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Actaea grimaldii Ng & Bouchet, 2015

Actaea grimaldii sp. nov., Papua New Guinea, colours in life
Actaea grimaldii sp. nov., Papua New Guinea, colours in life

854341  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:854341)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ng, P.K.L.; Bouchet, P. (2015). <i>Actaea grimaldii</i>, a new species of reef crab from Papua New Guinea (Crustacea, Brachyura, Xanthidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.140 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Type locality contained in Bismarck Sea  
type locality contained in Bismarck Sea [details]
Etymology The species name is in honour of His Serene Highness Albert II, Prince of Monaco, patron of the PAPUA NIUGINI expedition...  
Etymology The species name is in honour of His Serene Highness Albert II, Prince of Monaco, patron of the PAPUA NIUGINI expedition and several other biodiversity expeditions of the “Our Planet Reviewed” programme conducted by MNHN and Pro-Natura International. The red and white colour pattern of the new species also alludes to the colours associated with the House of Grimaldi. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Actaea grimaldii Ng & Bouchet, 2015. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=854341 on 2025-09-12
Date
action
by
2015-10-08 20:06:37Z
created
Ng, Peter
2020-03-24 10:31:12Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2021-11-16 14:44:36Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2022-09-26 11:25:20Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy

original description Ng, P.K.L.; Bouchet, P. (2015). <i>Actaea grimaldii</i>, a new species of reef crab from Papua New Guinea (Crustacea, Brachyura, Xanthidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.140 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology The species name is in honour of His Serene Highness Albert II, Prince of Monaco, patron of the PAPUA NIUGINI expedition and several other biodiversity expeditions of the “Our Planet Reviewed” programme conducted by MNHN and Pro-Natura International. The red and white colour pattern of the new species also alludes to the colours associated with the House of Grimaldi. [details]
From editor or global species database