Binhthuanomon vinhtan, a new genus and new species of semi-terrestrial freshwater crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from south central Vietnam

VAN TU DO; VAN THO LE; DOAN DANG PHAN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4052.1.6

Issue: Vol. 4052 No. 1: 1 Dec. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-12-01

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.1.6

Page range: 117–126

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Binhthuanomon vinhtan, a new genus and new species of semi-terrestrial
freshwater crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from south central Vietnam

VAN TU DO⁺⁻
VAN THO LE⁺⁻
DOAN DANG PHAN⁺⁻

Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam

Institute of Tropical Biology (ITB), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 85 Tran Quoc Toan, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Corresponding author.

Crustacea Binhthuanomon new genus new species endangered species conservation Vietnam

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Abstract

A new genus and new species of semi-terrestrial crab of the family Potamidae, Binhthuanomon vinhtan n. sp., is described from south central Vietnam. The new genus is morphologically closest to Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 2003, and Balssipotamon Dang & Ho, 2008, in the shapes of the carapace and first gonopod but is easily distinguished by distinct carapace characteristics and gonopod 1 structures, and the habitat occupied.