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Issue: Vol. 3305 No. 1: 9 May. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-05-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3305.1.1
Page range: 1–27
Abstract views: 67
PDF downloaded: 1

The identity of Pilumnus dofleini Balss, 1933 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Pilumnidae), with descriptions of three new species from the Western Pacific

Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, 955-2 Aoba-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8682 Japan
The Crustacean Society of Japan Sea, 40 Hiragi, Hakusan, Ishikawa, 924-0026 Japan
Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Pilumnidae Pilumnus redescription new species Japan Philippines

Abstract

The identity of the pilumnid crab, Pilumnus dofleini Balss, 1933, is reassessed based on the female holotype and additional male specimens from Sagami Bay and the Sea of Japan, Japan. Three new species allied to P. dofleini are described and illustrated: P. curvipenis n. sp. from the Izu Islands, Japan; and P. armatus n. sp. and P. bohol n. sp. from the Bohol Sea, the Philippines. These four species are diagnosed, compared and differentiated from the related P. acanthosoma Ng, 2000.

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