Typhlocarcinus kerala, a new species of rhizopine crab from southwestern India, and the identity of T. craterifer Rathbun, 1914 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Pilumnidae)

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作者
Ng, Peter K. L. [1 ]
Devi, Suvarna [2 ]
Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Lee Kong Chian Nat Hist Museum, Fac Sci, 2 Conservatory Dr, Singapore 117377, Singapore
[2] Univ Kerala, Dept Aquat Biol & Fisheries, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India
关键词
taxonomy; new species; Rhizopinae; Kerala; luteophilous crab;
D O I
10.11646/zootaxa.4272.1.7
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
A new species of rhizopine crab of the genus Typhlocarcinus Stimpson, 1858 (family Pilumnidae), is described from southwestern India. Typhlocarcinus kerala sp. nov. is characterised by its granular carapace with the dorsal regions well demarcated and the gastro-cardiac grooves deep, the anterolateral margin entire and prominently granulated, the posterolateral margin lacks a low granulated lobe, proportions of the ambulatory legs and shape of the female telson.
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页码:131 / 141
页数:11
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