Species Areopaguristes tuberculatus (Whitelegge, 1900)
Friendly Hermit Crab
- Paguristes tuberculatus Whitelegge, T. 1900. Crustacea, Part 1. In Scientific results of the trawling Expedition of H.M.C.S. "Thetis" off the coast of New South Wales in February and March, 1898. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4, 1(2): 135-199 figs 11-14 pls 32-35 [169 fig. 11, 11a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA C931 63 specimens, Manning River and Newcastle Bight, NSW; AM G2221 5 specimens, Manning River and Newcastle Bight, NSW; AM G2381 3 specimens, Manning River and Newcastle Bight, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Areopaguristes tuberculatus (Whitelegge, 1900).
- Stratiotes tuberculatus (Whitelegge, 1900). —
Rahayu, D.L. 2005. Additions to the Indonesian fauna of the hermit crab genus Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin and a further division of the genus Paguristes Dana (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguroidea: Diogenidae). Zootaxa 831: 1-42 [6]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Kai Islands, Indonesia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Shallow subtidal, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Often estuarine, usually associated with Posidonia seagrass meadows.
General References
Hale, H.M. 1927. The Crustaceans of South Australia. Eumalacostraca. Adelaide : Government Printer Vol. 1 201 pp., 202 figs. (description)
Morgan, G.J. 1989. The hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae, Paguridae) of southwestern Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Records of the Australian Museum 14(3): 391-417 [395]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 15-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |