A Distant Record of the Cavernicolous Land Crab, Discoplax gracilipes (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gecarcinidae) from Japan

Autor:	Hirozumi Kobayashi, Tohru Naruse
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	land crab new record anchialine cave stygofauna troglofauna ryukyu archipelago Zoology QL1-991
Zdroj:	Species Diversity, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 177-187 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1342-1670 2189-7301
DOI:	10.12782/specdiv.28.177
Popis:	A single specimen of gecarcinid crab, Discoplax gracilipes Ng and Guinot, 2001, was collected from an anchialine pool in a cave on Hateruma Island, southern Ryukyu Archipelago, southwestern Japan. This species was previously known only from the central Philippines. The present specimen represents the first record of the species from Japan, extending its distributional range to about 1400 km northward. Additionally, the fauna of the cave on Hateruma Island briefly noted. A key to the Japanese species of the family Gecarcinidae is provided.
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