WoRMS taxon details
Metopograpsus latifrons (White, 1847)
444464 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:444464)
accepted
Species
Grapsus (Grapsus) dilatatus Herklots, 1861 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Grapsus dilatatus De Man, 1879 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Grapsus latifrons White, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Metopograpsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Metopograpsus pictus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Grapsus latifrons White, 1847) White, A. (1847). Descriptions of a new genus and five new species of Crustacea. Appendix. No. VIII. In: Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly, Commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842–1846: Together With an Excursion Into the Interior of the Eastern part of Java. By J. Beete Jukes, M.A. F.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition, Author of 'Excursions in Newfoundland.' Published by Permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. T. & W. Boone, New Bond Street, London, pp. 335–338, 1 pl. [British Library copy date stamped 47.7.28.25]. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metopograpsus latifrons (White, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=444464 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Grapsus (Grapsus) dilatatus 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. [Catalogue of Crustaceans which served as the basis for the carcinogenic system of Mr. W. de Haan, drawn up from the collection of the Netherlands Museum and the Crustaceans of the fauna of Japan]. <em>Tijdschrift voor Entomologie.</em> 4:116-156. [details]
original description (of Grapsus dilatatus De Man, 1879) De Man, J.G. (1879). On some new or imperfectly known Podophthalmous Crustacea of the Leyden Museum. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 1(2): 53–73. [details]
original description (of Grapsus latifrons White, 1847) White, A. (1847). Descriptions of a new genus and five new species of Crustacea. Appendix. No. VIII. In: Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly, Commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842–1846: Together With an Excursion Into the Interior of the Eastern part of Java. By J. Beete Jukes, M.A. F.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition, Author of 'Excursions in Newfoundland.' Published by Permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. T. & W. Boone, New Bond Street, London, pp. 335–338, 1 pl. [British Library copy date stamped 47.7.28.25]. [details]
original description (of Metopograpsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853) 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]
original description (of Metopograpsus pictus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867) Milne-Edwards, A. (1867). Descriptions de quelques espèces nouvelles de Crustacés Brachyoures. <em>Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, série 4.</em> 7: 263–288. [details]
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
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]
original description (of Grapsus dilatatus De Man, 1879) De Man, J.G. (1879). On some new or imperfectly known Podophthalmous Crustacea of the Leyden Museum. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 1(2): 53–73. [details]
original description (of Grapsus latifrons White, 1847) White, A. (1847). Descriptions of a new genus and five new species of Crustacea. Appendix. No. VIII. In: Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly, Commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842–1846: Together With an Excursion Into the Interior of the Eastern part of Java. By J. Beete Jukes, M.A. F.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition, Author of 'Excursions in Newfoundland.' Published by Permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. T. & W. Boone, New Bond Street, London, pp. 335–338, 1 pl. [British Library copy date stamped 47.7.28.25]. [details]
original description (of Metopograpsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853) 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]
original description (of Metopograpsus pictus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867) Milne-Edwards, A. (1867). Descriptions de quelques espèces nouvelles de Crustacés Brachyoures. <em>Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, série 4.</em> 7: 263–288. [details]
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Tam, F. Y. & Wong, Y. S. (1997). Ecological study on mangrove stands in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong & The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Submitted to AFCD. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒルギハシリイワガニ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Metopograpsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metopograpsus latifrons)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2000-3554) (from synonym Metopograpsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Metopograpsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metopograpsus latifrons)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2000-3554) (from synonym Metopograpsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
