A new genus of Madagascan freshwater crab to accommodate Hydrothelphusa vencesi Cumberlidge, Marijnissen & Thompson, 2007 (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Deckeniidae), and the description of two new congeners.

Autor: Cumberlidge, Neil, Soma, Julia B, Leever, Ellen M, Daniels, Savel R
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Zdroj: Journal of Crustacean Biology; Jun2023, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p1-13, 13p
Abstrakt: Nheena n. gen. is established to accommodate the Madagascan freshwater crab Hydrothelphusa vencesi Cumberlidge, Marijnissen & Thompson, 2007 that was formerly included in Hydrothelphusa A. Milne-Edwards, 1872. In addition, N. museonatora n. sp. and N. artiaregina n. sp. are established and these new taxa are recognized based on a combination of morphological characters and previous molecular data; are all illustrated. The three species assigned to Nheena n. gen. are compared with each other and with other species of freshwater crabs found in Madagascar, and a map of their distribution is included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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