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Mathildella rubra, a new species of deep-water carcinoplacine crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Philippines

Mathildella rubra, a new species of deep-water carcinoplacine crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the... MATHILDELLA RUBRA , A NEW SPECIES OF DEEP-WATER CARCINOPLACINE CRAB (DECAPODA, BRACHYURA) FROM THE PHILIPPINES BY PETER K. L. NG 1,3 / and P.-H. HO 2,4 / 1 / Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore 2 / National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung, Taiwan 944, Republic of China ABSTRACT A new species of deep-water carcinoplacine crab, Mathildella rubra , is described from the Philippines. It differs from congeners primarily by the form of its anterolateral margin and shorter proportions of the ambulatory legs. A key to the species in the genus is also provided. RÉSUMÉ Une espèce nouvelle de crabe Carcinoplacinaed’eau profonde, Mathildella rubra , est décrite des Philippines. Elle diffère de ses congénères, premièrement par la forme de son bord antérolatéral et par des plus petites proportions des pattes ambulatoires. Une clé des espèces du genre est également fournie. INTRODUCTION The PaciŽ c deep-water carcinoplacine crab genus Mathildella Guinot & Richer De Forges, 1981, is currently represented by two species, M. maxima Guinot & Richer De Forges, 1981 (type species by original designation), and M. serrata (Sakai, 1974) (cf. Guinot & Richer De http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Mathildella rubra, a new species of deep-water carcinoplacine crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Philippines

Ng, Peter; Ho,
Crustaceana , Volume 76 (3): 10 – Jan 1, 2003
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MATHILDELLA RUBRA , A NEW SPECIES OF DEEP-WATER CARCINOPLACINE CRAB (DECAPODA, BRACHYURA) FROM THE PHILIPPINES BY PETER K. L. NG 1,3 / and P.-H. HO 2,4 / 1 / Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore 2 / National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung, Taiwan 944, Republic of China ABSTRACT A new species of deep-water carcinoplacine crab, Mathildella rubra , is described from the Philippines. It differs from congeners primarily by the form of its anterolateral margin and shorter proportions of the ambulatory legs. A key to the species in the genus is also provided. RÉSUMÉ Une espèce nouvelle de crabe Carcinoplacinaed’eau profonde, Mathildella rubra , est décrite des Philippines. Elle diffère de ses congénères, premièrement par la forme de son bord antérolatéral et par des plus petites proportions des pattes ambulatoires. Une clé des espèces du genre est également fournie. INTRODUCTION The PaciŽ c deep-water carcinoplacine crab genus Mathildella Guinot & Richer De Forges, 1981, is currently represented by two species, M. maxima Guinot & Richer De Forges, 1981 (type species by original designation), and M. serrata (Sakai, 1974) (cf. Guinot & Richer De

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