<strong>A new species of <em>Malayopotamon</em> Bott, 1968 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae), a freshwater crab from northern Sumatra, Indonesia</strong>

Peter K.L. NG

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3768.5.4

Issue: Vol. 3768 No. 5: 28 Feb. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-02-28

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3768.5.4

Page range: 576–582

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**A new species of Malayopotamon Bott, 1968 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae), a freshwater crab from northern Sumatra, Indonesia**

Peter K.L. NG⁺⁻

Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore.

Crustacea Potamidae taxonomy Malayopotamon new species Sumatra Indonesia

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Abstract

A new species of potamid freshwater crab, Malayopotamon weh sp. nov., is described from the island of Pulau Weh off northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The species superficially resembles three Sumatran species: M. batak Ng & Wowor, 1991, M. tobaense (Bott, 1968), and M. turgeo Ng & Tan, 1999, but can easily be distinguished by various carapace as well as gonopod characters.