WoRMS taxon details
Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant, 1777)
107301 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107301)
accepted
Species
Cancer tuberosa Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ebalia Chavesi Bouvier, 1922 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ebalia elegans A Costa, 1840 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ebalia insignis Lucas, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ebalia maderensis Stimpson, 1858 · unaccepted
Ebalia pennantii Leach, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer tuberosa Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 8 [details]
page(s): 8 [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant, 1777). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107301 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ebalia Chavesi Bouvier, 1922) Bouvier, E.-L. (1922). Observations complémentaires sur les Crustacés décapodes (Abstraction faite des Carides) provenant des Campagnes de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco. <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier, Prince Souverain de Monaco.</em> 62: 1–106 + [1], Pls. I–IV. [details] 
original description (of Ebalia pennantii Leach, 1817) Leach, W.E. (1815-1875). Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all species by John Sowerby, F.L.S. G.S. & W.S. &c. John Sowerby, Lambeth, London, 124 pp., pls. 1–45. [Part 1 (pls. 8, 14, 22): 1 January 1815; Part 2 (pls. 4, 15, 40): 1 March 1815; Part 3 (pls. 17, 28A, 28B): 1 May 1815; Part 4 (pls. 19, 29, 41): 1 July 1815; Part 5 (pls. 23, 30): 1 Sept. 1815; Part 6 (pls. 1, 2, 26): 1 November 1815; Part 7 (pls. 24, 36): 1 January 1816; Part 8 (pls. 3, 12, 13): 1 March 1816; Part 9 (pls. 7, 42, 43): 1 May 1816; Part 10 (Pps. 6, 31, 32): 1 July 1816; Part 11 (pls. 9, 11, 33): 1 September 1816; Part 12 (pls. 5, 21A, 21B): 1 November 1816; Part 1 (pls. 18, 20): 1 January 1817; Part 14 (pls. 10, 25, 44): 1 March 1817; Part 15 (pls. 22B, 37A, 37B): 1 July 1817; Part 16 (pls. 22C, 36, 39): 1 December 1817; Part 17 (pls. 9B, 10): 1 March 1820; Parts 18, 19 (pls. 9A, 24A, 27, 34, 35, 37C, 45): November 1875]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12003115#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): Pl XXV, figs. 1-6 + unnumbered pages. [details]
original description (of Ebalia insignis Lucas, 1846) Lucas, H. (1846). Crustacés, arachnides, myriapodes, et hexapodes. <em>Exploration Scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842. Sciences physiques. Zoologie I. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Articulés. (Paris).</em> 1:1-403, pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46116712 [details]
original description (of Ebalia maderensis Stimpson, 1858) Stimpson, W. (1858). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit. Pars VI Crustacea Oxystomata. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 159-163 [57-61 in separate]. [details]
original description (of Cancer tuberosa Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 8 [details]
original description (of Ebalia elegans A Costa, 1840) Costa, A. (1840). Statistica fisica ed economica dell'Isola di Capri. 7. Crostacei. <em>Esercitazioni accademiche degli Aspiranti Naturalisti, Napoli.</em> 2(1): 73-77, pl. IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9238427 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Ebalia pennantii Leach, 1817) Leach, W.E. (1815-1875). Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all species by John Sowerby, F.L.S. G.S. & W.S. &c. John Sowerby, Lambeth, London, 124 pp., pls. 1–45. [Part 1 (pls. 8, 14, 22): 1 January 1815; Part 2 (pls. 4, 15, 40): 1 March 1815; Part 3 (pls. 17, 28A, 28B): 1 May 1815; Part 4 (pls. 19, 29, 41): 1 July 1815; Part 5 (pls. 23, 30): 1 Sept. 1815; Part 6 (pls. 1, 2, 26): 1 November 1815; Part 7 (pls. 24, 36): 1 January 1816; Part 8 (pls. 3, 12, 13): 1 March 1816; Part 9 (pls. 7, 42, 43): 1 May 1816; Part 10 (Pps. 6, 31, 32): 1 July 1816; Part 11 (pls. 9, 11, 33): 1 September 1816; Part 12 (pls. 5, 21A, 21B): 1 November 1816; Part 1 (pls. 18, 20): 1 January 1817; Part 14 (pls. 10, 25, 44): 1 March 1817; Part 15 (pls. 22B, 37A, 37B): 1 July 1817; Part 16 (pls. 22C, 36, 39): 1 December 1817; Part 17 (pls. 9B, 10): 1 March 1820; Parts 18, 19 (pls. 9A, 24A, 27, 34, 35, 37C, 45): November 1875]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12003115#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): Pl XXV, figs. 1-6 + unnumbered pages. [details]
original description (of Ebalia insignis Lucas, 1846) Lucas, H. (1846). Crustacés, arachnides, myriapodes, et hexapodes. <em>Exploration Scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842. Sciences physiques. Zoologie I. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Articulés. (Paris).</em> 1:1-403, pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46116712 [details]
original description (of Ebalia maderensis Stimpson, 1858) Stimpson, W. (1858). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit. Pars VI Crustacea Oxystomata. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 159-163 [57-61 in separate]. [details]
original description (of Cancer tuberosa Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 8 [details]
original description (of Ebalia elegans A Costa, 1840) Costa, A. (1840). Statistica fisica ed economica dell'Isola di Capri. 7. Crostacei. <em>Esercitazioni accademiche degli Aspiranti Naturalisti, Napoli.</em> 2(1): 73-77, pl. IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9238427 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Synonymy Originally described as Cancer tuberosus Pennant, 1777 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ruwe kiezelkrab | [details] |
| English | Pennant's nut crab | [details] |
| German | Höckerige Kugelkrabbe | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ebalia maderensis Stimpson, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ebalia tuberosa)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ebalia maderensis Stimpson, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ebalia tuberosa)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
