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- Title
A review of the varunid crab genus Parapyxidognathus Ward, 1941 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae), with descriptions of two new species.
- Authors
Hsu, Jhih-Wei; Shih, Hsi-Te
- Abstract
Species of Parapyxidognathus Ward, 1941 are distributed across tropical Indo-West Pacific to temperate downstream rivers and in estuaries. The genus previously included only one species, Parapyxidognathus deianira (De Man, 1888). We examined specimens from Parapyxidognathus and its closely related genus, Pyxidognathus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 from the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific, focusing on their morphological characters. The results also support the reclassification of Pyxidognathus fluviatilis Alcock, 1900 into Parapyxidognathus , as well as the establishment of two new species from the western Pacific, Pa. tshiansue sp. nov. and Pa. ongia sp. nov. The identity of the species is supported by evidence from mitochondrial 16S rDNA and cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) genes. There are now four species in Parapyxidognathus distinguishable by the characters of the anterolateral teeth of the carapace, the pleon, and the first gonopods of the male, and the female vulvae.
- Subjects
DECAPODA; CRABS; CYTOCHROME oxidase; SPECIES; RECOMBINANT DNA
- Publication
Journal of Crustacean Biology, 2024, Vol 44, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0278-0372
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jcbiol/ruae022