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Macrophthalmus (Decapoda, Brachyura) of the Seas of China

Macrophthalmus (Decapoda, Brachyura) of the Seas of China MACROPHTHALMUS (DECAPODA, BRACHYURA) OF THE SEAS OF CHINA BY TAI AI-YUN and SONG YU-ZHI Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China INTRODUCTION Macrophthalmus belongs to the family Ocypodidae, subfamily Macrophthalminae, a dominant group of crabs inhabiting the intertidal zone along the coast of China, including the Yellow-Bo Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea (Shen, 1932, 1936, 1940; Lin, 1949). Members of the genus are also widely distributed in the coastal waters of Japan (Sakai, 1976). Australia (Barnes, 1967, 1968, 1968a, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977), the Indonesian-Malaysian region (Tesch, 1918; Tweedie, 1937; Serene, 1973), In- dian Peninsula (Alcock, 1900; Kemp, 1919; Chhapgar, 1957), and East and South Africa (Barnard, 1950; Crosnier, 1965, 1975; Kensley, 1981). This study reviews all Macrophthalmus species inhabiting the Chinese sea shore, and includes descriptions of a new subspecies from China. MATERIAL AND METHODS The first author examined all material collected by the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica from coastal waters of China in 1928-1932, 1954-1963, and 1973-1981. Off the 17 species of Macrophthalmus known from this area, M. (Hemiplax) boteltobagoe (Sakai, 1939), M. (Mopsocarcinus) dentatus Stimpson, 1858, and M. (Mareotis) pacificus Dana, 1851, were not available in the In- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Macrophthalmus (Decapoda, Brachyura) of the Seas of China

Song, Yu-Zhi; Tai, Ai-Yun
Crustaceana , Volume 46 (1): 76 – Jan 1, 1984
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© 1984 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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MACROPHTHALMUS (DECAPODA, BRACHYURA) OF THE SEAS OF CHINA BY TAI AI-YUN and SONG YU-ZHI Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China INTRODUCTION Macrophthalmus belongs to the family Ocypodidae, subfamily Macrophthalminae, a dominant group of crabs inhabiting the intertidal zone along the coast of China, including the Yellow-Bo Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea (Shen, 1932, 1936, 1940; Lin, 1949). Members of the genus are also widely distributed in the coastal waters of Japan (Sakai, 1976). Australia (Barnes, 1967, 1968, 1968a, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977), the Indonesian-Malaysian region (Tesch, 1918; Tweedie, 1937; Serene, 1973), In- dian Peninsula (Alcock, 1900; Kemp, 1919; Chhapgar, 1957), and East and South Africa (Barnard, 1950; Crosnier, 1965, 1975; Kensley, 1981). This study reviews all Macrophthalmus species inhabiting the Chinese sea shore, and includes descriptions of a new subspecies from China. MATERIAL AND METHODS The first author examined all material collected by the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica from coastal waters of China in 1928-1932, 1954-1963, and 1973-1981. Off the 17 species of Macrophthalmus known from this area, M. (Hemiplax) boteltobagoe (Sakai, 1939), M. (Mopsocarcinus) dentatus Stimpson, 1858, and M. (Mareotis) pacificus Dana, 1851, were not available in the In-

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