Orcovita orchardorum

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 orchardorum

Name

Orcovita orchardorum Davie & Ng., 2012

Holotype: QM-W29114, male (21.0 × 16.7 mm), coll. Xmas Island Expedition 2010, 27 Jan. 2010.

Type locality: Christmas Island, Station CI-14, Whip Cave, Waterfall Road, 10°25.377'S, 105°42.081'E,

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.