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Periclimenes aqabai sp. nov, a further species of the aesopius species group (Caridea: Pontoniinae) from the Red Sea

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A. J. BRUCE

Crustacea Section, Queensland Museum, P. O. Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4101
Crustacea Periclimenes aqabai sp. nov. Decapoda Pontoniinae aesopius species group Red Sea

Abstract

A new species of pontoniine shrimp from the Red Sea, Periclimenes aqabai sp. nov., is designated. A member of the aesopius species group, the species was originally identified as Periclimenes holthuisi.

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