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Issue: Vol. 1505 No. 1: 14 Jun. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-06-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1505.1.3
Page range: 37–50
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 3

Two new species of deep-water xanthid crabs of the genera Euryxanthops Garth & Kim, 1983, and Medaeops Guinot, 1967 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae) from New Zealand

Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore
School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, PB4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Crustacea Brachyura Xanthidae Kermadec Islands Euryxanthops Medaeops new species

Abstract

Two new species of deep-water xanthid crabs, Euryxanthops chiltoni, new species, and Medaeops serenei, new species, are described from the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. This is the first time these genera are reported from New Zealand. Keys for the identification of all species of Euryxanthops and Medaeops are provided. The two new species bring the total number of species of xanthids from the Kermadec Is. to 17, and the known species of Euryxanthops and Medaeops to five and six respectively;. Although caught in the vicinity of hydrothermal vents, there is no evidence that these species are directly dependent upon the vent community.

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