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Issue: Vol. 3753 No. 1: 3 Jan. 2014
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2014-01-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3753.1.8
Page range: 96–100
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 4

The Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic species of Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 2007: S. macrochelos (Herbst, 1790), S. notialis (Manning & Holthuis, 1981), and S. verrucosus (Studer, 1883), with a note on the identity of Lambrus spinosissimus Osório, 1923 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Parthenopidae)

Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore, 6 Science Drive 2, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore.
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore, 6 Science Drive 2, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore.
Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Parthenopidae

Abstract

Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 2007, was established for eight species of parthenopid crabs, with members of the genus characterised by the presence of two spine-like teeth on the upper margin of the third maxilliped merus, and one tooth on the upper margin of the propodus (Tan & Ng 2007: 111). Three species of Spinolambrus, are found in the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic regions: Cancer macrochelos Herbst, 1790 (type species by original designation), Parthenope notialis Manning & Holthuis, 1981, and Lambrus verrucosus Studer, 1883.