A new species of trogloplacine crab of the genus Australocarcinus Davie, 1988 from a freshwater stream in Mahé, Seychelles (Crustacea, Brachyura, Chasmocarcinidae) [PDF]
A new species of freshwater chasmocarcinid crab, Australocarcinus insperatus sp. n., is described from the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. This is the first record of the genus and the subfamily Trogloplacinae Guinot, 1986, from the Indian Ocean,
Peter K. L. Ng, Savel R. Daniels
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Crab in amber reveals an early colonization of nonmarine environments during the Cretaceous. [PDF]
Amber fossils provide snapshots of the anatomy, biology, and ecology of extinct organisms that are otherwise inaccessible. The best-known fossils in amber are terrestrial arthropods—principally insects—whereas aquatic organisms are rarely represented ...
Luque J +7 more
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Alain Crosnier’s role in modern carcinology: exploration, international collaboration, and taxonomy [PDF]
Este artículo contiene 8 páginas, 5 figuras.The French carcinologist and oceanographer Alain Crosnier (1930–2021) had a most influential role in modern carcinology. This tribute reviews his contributions to organising oceanographic expeditions; expanding
Ahyong, Shane T. +10 more
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Crustaceans (Decapoda & Stomatopoda) from Golfo Dulce (Pacific, Costa Rica) in the collection of the Museum of Zoology, University of Costa Rica [PDF]
Introduction: The availability of recently updated lists of species from a particular area is an important first step to evaluate changes in species composition and abundance.
Vargas Castillo, Rita +1 more
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Pyreneplax basaensisnew genus, new species (Decapoda, Brachyura, Vultocinidae) from the Priabonian (Late Eocene) of the Pyrenees of Huesca (Aragón, Spain), and remarks on the genus Lobonotus A. Milne-Edwards, 1863 [PDF]
P. Pyreneplax basaensis nou gènere, nova espècie (Decapoda, Brachyura, Vultocinidae) del Priabonià (Eocè Superior) del Pirineu d’Osca (Aragó, Espanya), i observacions sobre el gènere Lobonotus A. Milne-Edwards, 1863.
Artal, P., Domínguez, J. L., Ossó, À.
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Phylogenetic Relationships and Invasion into Freshwater and Terrestrial Habitats by True Crabs [PDF]
Infraorder Brachyura, commonly known as the true crabs, is a highly diverse clade comprising over half of all estimated decapod crustaceans. Despite the importance of the clade both ecologically and economically, the brachyuran Tree of Life is still ...
Nickell, Zachary
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Los primeros registros de braquiuros cubanos datan del siglo XVIII. Desde entonces no se ha publicado ninguna clave ilustrada de identificación para estos importantes crustá- ceos.
Manuel Ortiz
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Checklist of fossil decapod crustaceans from tropical America. Part I: Anomura and Brachyura [PDF]
Our knowledge of fossil crustaceans from the tropics has increased considerably during recent decades, thanks to novel findings and the re-examination of museum specimens.
Adiël A. Klompmaker +5 more
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Description of a new genus and species of Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 (Decapoda: Brachyura) from Panama, and new records and remarks on the zoogeography of Trichodactylus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1893 (Trichodactylidae) in Central America [PDF]
A collection of freshwater crabs from Central America resulted in the description of a new genus and two new species of pseudothelphusid crabs from Panama, and the record of the trichodactylid Trichodactylus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1893 from Honduras ...
Magalhães, Célio, Ng, Peter K.L.
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Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "Revision of the family Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Goneplacoidea)".
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