Lithodes formosae, a new species of king crab from Taiwan (crustacea: decapoda: lithodidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2332, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Ahyong, Shane T ^a   Chan, Tin Yam ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anomura; COI; King crabs; Lithodes; Lithodidae; New species; Western Pacific ocean

Indexed keywords

ANOMURA; CHACEON AFFINIS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIMULUS; LITHODES; LITHODES LONGISPINA; LITHODIDAE;

EID: 77954015155     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2332.1.5     Document Type: Article

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