Redescription of Vellumnus penicillatus (Gordon, 1930) from Hong Kong and description of a new species from Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea (Crustacea: Brachyura: Pilumnidae)
Author
Ng, Peter K. L.
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore.
Author
Clark, Paul F.
Conservatory Drive, Singapore 117377, Republic of Singapore. & Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum. Cromwell Road, London SW
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Nauplius
2023
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2023-05-22
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2023014
journal article
10.1590/2358-2936e2023014
2358-2936
31ABBD35-9781-4D92-82E7-A3BCF8BB61BF
Genus
Vellumnus
Ng, 2010
Type
species
.
Pilumnus labyrinthicus
Miers, 1884
, by original designation.
Remarks
. Of the five
Vellumnus
species
originally recognised,
Ng (2010)
expressed doubt about the assignment of
V. vermiculatus
(A.
Milne-Edwards, 1873
)
to this genus stating that it may require transferring to
Lophoplax
Tesch, 1918
. Examination of
type
specimens as well as material from the West Pacific were examined and the carapace characters show it is closer to
Lophoplax
, notably in the hepatic, gastric, and intestinal regions being swollen and setae covering the surfaces around them (see also
Maenosono, 2019
; Trivedi et al., 2022). It has since been transferred to this genus (
Ng and Rahayu, 2023
).