A new leucosiid crab of the genus Nursia Leach, 1817 from Vietnam (Crustacea : Decapoda : Brachyura), with redescription of N-mimetica Nobili, 1906

Authors
Komatsu, H Takeda, M
Citation
H. Komatsu et M. Takeda, A new leucosiid crab of the genus Nursia Leach, 1817 from Vietnam (Crustacea : Decapoda : Brachyura), with redescription of N-mimetica Nobili, 1906, P BIOL SOC, 114(3), 2001, pp. 599-604
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
0006324X → ACNP
Volume
114
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
599 - 604
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(20011009)114:3<599:ANLCOT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A new species of leucosiid crab, Nursia guinotae, is described from Vietnam . It is similar to N. mimetica Nobili, 1906 from the Tuamotu Archipelago an d N. alata Komatsu & Takeda, 1999 from the Ryukyu Islands, in the projectin g epistome, the expanded epibranchial. region, and the dorsal ridges, but i s distinguished from them by the dentate epibranchial ridge and well-develo ped posterior lobes. Nursia mimetica, a species not reported since its orig inal description, is redescribed based on the syntype specimen.