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Issue: Vol. 1897 No. 1: 10 Oct. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-10-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1897.1.5
Page range: 53–63
Abstract views: 56
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Alainodaeus Davie, 1993 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae) from Balicasag Island, Philippines, with a key to the genus

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543 Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, 14 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119223
Crustacea Brachyura Xanthidae Alainodaeus new species Philippines Balicasag Island

Abstract

A new species of Alainodaeus Davie, 1993, is described from Balicasag Island in the central Philippines. Alainodaeus filipinus n. sp., can be differentiated from congeners by the characters of its carapace, chelipeds, ambulatory legs and male first gonopods. A key to the species of Alainodaeus is provided. The occurrence of A. filipinus in the Philippines represents a remarkable extension in the range of this genus, which was previously known only from islands in the southern and southwestern Pacific.

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