Garth, J. S.; Kim, H. S. (1983). Crabs of the family Xanthidae (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters based largely on collections of the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross in 1908–1909. Journal of Natural History. 17(5): 663-729.

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10.1080/00222938300770561 [view]

Garth, J. S.; Kim, H. S.

1983

17(5): 663-729

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Most of the specimens were collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross’ from 84 stations of Philippines and adjacent waters during 1908–1909. Sixty-six of these (78·6%) range in the area of 4°N–14°N in Latitude and 119°E–126°E in Longitude, and 52 of these (62%) are included in the southern part of the area (south of Negros—N. Mindanao, 9°N); the bathymetric range is from the intertidal zone to a depth of 618 m; several specimens were collected by non-Albatross collectors from the Philippine Islands. The total number of 60 identified species are distributed among six subfamilies and 30 genera. Of the six subfamilies, the Pilumninae were overwhelmingly represented with 29 species belonging to eight genera. The genus Pilumnus alone was represented by 12 species, Actumnus by five species, Glabropilumnus by four species. It was in the Pilumninae also that the new species were concentrated: of Parapilumnus, three, and of Actumnus, Neoactumnus, and Glabropilumnus, one each, for a total of six new species. Of the 30 genera, three, Neolioxantho, Euryxanthops, and Philippicarcinus, were defined as new. Of the 60 species, 13 species and one subspecies are new to science: Neolioxantho asterodactylus, Euryxanthops dorsiconvexus, E. flexidentatus, Parapanope euagora hexacarapas, Actaeodes quinquelobatus, Globopilumnus multituberosus, Actumnus granotuberosus, Neoactumnus unispina, Glabropilumnus spinidentatus, Parapilumnus euryfrons, P. nefissurus, P. tuberculosus, Philippicarcinus oriformis and P. tuberomerus; 30 species are newly recorded from the Philippine Islands and the remaining 16 species have been previously known from the islands. Forty-one species are known from the southern part of the islands, 30 from the central part and 11 from the northern part (north of Mindoro, 13°30'N). Each of 34 species (57%) was from only one station; on the other hand, five species, Pilumnus longicornis, P. tantalus, Gaillardiellus rueppelli, Actumnus obesus and A. forficigerus, from 8–11 stations each, are relatively common, and Pilumnus minutus, from 25 stations, is the most common species in the islands. At least 45 species occur at varying depths on the continental shelf and eight species are confined to depths greater than 100 fms (183 m). Eighteen species (about 30%) are widespread Indo-west Pacific (including Japan) forms; most of these are shallow-water species. Twenty-two are shared with Indonesia, 33 with Japanese shores, two with the Indian Ocean only, five with the South China Sea and/or Japan, and two with both the Indian Ocean and Japan.

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