Clibanarius corallinus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848)

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Pagurus corallinus H. Milne Edwards, 1848: 63 ( New Guinea, type locality).

Clibanarius corallinus – Buitendijk, 1937: 264; Estampador, 1937: 500; Yap-Chiongco, 1938: 187; Forest, 1953a: 442–442; Fize & Serène, 1955: 132–138, Fig. 20; Miyake, 1956: 313–315, figs, 6–7; Estampador, 1959: 47; Ball & Haig, 1972: 96; Lee, 1969: 43; Haig & Ball, 1988: 163; McLaughlin et al., 2007: 117–118, 2 unnumbered figures.

Clibanarius corallinus var. spinatus Yap-Chiongco, 1938: 187–188 ( Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, type locality).

Material examined. 2 males SL 2.3–2.5 mm (ZRC), stn M17, Pontod Islet, Panglao I., 9°33.4′N, 123°43.0′E, 0–1 m, 9.vi.2004; 2 females SL 3.8–5.5 mm, 6 males SL 2.5–9.0 mm (ZRC), stn M18, Gak-Ang Islet, off Panglao I., 9°33.0′N, 123°45.5′E, 0–1 m, 10 & 12.vi.2004; 2 males SL 2.3–2.4 mm (ZRC), stn M19, Pamilacan I., 9°30.0′N, 123°55.3′E, 0–2 m, 11.vi.2004; 2 ovig. females SL 5.7–6.1, 5 females SL 2.9–7.0 mm, 2 males SL 2.2–3.2 mm, 3 indivs. in shell (ZRC), stn M20, Pamilacan I., 9°29.3′N, 123°55.1′E, 0–2 m, 13.vi.2004; 1 ovig. female SL 4.9 mm, 1 male SL 5.2 mm (ZRC), stn M24, Manga, Panglao I., 0–1 m, 9°42.1′N, 123°51.3′E, 17.vi.2004; 1 male SL 3.0 mm (ZRC), stn M58, Balicasag I., 9°31.3′N, 123°41.0′E, depth unknown, 4.vii.2004; 1 ovig. female SL 4.6 mm, 1 female SL 5.3 mm, 2 males SL 2.5–8.3 mm (ZRC), stn M58, Balicasag I., 9°31.3′N, 123°41.0′E, depth unknown, 4.vii.2004; 1 male SL 2.9 mm (ZRC), no locality .

Habitat. Intertidal, reef flats and seagrass beds, on sandy, rocky, and mixed substrates.

Remarks. Yap-Chiongco (1938) reported a variety of Cl. corallinus he called var. spinatus based on three specimens from Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines. Unfortunately, the specimens examined by Yap-Chiongco could not be located.