Orcovita hicksi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Grapsoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Thoracotremata Superfamilia: Grapsoidea

Familia: Varunidae
Genus: Orcovita
Species: Orcovita hicksi

Name

Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012:62

Holotype: WAM C49450

Type locality:male (17.4 × 13.2 mm), field no. BES14437, Whip Cave, Waterfall Road, Christmas Island, 10°25'22.0"S, 105°42'04.4"E, coll. R Anderson, 8 May 2006

References

• Davie, P.J.F., & Ng, P.K.L. 2012. Two new species of Orcovita (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae) from anchialine caves on Christmas Island, eastern Indian Ocean.. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 60(1), 57-70. PDF. Reference page. 
• Ng, P.K.L., Guinot, D. & Iliffe, T.M. 1996. Revision of the anchialine varunine crabs of the genus Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 1994 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Grapsidae), with description of four new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 44(1): 109-134. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page.