On the identity of <i>Clistocoeloma balansae</i> A. Milne-Edwards, 1873, and <i>C. tectum</i> (Rathbun, 1914), with description of a new species from the West Pacific (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sesarmidae)

B. Y. LEE; N. K. NG; PETER K.L. NG

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3641.4.8

Issue: Vol. 3641 No. 4: 26 Apr. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-04-26

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.4.8

Page range: 420–432

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On the identity of Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edwards, 1873, and C. tectum (Rathbun, 1914), with description of a new species from the West Pacific (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sesarmidae)

B. Y. LEE⁺⁻
N. K. NG⁺⁻
PETER K.L. NG⁺⁻

Sesarmidae Clistocoeloma balansae taxonomy new species West Pacific

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Abstract

The identity of the mangrove sesarmid crab Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edwards, 1873, is clarified on the basis of the types from New Caledonia, and fresh material from Vanuatu and the Philippines. Sesarma (Sesarma) tectum Rathbun, 1914, is shown to be a junior subjective synonym of C. balansae A. Milne-Edwards, 1873. A new species, C. melanesi-cum, superficially similar to C. balansae, is described from Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and, Solomon Islands.