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Issue: Vol. 5737 No. 3: 24 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.3.3
Page range: 349-371
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Colimene, a new genus for three species previously assigned to Dynomene Desmarest, 1823 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Dynomenidae)

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; 2 Conservatory Drive; Singapore 117377; Republic of Singapore.
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; 2 Conservatory Drive; Singapore 117377; Republic of Singapore.
Crustacea Dromiacea Dynomeninae taxonomy new genus key Indo-West Pacific

Abstract

The taxonomy of three species of Indo-West Pacific dynomenid crabs currently placed in Dynomene Desmarest, 1823: D. pugnatrix De Man, 1889, D. guamensis McLay, 2001, and D. kroppi Mclay, 2001, is reappraised. The three species differ significantly from Dynomene s. str., notably in the form of their infraorbital margins, thoracic sternums, male pleons, chelipeds and setation. As such, a new genus, Colimene gen. nov., is established for them. The type species, C. pugnatrix comb. nov., is redescribed and figured in detail on the basis of fresh material, and comparisons made with allied genera.

 

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How to Cite

Ng, P.K.L. & Ng, P.Y.C. (2025) Colimene, a new genus for three species previously assigned to Dynomene Desmarest, 1823 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Dynomenidae). Zootaxa, 5737 (3), 349–371. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.3.3