A new species of the hermit crab genus Diogenes Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from shallow coastal waters in Japan.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.6.4
Abstract: A new species of diogenid hermit crab, Diogenes minimus, is described and illustrated on the basis of material from shallow subtidal waters (5-19 m) in central Japan. It appears close to D. holthuisi Asakura Tachikawa,… read more here.
Keywords: genus diogenes; new species; hermit crab; species hermit ... See more keywords
A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Badistemon Yeo amp; Ng, 2007 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae: Potamiscinae) from Manipur State, India, with the reassignment of Potamiscus pealianus (Wood-mason, 1871).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.4.2
Abstract: A new species of potamid crab of the genus Badistemon Yeo Ng, 2007, is described from Kamjong district of Manipur, India. Badistemon fulvum n. sp., can be distinguished from congeners by a distinct combination of… read more here.
Keywords: badistemon yeo; badistemon; genus badistemon; new species ... See more keywords
Review of the pilumnid crab genus Lophoplax Tesch, 1918 from the western Pacific, with descriptions of two new species, and the clarification of the identity of Pseudocryptocoeloma parvus Ward, 1936 (Crustacea: Brachyura).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5244.5.2
Abstract: The taxonomy of the pilumnid crab genus Lophoplax Tesch, 1918, is discussed. Lophoplax sculpta Stimpson, 1858) is redescribed and a neotype is selected in the interests of nomenclatural stability. Two new species allied to L.… read more here.
Keywords: genus lophoplax; pseudocryptocoeloma; pilumnid crab; lophoplax tesch ... See more keywords
Taxonomic revision of the endemic Cameroonian freshwater crab genus Louisea Cumberlidge, 1994 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamonautidae), with descriptions of two new species from Nkongsamba and Yabassi.
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.881.36744
Abstract: The taxonomy of the freshwater crab genus Louisea Cumberlidge, 1994, is reviewed based on type material and newly obtained specimens from three different localities in southwestern Cameroon. The genus is endemic to Cameroon and previously… read more here.
Keywords: crab genus; louisea; cumberlidge; genus louisea ... See more keywords
A review of the common crab genus Macromedaeus Ward, 1942 (Brachyura, Xanthidae) from China Seas with description of a new species using integrative taxonomy methods
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12735
Abstract: Macromedaeus is one of the most common xanthid genera in shallow waters of the Indo-West Pacific. In this study, we describe a new species, Macromedaeus hainanensis sp. nov., and report on two newly recorded species,… read more here.
Keywords: common crab; review common; new species; crab genus ... See more keywords