On a collection of Leucosioidea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Papua New Guinea, with the description of a new species
Author
Galil, Bella S.
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2015
2015-11-23
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2015.155
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Arcania gracilis
(
Henderson, 1893
)
Arcania septemspinosa
var.
gracilis
Henderson, 1893: 403
(
type
locality: Gulf of Martaban,
Myanmar
).
Arcania gracilis
–
Galil 2001a: 184
, figs 2c, 5d, synonymy. —
Galil & Ng 2007: 82
, fig. 1f (color photo).
Material examined
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
,
Sepik
River: BIOPAPUA Stn CP 3702,
03°57’ S
,
144°40’ E
,
80–91 m
,
1 Oct. 2010
,
1 ♀
, ovi, cl
14.7 mm
;
1 ♀
, cl
14.1 mm
(MNHN-IU-2013-7013). BIOPAPUA Stn CP 3702,
03°57’ S
,
144°40’ E
,
80–91 m
,
1 Oct. 2010
,
1 ♂
, cl
10.6 mm
;
1 ♀
, ovi, cl
14.5 mm
(MNHN-IU-2013-7014).
Distribution
Red Sea to Solomon Is,
Vanuatu
,
New Caledonia
; at depths of
21–366 m
(
Galil 2001
,
2007
;
Galil & Ng 2007
,
2010
).