Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852

Sun, Yu-Li, Jiang, Wei & Sha, Zhong-Li, 2024, Shallow-water Trapezioidea (Decapoda: Brachyura) from the South China Sea, including two new records, and notes on Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790, Zootaxa 5476 (1), pp. 393-423 : 407

Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852

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Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852: 84 .— Serène 1984: 289, fig. 195; pl. 41F. — Galil 1986c: 282, figs. 3E, 4C–E; 1987: 177, fig. 9.— Castro 1997a: 63, pl. 7A; 1999a: 95; 1999b: 37; 2002: 361; 2009: 272, fig. 1A.— Castro et al. 2004: 56, pl. 4A.— Ng et al. 2008: 185.— Lin & Ng 2017: 572 ( Taiwan Island).

Quadrella coronata var. granulosa Borradaile, 1902: 266 .

Material examined. Western Pacific: 139°18.7’E 11°19.3’N, 36 m, coll. Kuidong Xu 24 June 2016, 1 male (8.37 × 8.05 mm), 1 female (15.68 × 14.07 mm), YM191 ; 1 pre-adult (4.44 × 4.30 mm), YM188 .

Geographical distribution. Indian Ocean, western Pacific Ocean ( Castro et al. 2004).

Remarks. The live color photograph of Quadrella coronata was unavailable, and the picture shown herein is a specimen fixed in 70% ethanol.

Figures

FIGURE 7. A, Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852, male (alcohol fixed specimen) (8.37 × 8.05 mm) (YM191), Western Pacific; B, Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775, male (15.37 × 13.08 mm) (SHAS01), Zhongsha Islands, Shenhu Shoal; C, Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801, male (8.45 × 7.07 mm) (LY1752), Xisha Islands: Antelope Reef; D, Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828, ovigerous female (7.59 × 5.87 mm) (NS-MJJ-2022-1047), Nansha Islands, Mischief Reef; E, Trapezia digitalis, juvenile (3.34 × 2.67 mm) (NS-YS-2022-1172), Nansha Islands, Fiery Cross Reef.