Actaea grimaldii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xanthoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Xanthoidea

Familia: Xanthidae
Subfamilia: Actaeinae
Genus: Actaea
Species: Actaea grimaldii

Name

Actaea grimaldii Ng & Bouchet, 2015

ZooBank: A736C0FE-D2B4-4256-AB85-4370386B0231

Holotype: MNHN-IU-2013-921, male 6.2 × 4.4 mm.

Type locality: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Madang District, Expedition PAPUA NIUGINI, stn PB35, outer slope, south of Sek Is., 05°07.0’S 145°49.4’E, 12 m, 4 Dec. 2012

Etymology: named after the House of Grimaldi, in honour of His Serene Highness Albert II, Prince of Monaco.

References

Primary references

Ng, P.K.L., Bouchet, P. 2015. Actaea grimaldii, a new species of reef crab from Papua New Guinea (Crustacea, Brachyura, Xanthidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 140: 1–18. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2015.140 Reference page. [original description]

Links

WoRMS (2020). Actaea grimaldii P.K.L. Ng & Bouchet, 2015. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=854341 on 2020-08-16
MNHN, Chagnoux S (2020). The crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris). Version 68.178. MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qgvvhd accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-08-16. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1212550025

BHL bibliography
Actaea grimaldii – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Actaea grimaldii.
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