WRiMS taxon details
Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804)
210359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210359)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Latreille, P.A. (1804). Des langoustes du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. <em>Annales du Muséum national Histoire naturelle.</em> 3: 388-395. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804). Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210359 on 2025-06-05
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210359 on 2025-06-05
Date
action
by
2000-09-14 06:49:43Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
original description
(of ) Latreille, P.A. (1804). Des langoustes du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. <em>Annales du Muséum national Histoire naturelle.</em> 3: 388-395. [details]
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
basis of record Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em> [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
basis of record Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em> [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species remark In United States part of the North Atlantic (Marine Region) : "We cannot conclusively say that P. versicolor has an established population in coastal Georgia waters". [details]Introduced species vector dispersal In United States part of the North Atlantic (Marine Region) : Possible that it was released intentionally for religious groups or aquaria owners OR via ballast water from cargo ships docked nearby the site. [details]
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Painted Rock Lobster (Juvenile Phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Painted Rock Lobster)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Panulirus versicolor)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 102 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 137894 Panulirus versicolor)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 210138 Panulirus versicolor)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (53 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Painted Rock Lobster (Juvenile Phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Painted Rock Lobster)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Panulirus versicolor)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 102 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 137894 Panulirus versicolor)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 210138 Panulirus versicolor)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (53 records)
To ITIS
