Johngarthia cocoensis, a new species of Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Author
Perger, Robert
Author
Vargas, Rita
Author
Wall, Adam
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Zootaxa
2011
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57
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journal article
46699
10.5281/zenodo.277812
96327166-d6b8-47d3-893f-517c372c5bcd
1175-5326
277812
Key to Pacific Ocean species of
Johngarthia
1. Outer apical lobe of third maxilliped merus as long as or longer than inner apical lobe, outer apical lobe lateral border rounded (
Fig. 5
D)...................................................................................
J. planatus
- Outer apical lobe of third maxilliped merus shorter than inner apical lobe, outer apical lobe lateral border relatively straight. 2
2. Third maxilliped merus longer than wide, inner apical lobe not reaching epistomal tooth, lobes mostly separated in resting position, palp of third maxilliped merus partly exposed (
Fig. 5
B).................................
J. cocoensis
n. sp.
- Third maxilliped merus as long as wide, inner apical lobe reaching epistomal tooth, lobes mostly overlapping in resting position, concealing palp of third maxilliped merus (
Fig. 5
C)...........................................
J. malpilensis