WoRMS taxon details

Metopograpsus oceanicus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)

207535  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207535)

accepted
Species
Eurycarcinus oceanicus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Grapsus (Grapsus) sulcifer Herklots, 1861 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Grapsus oceanicus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Grapsus oceanicus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) Hombron, J. B.; Jacquinot, H. (1842–1854). Crustacés. Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle. Zoologie. Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840, Crustacés. Pls. 1–9.  [details]  OpenAccess publication 
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Metopograpsus oceanicus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207535 on 2024-04-23
Date
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1997-02-13 09:54:01Z
created
2010-01-19 07:57:53Z
changed
2019-08-19 10:16:10Z
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2022-04-30 09:26:35Z
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2022-05-19 07:04:42Z
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original description  (of Grapsus (Grapsus) sulcifer Herklots, 1861) Herklots, J.A. (1861). Catalogue de Crustacés qui ont servi de base au système carcinogique de M. W. de Haan, rédigé d'après la collection du Musée des Pay-Bas et les Crustacés de la faune du Japon. <em>Tijdschrift voor Entomologie.</em> 4:116-156. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Grapsus oceanicus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) Hombron, J. B.; Jacquinot, H. (1842–1854). Crustacés. Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle. Zoologie. Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840, Crustacés. Pls. 1–9.  [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Hartnoll, R.G. (1975). The Grapsidae and Ocypodidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) of Tanzania. J. Zool. London 177, 305-328 [details]   

new combination reference Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Palau part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Locally common [details]

Introduced species abundance in United States (Hawai) part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in United States (Nation) : Locally common [details]

Introduced species impact in Palau part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in United States (Hawai) part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in United States (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species remark In Palau part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : In Palau, M. oceanicus may be locally common above the waterline on notched, steep, karstic shores on protected embankments. In Koror this is the dominant crab out in the open in the upper intertidal to supralittoral zone. [details]

Introduced species remark in United States (Hawai) part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : New record for Hawai'i of probably a recently established invasive species. Most common in protected zones on artificial and introduced mangrove substrates. [details]

Introduced species remark in United States (Nation) : In Guam, M. oceanicus has a localised distribution on artificial substrata, concrete seawalls and may be locally common on hard substrates in the most protected landward parts of Apra Harbour [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Palau part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United States (Hawai) part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United States (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]