A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo
A new species of tree-hole gecarcinucid freshwater crab, Arachnothelphusa merarapensis, is described from a primary dipterocarp forest near Merarap Hot Spring Resort in Lawas, northern Sarawak, Malaysia. This brings the number of species in the genus Arachnothelphusa found in Borneo to five, and i...
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| author | Jongkar, Grinang Pui, Yong Min Ng, Peter K. L. |
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| description | A new species of tree-hole gecarcinucid freshwater crab, Arachnothelphusa merarapensis, is described
from a primary dipterocarp forest near Merarap Hot Spring Resort in Lawas, northern Sarawak, Malaysia. This
brings the number of species in the genus Arachnothelphusa found in Borneo to five, and it is likely that more
species will be discovered from this island. The new species has preference for living in water-filled tree-holes,
which is the first record of a tree-hole crab for Southeast Asia. The habitat characteristics and distribution of this
new species are also discussed. |
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| spelling | unimas-103062016-10-21T01:11:51Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10306/ A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo Jongkar, Grinang Pui, Yong Min Ng, Peter K. L. QL Zoology SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling A new species of tree-hole gecarcinucid freshwater crab, Arachnothelphusa merarapensis, is described from a primary dipterocarp forest near Merarap Hot Spring Resort in Lawas, northern Sarawak, Malaysia. This brings the number of species in the genus Arachnothelphusa found in Borneo to five, and it is likely that more species will be discovered from this island. The new species has preference for living in water-filled tree-holes, which is the first record of a tree-hole crab for Southeast Asia. The habitat characteristics and distribution of this new species are also discussed. National University of Singapore 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10306/1/NO%207%20A%20new%20species%20of%20tree-hole%20dwelling%20freshwater%20crab%20of%20the%20genus%20Arachnothelphusa%20Ng%2C%201991%20%28abstract%29.pdf Jongkar, Grinang and Pui, Yong Min and Ng, Peter K. L. (2015) A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 63. pp. 454-460. ISSN 2345-7600 (electronic) ISSN 0217-2445 (print) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4CC4DC84-8F6E-4524-9D3F-BAA3C2DAF588 |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling Jongkar, Grinang Pui, Yong Min Ng, Peter K. L. A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo |
| title | A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo |
| title_full | A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo |
| title_fullStr | A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo |
| title_short | A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo |
| title_sort | new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus arachnothelphusa ng, 1991 (crustacea: decapoda: brachyura: gecarcinucidae) from northern sarawak, malaysia, borneo |
| topic | QL Zoology SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
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