J. cavatus was first described by Mary J. Rathbun in 1907 as Cycloxanthus cavatus.[1] It was described again by Charles Howard Edmondson in 1925 as Euxanthus minutus, and again by Edmondson in 1931 as Megametope sulcatus, both of which are juniorsubjective (heterotypic) synonyms.[1] The affinites of Rathbun's species with other genera have also been unclear;[1] its apparent affinities with the genus Medaeus are superficial.[1] When Danièle Guinot split the genus Cycloxanthops in 1968, creating the new genus Neoxanthops, C. cavatus was not explicitly placed in either genus.[1] A new genus, Jacforus, was erected in 2003, commemorating Jacques Forest,[1] and containing only J. cavatus.[2]
^ abcdefghPeter K. L. Ng; Paul F. Clark (2003). (PDF). Zoosystema. 25 (1): 131–147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19.
^Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
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Jacforus cavatus, Marine Invertebrates of Kalaupapa National Historical Park
May 07, 2024
jacforus, cavatus, species, crab, monotypic, genus, family, xanthidae, scientific, classification, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, subphylum, crustacea, class, malacostraca, order, decapoda, infraorder, brachyura, family, xanthidae, genus, clark, 2003, . Jacforus cavatus is a species of crab in the monotypic genus Jacforus in the family Xanthidae Jacforus Scientific classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea Class Malacostraca Order Decapoda Infraorder Brachyura Family Xanthidae Genus JacforusNg amp Clark 2003 Species J cavatus Binomial name Jacforus cavatus Rathbun 1907 Synonyms Cycloxanthops cavatus Rathbun 1907 Euxanthus minutus Edmondson 1925 Megametope sulcatus Edmondson 1931 Cycloxanthops cavata Rathbun 1907 Neoxanthops cavata Rathbun 1907 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Taxonomy 4 References 5 External linksDescription editJacforus is a small crab with a carapace around 5 millimetres 0 20 in long and 7 mm 0 28 in wide 1 Distribution editJacforus cavatus has a wide distribution in the tropical Indo Pacific ranging from Kenya to Australia Japan and Hawaii 1 Taxonomy editJ cavatus was first described by Mary J Rathbun in 1907 as Cycloxanthus cavatus 1 It was described again by Charles Howard Edmondson in 1925 as Euxanthus minutus and again by Edmondson in 1931 as Megametope sulcatus both of which are junior subjective heterotypic synonyms 1 The affinites of Rathbun s species with other genera have also been unclear 1 its apparent affinities with the genus Medaeus are superficial 1 When Daniele Guinot split the genus Cycloxanthops in 1968 creating the new genus Neoxanthops C cavatus was not explicitly placed in either genus 1 A new genus Jacforus was erected in 2003 commemorating Jacques Forest 1 and containing only J cavatus 2 References edit nbsp Crustaceans portal a b c d e f g h Peter K L Ng Paul F Clark 2003 Three new genera of Indo West Pacific Xanthidae Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Xanthoidea PDF Zoosystema 25 1 131 147 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 03 19 Peter K L Ng Daniele Guinot Peter J F Davie 2008 Systema Brachyurorum Part I An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world PDF Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17 1 286 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 06 06 External links editJacforus cavatus Marine Invertebrates of Kalaupapa National Historical Park Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacforus amp oldid 1173684202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
