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Issue: Vol. 2294 No. 1: 20 Nov. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-11-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2294.1.3
Page range: 39–46
Abstract views: 38
PDF downloaded: 1

Michaelcallianassa sinica sp. nov. (Crusacea, Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae) from the South China Sea

Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
Crusacea Callianassidae Michaelcallianassa new species northern South China Sea

Abstract

A new species, Michaelcallianassa sinica, from the Beibu Gulf (Tonkin Gulf), northern South China Sea, is described and illustrated. The new species is readily distinguished from M. indica Sakai, 2002, the type species of the genus, by its short uropodal endopod and exopod, and elongated carpus of the minor cheliped.

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