First Record of Tri-spine Horseshoe Crab, Tachypleus tridentatus (Merostomata: Xiphosurida: Limulidae) from Korean Waters

Autor: Yang, Kea Cheong, Ko, Hyun Sook
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, Vol 31, Iss 1, Pp 42-45 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2234-6953
2234-8190
DOI: 10.5635/ASED.2015.31.1.042
Popis: A tri-spine horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus (Leach, 1819) was collected from a sandy beach of Udo Island of Jeju during the full moon tides in November 1997. Three spines on the posterior margin of the opisthosoma were characterized indicating that the specimen was T. tridentatus. This specimen was a female with the total length of 49.5 cm and prosoma width of 23.0 cm. Tachypleus tridentatus was the first record from Korean waters. A brief description and figures of the species were given. This finding indicates that Korea is included to the distribution range of the species.
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