On the Porcellanid Genera Raphidopus Stimpson, 1858, and Pseudoporcellanella Sankarankutty, 1961, With Description of a New Mangrove Species, Raphidopus Johnsoni From Singapore (Decapoda, Anomura)

Authors: Ng, Peter K.L.¹; Nakasone, Yukio²

Source: Crustaceana, Volume 66, Number 1, 1994 , pp. 1-21(21)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

The porcellanid species Raphidopus ciliatus Stimpson, 1858, and Raphidopus indicus Henderson, 1893, are reported from Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia respectively for the first time. This is the first record of the genus Raphidopus Stimpson, 1858, from Southeast Asia. A third species of Raphidopus, R. johnsoni sp. nov., is also described from Singapore mangroves. Pseudoporcellanella manoliensis Sankarankutty, 1961, a rare and unusual taxon, is also recorded from Peninsular Malaysia, the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand for the first time. Detailed redescriptions and extensive figures are provided for all four species, and their taxonomy and ecology discussed.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156854094X00116

Affiliations: 1: Department of Zoology, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511, Republic of Singapore 2: Biological Laboratory, College of Education, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-01, Japan

Publication date: 1994-01-01