Taxonomic study of the Pagurus forbesii "complex" (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguridae). Description of Pagurus pseudosculptimanus sp. nov. from Alborán Sea (Southern Spain, Western Mediterranean Sea)

J. ENRIQUE GARCÍA MUÑOZ; JOSE A. CUESTA; J. ENRIQUE GARCÍA RASO

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3753.1.3

Issue: Vol. 3753 No. 1: 3 Jan. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-01-03

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3753.1.3

Page range: 25–46

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**Taxonomic study of the Pagurus forbesii "complex" (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguridae). Description of Pagurus pseudosculptimanus sp. nov. from Alborán Sea (Southern Spain, Western Mediterranean Sea)**

J. ENRIQUE GARCÍA MUÑOZ⁺⁻
JOSE A. CUESTA⁺⁻
J. ENRIQUE GARCÍA RASO⁺⁻

Dept. Biología Animal, Fac. Ciencias, Univ. Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain

Inst. Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Av. República Saharaui, 2, 11519 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain

Dept. Biología Animal, Fac. Ciencias, Univ. Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain

Pagurus new species Mediterranean eastern Atlantic

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Abstract

Study of hermit crabs from Alboran Sea has allowed recognition of two different morphological forms under what had been understood as Pagurus forbesii. Based on morphological observations with various species of Pagurus, and molecular studies, a new species is described as P. pseudosculptimanus. An overview of species of Pagurus from the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea is provided.