WoRMS taxon details
Actaea grimaldii Ng & Bouchet, 2015
854341 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:854341)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ng, P.K.L.; Bouchet, P. (2015). <i>Actaea grimaldii</i>, a new species of reef crab from Papua New Guinea (Crustacea, Brachyura, Xanthidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.140 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Bismarck Sea
type locality contained in Bismarck Sea [details]
Etymology The species name is in honour of His Serene Highness Albert II, Prince of Monaco, patron of the PAPUA NIUGINI expedition...
Etymology The species name is in honour of His Serene Highness Albert II, Prince of Monaco, patron of the PAPUA NIUGINI expedition and several other biodiversity expeditions of the “Our Planet Reviewed” programme conducted by MNHN and Pro-Natura International. The red and white colour pattern of the new species also alludes to the colours associated with the House of Grimaldi. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Actaea grimaldii Ng & Bouchet, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=854341 on 2024-04-26
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Ng, P.K.L.; Bouchet, P. (2015). <i>Actaea grimaldii</i>, a new species of reef crab from Papua New Guinea (Crustacea, Brachyura, Xanthidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.140 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology The species name is in honour of His Serene Highness Albert II, Prince of Monaco, patron of the PAPUA NIUGINI expedition and several other biodiversity expeditions of the “Our Planet Reviewed” programme conducted by MNHN and Pro-Natura International. The red and white colour pattern of the new species also alludes to the colours associated with the House of Grimaldi. [details]
