Jasus paulensis

Jasus paulensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Jasus
Species:
J. paulensis
Binomial name
Jasus paulensis
(Heller, 1862) [2]
Jasus distribution map; J. paulensis live in the blue and red areas
Synonyms
  • Jasus tristani Holthuis, 1963
  • Palinurus paulensis Heller, 1862
The coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha features St Paul rock lobsters as supporters

Jasus paulensis, also commonly known as the St Paul rock lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found in the waters around Saint Paul Island in the southern Indian Ocean and around Tristan da Cunha in the southern Atlantic Ocean. At one time the rock lobsters on Tristan da Cunha were believed to be a separate species known as the Tristan rock lobster (Jasus tristani), but the use of mitochondrial DNA sequencing has shown them to be identical.[3] Some authorities, for example the International Union for Conservation of Nature, retain them as separate species.[4][5] The Tristan rock lobster features on the coat of arms and the flag of Tristan da Cunha.

  1. ^ Cockcroft, A.; Butler, M.; MacDiarmid, A.; Wahle, R. (2011). "Jasus paulensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169980A6698477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169980A6698477.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Chan, Tin-Yam (2015). "Jasus paulensis (Heller, 1862)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  3. ^ Groeneveld, Johan C.; Von der Heyden, Sophie; Mattheeb, Conrad A. (2012). "High connectivity and lack of mtDNA differentiation among two previously recognized spiny lobster species in the southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans". Marine Biology Research. 8 (8): 764–770. doi:10.1080/17451000.2012.676185. S2CID 85369368.
  4. ^ Lipke Holthuis (1991). "Jasus lalandii (Cape rock lobster)". Marine Lobsters of the World. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 103–104. ISBN 92-5-103027-8. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  5. ^ J. R. Ovenden; J. D. Booth; A. J. Smolenski (1997). "Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of red and green rock lobsters (genus Jasus)". Marine and Freshwater Research. 48 (8): 1131–1136. doi:10.1071/MF97192.