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Published: 2010-08-18
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Solenotheres prolixus, a new genus and new species of pinnotherid crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) associated with the razor clam, Solen corneus Lamarck, 1818 (Solenidae) in Vietnam

Corresponding author. Tropical Marine Science Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore
Department of Environmental Management and Technology, Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnamese Academy of Sciences and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Pinnotheridae new genus new species Vietnam

Abstract

A new genus and new species of pinnotherid crab, Solenotheres prolixus, is described from the razor clam, Solen corneus (Solenidae), in Vietnam. The new genus is characterised by its broad and subquadrate carapace, a spatuliform third maxilliped dactylus that is inserted near the base of the propodus, and asymmetrical third ambulatory legs.

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