Description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from southern Taiwan

Abstract The brackish-water crabs of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858, the most diverse genus in the family Varunidae, inhabit the estuaries or seashores influenced by freshwater. Ptychognathus sakaii, a new species from Kenting, southern Taiwan, is described in this study, with a comprehensive key to the ten species of this genus from Taiwan. This new species is similar to its congeners, but can be distinguished mainly by the features of the carapace, ambulatory legs, and male first gonopods.

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Main Authors: Hsu,Jhih-Wei, Shih,Hsi-Te, Li,Jheng-Jhang
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2022
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spelling oai:scielo:S0104-649720220001002002022-02-25Description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from southern TaiwanHsu,Jhih-WeiShih,Hsi-TeLi,Jheng-Jhang Decapoda morphology Ptychognathus sakaii species diversity taxonomy Abstract The brackish-water crabs of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858, the most diverse genus in the family Varunidae, inhabit the estuaries or seashores influenced by freshwater. Ptychognathus sakaii, a new species from Kenting, southern Taiwan, is described in this study, with a comprehensive key to the ten species of this genus from Taiwan. This new species is similar to its congeners, but can be distinguished mainly by the features of the carapace, ambulatory legs, and male first gonopods.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de CarcinologiaNauplius v.30 20222022-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972022000100200en10.1590/2358-2936e2022002
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Description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from southern Taiwan
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Li,Jheng-Jhang
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title Description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from southern Taiwan
title_short Description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from southern Taiwan
title_full Description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from southern Taiwan
title_fullStr Description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from southern Taiwan
title_full_unstemmed Description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from southern Taiwan
title_sort description of a new species of brackish-water crab of the genus ptychognathus stimpson, 1858 (crustacea: brachyura: varunidae) from southern taiwan
description Abstract The brackish-water crabs of the genus Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858, the most diverse genus in the family Varunidae, inhabit the estuaries or seashores influenced by freshwater. Ptychognathus sakaii, a new species from Kenting, southern Taiwan, is described in this study, with a comprehensive key to the ten species of this genus from Taiwan. This new species is similar to its congeners, but can be distinguished mainly by the features of the carapace, ambulatory legs, and male first gonopods.
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