On a new genus and new species of xanthid crab (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthinae) from the South China Sea, with notes on the genus Liagore De Haan, 1833

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2345-2360

  Ng, Peter K L ^a   Chen, H L ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

New genus; New species; South China Sea; Xanthidae

Indexed keywords

CRAB; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; LIAGORE; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 3042689606     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930310001647352     Document Type: Article

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