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Issue: Vol. 5293 No. 2: 22 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5293.2.12
Page range: 392-400
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On the identity of Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Pilumnidae)

Australian Museum Research Institute; Australian Museum;1 William Street; Sydney NSW 2010; Australia; and School of Biological; Earth & Environmental Sciences; University of New South Wales; NSW 2052; Australia
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; 2 Conservatory Drive; Singapore 117377; Republic of Singapore
Crustacea Taxonomy family allocation Pilumnoidea Rhizopinae redescription Australia

Abstract

The poorly known brachyuran crab, Pronotonyx laevis Ward, 1936, from northern Australia, is redescribed based on type and other material. We document adults of both sexes and confirm the taxonomic placement of the Pronotonyx in the Pilumnidae. Pronotonyx is most similar to the Australian Pseudocryptocoeloma parvum Ward, 1936, differing in features of the carapace and pereopods.

 

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