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A New Record of Upogebia Spinifrons (Haswell, 1882) (Decapoda, Thalassinidea) From Naruto, Japan, Showing Possible Hermaphroditism

A New Record of Upogebia Spinifrons (Haswell, 1882) (Decapoda, Thalassinidea) From Naruto, Japan,... NOTES AND NEWS A NEW RECORD OF UPOGEBIA SPINIFRONS (HASWELL, 1882) (DECAPODA, THALASSINIDEA) FROM NARUTO, JAPAN, SHOWING POSSIBLE HERMAPHRODITISM BY KATSUSHI SAKAI Tokushima biological laboratory, Shikoku Women's University, 771-11 Tokushima, Ohjincho-Furukawa, Japan One large specimen of Upogebia spl'nifrons (Haswell, 1882) from Naruto, Japan, is described. This material, measuring 96 mm in total length, proves to constitute the first record of U. spinifrons from Japan; it also shows her- maphroditism, as the coxae of the 3rd and the 5th pereiopods both bear a genital opening (fig. 3), but the lst pleopod is not present as in males. This may be the second example of possible hermaphroditism in a species of the genus Upogebia, the first concerned U. wushienweni Yu from Taiwan (Sakai, 1982: 59). I wish to thank Prof. Dr. Masatoshi Shimoizumi of the University of Tokushima for allowing me the opportunity of studying this material, and also Dr. Isabella Gordon, London for her criticism of and suggestions for the manuscript. The following abbreviations are used: AMS = Australian Museum, Sydney; BLT = Biological Laboratory, Shikoku Women's University, Japan; MNB = Museum fur Naturkunde an der Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin; QMB = Queensland Museum, Brisbane. Upogebia spinifrons (Haswell, 1882) Gebia spinifrons http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

A New Record of Upogebia Spinifrons (Haswell, 1882) (Decapoda, Thalassinidea) From Naruto, Japan, Showing Possible Hermaphroditism

Crustaceana , Volume 47 (2): 6 – Jan 1, 1984

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0011-216X
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1568-5403
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10.1163/156854084x00423
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Abstract

NOTES AND NEWS A NEW RECORD OF UPOGEBIA SPINIFRONS (HASWELL, 1882) (DECAPODA, THALASSINIDEA) FROM NARUTO, JAPAN, SHOWING POSSIBLE HERMAPHRODITISM BY KATSUSHI SAKAI Tokushima biological laboratory, Shikoku Women's University, 771-11 Tokushima, Ohjincho-Furukawa, Japan One large specimen of Upogebia spl'nifrons (Haswell, 1882) from Naruto, Japan, is described. This material, measuring 96 mm in total length, proves to constitute the first record of U. spinifrons from Japan; it also shows her- maphroditism, as the coxae of the 3rd and the 5th pereiopods both bear a genital opening (fig. 3), but the lst pleopod is not present as in males. This may be the second example of possible hermaphroditism in a species of the genus Upogebia, the first concerned U. wushienweni Yu from Taiwan (Sakai, 1982: 59). I wish to thank Prof. Dr. Masatoshi Shimoizumi of the University of Tokushima for allowing me the opportunity of studying this material, and also Dr. Isabella Gordon, London for her criticism of and suggestions for the manuscript. The following abbreviations are used: AMS = Australian Museum, Sydney; BLT = Biological Laboratory, Shikoku Women's University, Japan; MNB = Museum fur Naturkunde an der Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin; QMB = Queensland Museum, Brisbane. Upogebia spinifrons (Haswell, 1882) Gebia spinifrons

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Published: Jan 1, 1984

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