Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo

Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo

The taxonomy of the semiterrestrial gecarcinucid crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) from Borneo is revised. The identity of L. cognettii s. str. is clarified and five new species: L. flavochela, L. limau, L. loi, L. padawan and L. sangon, are described from southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jongkar, Grinang, K. L. Ng, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum 2015
Subjects:
SF Animal culture
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/11943/
http://ir.unimas.my/11943/
http://ir.unimas.my/11943/1/No%202%20%28abstrak%29.pdf
id unimas-11943
recordtype eprints
spelling unimas-119432016-10-21T07:17:26Z http://ir.unimas.my/11943/ Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo Jongkar, Grinang K. L. Ng, Peter SF Animal culture The taxonomy of the semiterrestrial gecarcinucid crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) from Borneo is revised. The identity of L. cognettii s. str. is clarified and five new species: L. flavochela, L. limau, L. loi, L. padawan and L. sangon, are described from southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia. The species are characterised by their diagnostic live colours, structures of their carapaces, chelae, male abdomens and male first gonopods. They also occupy geographically discrete ranges, sometimes with different habitats. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum 2015-12-18 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/11943/1/No%202%20%28abstrak%29.pdf Jongkar, Grinang and K. L. Ng, Peter (2015) Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 63 (-). pp. 564-582. ISSN 0217-2445 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Local University
institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
building UNIMAS Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
language English
topic SF Animal culture
spellingShingle SF Animal culture
Jongkar, Grinang
K. L. Ng, Peter
Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo
description The taxonomy of the semiterrestrial gecarcinucid crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) from Borneo is revised. The identity of L. cognettii s. str. is clarified and five new species: L. flavochela, L. limau, L. loi, L. padawan and L. sangon, are described from southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia. The species are characterised by their diagnostic live colours, structures of their carapaces, chelae, male abdomens and male first gonopods. They also occupy geographically discrete ranges, sometimes with different habitats.
format Article
author Jongkar, Grinang
K. L. Ng, Peter
author_facet Jongkar, Grinang
K. L. Ng, Peter
author_sort Jongkar, Grinang
title Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo
title_short Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo
title_full Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo
title_fullStr Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab Lepidothelphusa cognettii (Nobili, 1903) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo
title_sort taxonomy of the semiterrestrial crab lepidothelphusa cognettii (nobili, 1903) (crustacea: decapoda: brachyura: gecarcinucidae), with descriptions of five new species from sarawak, malaysia, borneo
publisher Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
publishDate 2015
url http://ir.unimas.my/11943/
http://ir.unimas.my/11943/
http://ir.unimas.my/11943/1/No%202%20%28abstrak%29.pdf
first_indexed 2018-09-06T15:56:55Z
last_indexed 2018-09-06T15:56:55Z
_version_ 1610874267321237504

Similar Items