Umalia trirufomaculata (Davie and Short, 1989) in India, with a note on the taxonomy of U. misakiensis (Sakai, 1937) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Raninidae)

Autor: Peter K. L. Ng, K. K. Bineesh, R. Ranjan Kumar, Raveendhiran Ravinesh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nauplius, Vol 27 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2358-2936
DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2019015
Popis: Abstract The rare raninid crab Umalia trirufomaculata (Davie and Short, 1989) is recorded from India for the first time. It is redescribed and compared at length with the related but poorly known U. misakiensis (Sakai, 1937) on the basis of a good series of specimens from the Philippines. Some of the supposed differences which have been documented between the two taxa (e.g., carapace proportions and features of the cheliped) are not valid; while new distinguishing characters associated with the male pleon and gonopods are observed.
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