A new deep-sea crab, genus Chaceon, from the Arabian Sea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Geryonidae)
The sixth nominal species of Chaceon to be recorded from the western Indian Ocean is named from a specimen collected off Somalia in 504-506 meters. Chaceon somaliensis, n. sp., resembles C. macphersoni (Manning and Holthuis, 1988) and differs from the other four species known from the area in having the dactylus of the walking legs dorsoventrally depressed. It differs from C. macphersoni in having slenderer legs, a smoother body, and a much deeper, evenly curved orbit.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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| Subjects: | Biology, holotypes, new species, comparative studies, museum collections, taxonomy, marine crustaceans, deep-sea crabs, Chaceon, Geryonidae, Somalia, Arabian Sea, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31861 |
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