Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Trapeziidae - Trapezia

Trapezia rufopunctata (Herbst, 1799)


Distribution : (Castro, 1997: 128) - Throughout the IWP. Includes Wallis & Futuna, French Polynesia.

Selected Reference(s)
Trapezia rufopunctata. - Castro, P., 1997b: 127. - French Polynesia
Trapezia rufopunctata. - Castro, P., Ng, P. K. L. and Ahyong, S. T., 2004: 42. [Species of Trapezia] - Indo-West Pacific
Color photograph only. - Juncker, M., 2004: 15, 28. - Wallis
Trapezia rufopunctata. - Poupin, J. and Juncker, M., 2008: . - Wallis

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Wallis & Futuna (Alofi, Wallis); Marquesas (Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva); Society (Moorea, Raiatea, Tahiti); Tuamotu (Makemo, Takapoto, Tikehau) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Coral obligate associate (Gen. Pocillopora).

Regional Records: WALLIS & FUTUNA - Juncker, 2004: 15, 28 color photographs (Wallis & Futuna, det. J. Poupin from photograph only). - Trapezia rufopunctata - Poupin & Juncker, in preparation (Alori, Wallis). - FRENCH POLYENSIA - Trapezia rufo-punctata - Dana, 1852b: 255; 1855, pl. 15, fig. 3a-b (Tahiti). - Jacquinot, 1852, pl 4, fig. 8-9; Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853: 41 (Nuku Hiva; part). - Trapezia rufopunctata - Rathbun, 1907: 57 (Makemo). - Boone, 1934: 166, pl. 86 (Raiatea). - Seurat, 1934: 59 (List). - Odinetz, 1983: 34 (Moorea, Tahiti, Takapoto). - Guinot, 1985: 452 (List). - Peyrot-Clausade, 1989: 112 (Tikehau). - Poupin, 1996a: 59, 60, 61 (Checklist). - Castro, 1997b: 127 (Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahiti, Tikehau; Syn.; in part coll. Frv Marara). - Castro et al., 2004: 42 (Species of Trapezia). - Not Trapezia rufo-punctata - Jacquinot, 1852, pl 4, fig. 8-9; Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853: 41 (Nuku Hiva; part) = T. tigrina Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842 fide Galil & Lewinsohn (1985b: 166). - Unpublished sp., MNHN, MUSORSTOM 9 campaign (Ua Pou, 10-15m "extérieur de la digue"), coll. R. von Cosel, 15/09/1997, in coral Pocillopora, det. P. Castro, 1999. - Moorea Biocode project. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 2, coll. Evans, sample 0212, St 11, Eiao, 18 m, 1 male 20.4x22.5 mm, plus St 2-3, Nuku Hiva, 10-20 m.

Depth distribution: 0 - 20 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/