Alcockdromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812:276)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Dromia fallax Latreille in Milbert, 1812:276; Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812:276)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered after roughly two centuries.
Distribution
Mauritius
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Latreille, P. A. (1812). Crustacés et Insectes, In: Milbert,J., Voyage pittoresque à l’Île-de-France, au Cap de Bonne-Espérance et à l’Île de Ténérie, Vol. 2. A. Nepveu, Paris.
Other references:
McLay, Colin L. (2019). Rediscovery of the sponge crab Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Dromiidae) at Mauritius, with the description of a new genus and the confirmation of an unusual seaweed-carrying camouflage mode. Journal of Crustacean Biology 40(1):82-88. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruz085
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