A new genus of the family Plagusiidae Dana, 1851, close to Plagusia Latreille, 1804 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)

DANIOLE GUINOT

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1498.1.2

Issue: Vol. 1498 No. 1: 4 Jun. 2007

Type: Articles

Published: 2007-06-04

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1498.1.2

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**A new genus of the family Plagusiidae Dana, 1851, close to Plagusia Latreille, 1804 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)**

DANIOLE GUINOT⁺⁻

Département Milieux et Peuplements aquatiques, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 57 rue Cuvier, case postale 53, F–75231 Paris cedex 5, France

Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Plagusiidae Plagusia Davusia new genus new combination Australia

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Abstract

The new genus Davusia n.gen. is established for Plagusia glabra Dana, 1852, from Australia, a species clearly different from the other known species of Plagusia. The new genus is related to Plagusia Dana, 1851 but is readily distinguished from its described species by differences in the morphology of the front, external maxillipeds, thoracic sternum, and the male abdomen. D. glabra (Dana, 1852) n.comb. is characterized by smooth and practically naked body and pereopods

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