Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Sydlig Languster
Common Names in Dutch:
Zuidkust-Langoest
Common Names in English:
Southern Spiny Lobster, South Coast Spiny Lobster
Common Names in French:
Langouste Du Sud
Common Names in German:
Gilschrists Languste
Common Names in Italian:
Aragosta
Common Names in Portuguese:
Lagosta De Moçambique
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Marine .
Ecology:
This species utilises rocky areas for shelter
at a depth range
of
55 - 360 m
(Holthuis 1991). This species may live for more than 30
years (Groeneveld et al.
2006).[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 9 Marine Neritic
- 9.2 Marine Neritic - Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
()
- (Chernyshev, 1960)
- Superclass:
Crustacea
()
- Pennant, 1777
- Crustaceans
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
()
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
()
- Grobben, 1892
- Superorder:
Eucarida
()
- Calman, 1904
- Order:
Decapoda
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Decapods
- Suborder:
Pleocyemata
()
- Burkenroad, 1963
- Infraorder:
Palinura
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Superfamily:
Palinuroidea
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Family:
Palinuridae
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Genus:
Palinurus
()
- Fabricius, 1798
- Specific name:
gilchristi
- Stebbing, 1900
- Scientific name: - Palinurus gilchristi Stebbing, 1900
- Specific name:
gilchristi
- Stebbing, 1900
- Genus:
Palinurus
(
- Family:
Palinuridae
(
- Superfamily:
Palinuroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Palinura
(
- Suborder:
Pleocyemata
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Superorder:
Eucarida
(
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
(
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
(
- Superclass:
Crustacea
(
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Panulirus gilchristi (Stebbing
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 07-Oct-2003
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Palinurus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. charlestoni (Cape Verde Spiny Lobster) · P. delagoae (Natal Spiny Lobster) · P. elephas (Common Spiny Lobster) · P. gilchristi (Southern Spiny Lobster) · P. mauritanicus (Pink Spiny Lobster) · P. versicolor (Painted Rock Lobster)
More Info
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- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Discovery reports. London; Cambridge University Press. url p. 401, p. 404.
- Marine investigations in South Africa / Cape of Good Hope Dept. of Agriculture. Cape Town: W.A. Richards & Sons, [1900?- url .
- South African crustacea / by Thomas R. R. Stebbing. [Cape Town]: South African Museum, 1900-1921. url p. 374.
- The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, url p. 95.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Cockcroft, A., Butler, M., MacDiarmid, A. & Wahle, R. 2011. Palinurus gilchristi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1983-1985)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1986-1990)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1991-1995)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1996-2000)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 2001-2005)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 2006-)
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2715010
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-552965
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13780539
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 552965
- IUCN ID: 229576
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 459847
Footnotes
- Cockcroft, A., Butler, M., MacDiarmid, A. & Wahle, R. 2011. Palinurus gilchristi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
