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Issue: Vol. 2501 No. 1: 10 Jun. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-06-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2501.1.5
Page range: 61–67
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 1

A new dwarf sentinel crab from Mayotte Island, western Indian Ocean (Decapoda: Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae)

Institut de Recherche de l'Ecole Navale, IRENav, BCRM Brest, Ecole navale et groupe des écoles du Poulmic, CC 600, F-29240 Brest cedex 09, France
Kraken Underwater works, 40, rue Babou Salama, Cavani, 97600 Mamoudzou, Mayotte
Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Macrophthalmidae Macrophthalmus Chaenostoma sentinel crabs Indian Ocean Mayotte new species

Abstract

A new sentinel crab of the genus Macrophthalmus is described from Mayotte Island, western Indian Ocean. The new species is remarkable by its very small size, with a carapace width not longer than 5.5 mm for the largest ovigerous females. It is closely related to Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) boscii Audouin, 1826.Affinities of these two species are discussed.

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