutus - Rathbun, 1918: 253, pl. 63 (Marquesas). - Planes cyaneus. - Chace, 1951: 88 (Syn. and distribution). - Poupin, 1996a: 68, 76 (Checklist, with first record at Neilson bank, on a drifting buoy with cirripeds; coll. Frv Marara). - Nautilograpsus major - Ng & Ahyong, 2001: 97 (Nautilograpsus major MacLeay, 1838 - now in Planes - is a senior subjective synonym of Planes cyaneus Dana). - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ32-M, Hatutaa, drifting buoy, in cirripeds, coll. Mat Jolly, sample LC390.

Depth distribution: 0 - 10 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/