"The telson in my specimen is more oval than in Dana's figure, and is pointed. This, however, may be only a sexual difference (Dana does not state the sex of his specimens; mine is a male) or the species may be variable or varietal in this respect. Dana refers to and figures the eye-scales as one triangular plate between the eyes." (Borradaile, 1904)
"Dredged in Mahlosmadulu Atoll in 20 fathoms of water. " (Borradaile, 1904)
"Taken at Hulule, Male Atoll." (Borradaile, 1904)
"The Blephanpoda fauriana of Bouvier (Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1898) seems to be allied to this species. Probably the genera Albunea and Blepharipoda meet near here."
Albunea is a genus of mole crab within the Albuneidae. Little is known about this group's biology. A. groeningi is named after Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons.[2]
The genus Albunea contains the following species:[3]
Albunea is a genus of mole crab within the Albuneidae. Little is known about this group's biology. A. groeningi is named after Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons.
The genus Albunea contains the following species:
Albunea asymmetrica (Müller, 1979) † Albunea bulla Boyko, 2002 Albunea carabus (Linnaeus, 1758) Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002 Albunea cuisiana Beschin & De Angeli, 1984 † Albunea danai Boyko, 1999 Albunea elegans A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898 Albunea elioti Benedict, 1904 Albunea galapagensis Boyko, 2002 Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 Albunea groeningi Boyko, 2002 Albunea hahnae Blow & Manning, 1996 † Albunea holthuisi Boyko & Harvey, 1999 Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853 Albunea marquisiana Boyko, 2000 Albunea microps Miers, 1878 Albunea occulta Boyko, 2002 Albunea okinawaensis Osawa & Fujita, 2007 Albunea paretii Guérin-Méneville, 1853 Albunea speciosa Dana, 1852 Albunea steinitzi Holthuis, 1958 Albunea symmysta (Linnaeus, 1758) Albunea thurstoni Henderson, 1893 Albunea turritellacola Fraaije, van Bakel & Jagt, 2008 †
