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Issue: Vol. 1029 No. 1: 5 Aug. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-08-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1029.1.3
Page range: 39–46
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 4

Dicranodromia danielae, a new species of homolodromiid crab from the Philippines (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)

Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore
School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, PB4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Homolodromiidae Dicranodromia new species Philippines

Abstract

A new species of homolodromiid crab, Dicranodromia danielae n. sp., is reported from Balicasag Island, Panglao, Philippines. The new species is allied to D. doederleini Ortmann, 1892, This brings to two the number species known from the Philippines including D. martini Guinot, 1995, described from Cagayan and off Mindanao islands. Most species of Dicranodromia are found deeper than 400 m, but the new species was collected from 200 to 300 m.

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