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Description of
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female (ASIZCR-000463).
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Carapace approximately 1.3 times longer than broad, longitudinally ovate in outline, posterior half rounded, laterally inflated, broadest at posterior 2/3 of CL, surface moderately sculptured, anterior half covered with numerous rounded and conical tubercles; anterior 1/3 of carapace moderately deflected at about 40°, strongly depressed; front broadly concave between both IOA, each armed with 1 distinct acute spine, lined with about 10 stout conical tubercles, median one likewise acute; protogastric region strongly sunken as a broad invert-V shaped depression, medially lined with 2 prominent acute spines, laterally extending to hepatic regions, mesogastric region slightly inflated, armed with 2 medial and 1 lateral spines above the protogastric depression, gastric and cardiac regions separated by a shallow but distinct H-shaped groove, posteriorly furnished with small, well-separated small granules; ALA triangular, distinctly lower than, and anteriorly as protruding as front, externally lined with small conical tubercles, devoid of prominent spines, posterior of ALA lined with a small patch of conical spines on hepatic region along the anterolateral margin; ALA laterally confluent with posterolateral margin, entire, unarmed, convex (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FD2DE836FCD4FB7D" box="[753,845,1127,1153]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
). Pterygostomial region mildly granular, completely fused dorsally with carapace, devoid of suture (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FD76E8DAFCBCFB59" box="[682,805,1163,1189]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 6C, D</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BB436E3D250FF93FF1BE8FEFAE8FA39" blockId="9.[151,1437,587,2018]" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">
Surface of basal plate of antennular peduncle granular, dorsally depressed, elongated triangular, mesial margin bearing distinct basal lobe, mesial-distal angle acute (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FD3CE882FCAEFB11" box="[736,823,1235,1261]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Eyestalk short and stout, dorsally lined with numerous small conical spines, cornea terminal (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FD89E8A6FD28FAED" box="[597,689,1271,1297]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Buccal frame broad, quadrate, not completely covered by both MXP3, leaving a medial void as broad as the external maxilliped. Epistome medially of a rounded elevation, surface longitudinally crested, lateral of which each lined with well-defined longitudinal crest (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FBBBE96EFB5BFAA5" box="[1127,1218,1343,1369]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 6D</figureCitation>
). MXP3 depressed, mildly granular, ischium mesial-distal lobe semi-circular, mesial margin convex; merus mesially lined with one plumo-denticulate setae on internal surface (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FD4FE9D6FD69FA5D" box="[659,752,1415,1441]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 6G</figureCitation>
). MXL1 mesially of 6 elongated and 4 shorter simple setae along mesial margin, 2 short simple setae on basal margin, and 1 elongated setae on external surface (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FAD6E9FAFAFDFA39" box="[1290,1380,1451,1477]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 6H</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BB436E3D250FF90FF1BE99EFACCFF29" blockId="9.[151,1437,587,2018]" lastBlockId="10.[151,1437,150,501]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="484" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">
Chelipeds symmetrical; merus longitudinally ovate, granular along dorsal and ventral margins; carpus triangular in lateral view, externally armed with numerous conical spines, distally armed with one prominent spine; palm dorsally with approximately 9 conical tubercles, externally depressed, proximally of flattened granules, internally inflated and proximally elevated, granular patch extending to about 2/3 of palm height; fingers shorter than palm, moderately deflexed, much compressed, distally criss-crossing, dactylus proximally armed with 2 small conical tubercles (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FED2EAD2FEF3F961" box="[270,362,1667,1693]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1317,1341]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,190,1284]" captionTargetId="figure-18@14.[151,1436,181,1293]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, chela, external view; B, E, G, I, left P2 to P5, posterior view; C, left P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; D, F, H, J, left P2 to P5, lateral view; K, right PLP1; L, left PLP2; M, left PLP3. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in C, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716178" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716178/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 7A</figureCitation>
). P2 to P5 armed from coxae to propodi, on coxae to ischium ventrally of stout tubercles, on meri to propodi also of conical tubercles along dorsal (external) surfaces; each dactylus articulated dorso-ventrally, tapering into a fine tip (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FE46EA9AFD92F919" box="[410,523,1739,1765]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1317,1341]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,190,1284]" captionTargetId="figure-18@14.[151,1436,181,1293]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, chela, external view; B, E, G, I, left P2 to P5, posterior view; C, left P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; D, F, H, J, left P2 to P5, lateral view; K, right PLP1; L, left PLP2; M, left PLP3. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in C, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716178" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716178/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 7BJ</figureCitation>
). P2 merus subquadrate, 1.5 times as long as broad, dorsally armed with numerous conical tubercles, increasing in size laterally, distal-ventral angle distinctly produced anteriorly, strongly tuberculate, posterior surface lined with short prominent denticulate crest subparallel to distal-ventral margin; carpus likewise stout, distally produced as a tuberculate rim overhanging articulation with propodus; propodus externally armed with small conical tubercles; dactylus unarmed (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FD15EB0AFCD1F889" box="[713,840,1883,1909]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1317,1341]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,190,1284]" captionTargetId="figure-18@14.[151,1436,181,1293]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, chela, external view; B, E, G, I, left P2 to P5, posterior view; C, left P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; D, F, H, J, left P2 to P5, lateral view; K, right PLP1; L, left PLP2; M, left PLP3. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in C, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716178" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716178/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 7BD</figureCitation>
). P3 merus trapezoidal, 1.2 times as long as broad, strongly spinose, distally lined with longitudinal depression on posterior surface; carpus distally rimmed but less prominent than P2; dactylus armed proximally by 2 indistinct rounded tubercles (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D250FF93FBC7EBF2FB14F841" box="[1051,1165,1955,1982]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1317,1341]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,190,1284]" captionTargetId="figure-18@14.[151,1436,181,1293]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, chela, external view; B, E, G, I, left P2 to P5, posterior view; C, left P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; D, F, H, J, left P2 to P5, lateral view; K, right PLP1; L, left PLP2; M, left PLP3. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in C, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716178" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716178/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="483">Fig. 7E, F</figureCitation>
). P4 merus subquadrate, 1.2 times as long as broad; merus to propodus along extensor margin lined with numerous small conical tubercles; dactylus unarmed (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D253FF90FEB1ECC6FE73FF4D" box="[365,490,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1317,1341]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,190,1284]" captionTargetId="figure-18@14.[151,1436,181,1293]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, chela, external view; B, E, G, I, left P2 to P5, posterior view; C, left P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; D, F, H, J, left P2 to P5, lateral view; K, right PLP1; L, left PLP2; M, left PLP3. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in C, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716178" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716178/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="484">Fig. 7G, H</figureCitation>
). P5 merus subtriangular, 1.4 times as long as broad; merus and carpus covered with small conical tubercles; propodus 1.4 times as long as broad, surfaces smooth; dactylus unarmed (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D253FF90FB3CECEAFADEFF29" box="[1248,1351,187,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1317,1341]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,190,1284]" captionTargetId="figure-18@14.[151,1436,181,1293]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, chela, external view; B, E, G, I, left P2 to P5, posterior view; C, left P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; D, F, H, J, left P2 to P5, lateral view; K, right PLP1; L, left PLP2; M, left PLP3. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in C, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716178" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716178/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="484">Fig. 7I, J</figureCitation>
).
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Thoracic sternum broad, anterior plate subquadrate, somites 3 and 4 fused, approximately 1.5 times as broad as long, anteriorly rimmed, transversely lined with a band of five stout tubercles, tips rounded, laterally each armed with two close-set tubercles, medial of the fused somite sparsely furnished with approximately 12 small rounded granules, of which four slightly larger; lateral margins of somites 4 and 5 (opposite to respectively P1 and P2 coxae) lined with rounded tubercles; somites 4 to 7 medially depressed; somite 6 bearing obliquely ovate gonopore, laterally sheltered by an anteriorly convex hood, somite 7 lined with distinct median line; sutures 4/5, 5/6 and 7/8 medially interrupted, suture 6/7 nearly confluent, progressing into a mesial rhomboid depression (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D253FF90FB04EDE6FAB6FE2D" box="[1240,1327,439,465]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="484">Fig. 6E</figureCitation>
). PLP1 to PLP3 uniramous (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D253FF90FEBEED8AFE7DFE09" box="[354,484,475,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1317,1341]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,190,1284]" captionTargetId="figure-18@14.[151,1436,181,1293]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, chela, external view; B, E, G, I, left P2 to P5, posterior view; C, left P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; D, F, H, J, left P2 to P5, lateral view; K, right PLP1; L, left PLP2; M, left PLP3. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in C, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716178" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716178/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="484">Fig. 7KM</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D253FF90FF4BEB44FE8CF8D1" bold="true" box="[151,277,1813,1837]" pageId="10" pageNumber="484">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Overall habitus of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D253FF90FE03EB44FD4AF8D1" box="[479,723,1813,1837]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="484">Opecarcinus ngankeeae</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD253FF90FD00EB44FCB7F8D1" box="[732,814,1813,1837]" pageId="10" pageNumber="484" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, A, holotype female 618-E2 (2.2 × 2.8 mm); B, G, J, 0827- C2 (3.4 × 3.9 mm); C, K, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); D, 0827-C3 (2.8 × 3.2 mm); E, 618-E1 (2.3 × 3.2 mm); F, 0827-C1 (2.8 × 3.6 mm); H, L, 0827-C6 (3.1 × 3.7 mm); I, 0827-C9 (3.1 × 3.5 mm); M, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); N, 0827-C-M2 (2.1 × 2.7 mm). AM, females; N, male. AD, live coloration; EN, preserved coloration after at least five months in ethanol. AI, before cleaning, showing heavily fouled anterior portion of carapace; JM, specimens with carapace cleaned to show overall habitus.
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FF4BEF72FE8AFCC7" bold="true" box="[151,275,803,827]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Length measurements of various structures: A, maxilla 1 (MXL1); B, chela (P1); C, first ambulatory leg (P2).
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<paragraph id="8BB436E3D252FF91FF1BEFDFFD25FB83" blockId="11.[151,1437,909,2016]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FF1BEFDFFC5BFC5B" bold="true" box="[199,962,909,936]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Note on variation in ornamentation of female thoracic sternites.</emphasis>
Among the nine intact female individuals examined (CW
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), ornamentation on the anterior plate of thoracic sternum shows some variation (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FF43EF87FEA8FC0C" box="[159,305,981,1008]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 6E, IL</figureCitation>
). The transverse row is comprised of around 10, but less than 12, stout tubercles with rounded tips; transverse row might be medially confluent or briefly interrupted. Immediately below this transverse row numerous small rounded granules are often present, up to 10, and at least two to four might be more easily observed, all sparsely-spaced from each other. Thoracic sternite 5 is laterally lined with rounded granules along the margins, and also on the lateral part of the sternite (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FD9CE837FD29FB83" box="[576,688,1125,1152]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[205,1383,189,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[197,1391,181,1851]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov. Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716176/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 6IL</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D252FF91FF1BE8D8FE4FFAEC" blockId="11.[151,1437,909,2016]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FF1BE8D8FC5EFB5F" bold="true" box="[199,967,1161,1188]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">
Description of
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male, 1.7 ×
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(ASIZCR-000465).
</emphasis>
Carapace ornamentation similar but less elaborate than in females; front concave, lined with numerous denticles, median spine wanting; IOA each armed with prominent spine; protogastric depression laterally extending to hepatic region; posterior half sparsely covered with low granules (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FEB3E8A7FE50FAEC" box="[367,457,1270,1296]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D252FF91FF1BE94BFEBBF9CC" blockId="11.[151,1437,909,2016]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">
P1 more robust than in females, merus short, prismatic, dorsally spinose; carpus short, rhomboid, distally likewise armed with one prominent spine; chela externally depressed, dorsal half of low conical tubercles, internally inflated dorsal to medial surface granular (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FDB0E933FD5BFA80" box="[620,706,1378,1404]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
); fingers shorter than palm, internally excavated, mildly deflexed, dactylus granular on proximal 1/4 (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FDF6E9D7FD1DFA5C" box="[554,644,1414,1440]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8C</figureCitation>
). P2 merus 1.8 times as long as broad, subquadrate, dorsally strongly spinose, distal-anterior margin armed with conical tubercles; carpus and propodus likewise externally granular, granules on the anterior surface more prominent (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FD15E99FFCDCFA14" box="[713,837,1486,1512]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8D, E</figureCitation>
). P5 merus longitudinally ovate, 1.5 times as long as broad, dorsally spinose, ventrally armed with spinules on distal angle; carpus to dactylus surfaces smooth, unarmed (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FF43EA47FE8CF9CC" box="[159,277,1558,1584]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8F, G</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D252FF91FF1BEA6BFC9FF918" blockId="11.[151,1437,909,2016]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">
Thoracic sternum similar to that of female (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FD43EA6BFD6EF9A8" box="[671,759,1594,1620]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8H</figureCitation>
). Pleon overall outline longitudinally ovate, lateral margins of telson to somite 3 confluent, arched; telson twice as broad as long (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FCA6EA0FFC5EF984" box="[890,967,1630,1656]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8I</figureCitation>
). G1 slender, dorso-ventrally compressed, tapering into a fine, rounded tip, curved gently laterally, mesial margin rimmed on distal 1/3, lateral margin lined with several fine setae along lateral margin (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FD56EAF7FD67F93C" box="[650,766,1702,1728]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8J, K</figureCitation>
). G2 likewise strongly compressed, about 1/3 length of G1, inserted at base, tip slightly notched medially (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FD7EEA9BFD60F918" box="[674,761,1738,1764]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[232,1355,604,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-215@15.[225,1362,597,1793]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716180" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716180/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 8L</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D252FF91FF1BEABCFAAEF864" blockId="11.[151,1437,909,2016]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FF1BEABCFE61F8FB" bold="true" box="[199,504,1773,1799]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Live coloration (females).</emphasis>
Anterior depression dark brown, posterior of which lined on each side two oblique chestnut brown streaks of varying length and intensity on an off-whitish background, giving a gradient of variation between distinct brown streaks on a whitish carapace (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FCC5EB67FC36F8AC" box="[793,943,1846,1872]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1813,1837]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,525,1789]" captionTargetId="figure-179@10.[151,1435,525,1789]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 3. Overall habitus of Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., A, holotype female 618-E2 (2.2 × 2.8 mm); B, G, J, 0827- C2 (3.4 × 3.9 mm); C, K, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); D, 0827-C3 (2.8 × 3.2 mm); E, 618-E1 (2.3 × 3.2 mm); F, 0827-C1 (2.8 × 3.6 mm); H, L, 0827-C6 (3.1 × 3.7 mm); I, 0827-C9 (3.1 × 3.5 mm); M, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); N, 0827-C-M2 (2.1 × 2.7 mm). AM, females; N, male. AD, live coloration; EN, preserved coloration after at least five months in ethanol. AI, before cleaning, showing heavily fouled anterior portion of carapace; JM, specimens with carapace cleaned to show overall habitus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716170" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716170/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 3EJ, L</figureCitation>
), to overall light brown, oblique stripe on branchial, and patch on cardiac and intestine regions off-white (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FC86EB0BFC29F888" box="[858,944,1882,1908]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1813,1837]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,525,1789]" captionTargetId="figure-179@10.[151,1435,525,1789]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 3. Overall habitus of Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., A, holotype female 618-E2 (2.2 × 2.8 mm); B, G, J, 0827- C2 (3.4 × 3.9 mm); C, K, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); D, 0827-C3 (2.8 × 3.2 mm); E, 618-E1 (2.3 × 3.2 mm); F, 0827-C1 (2.8 × 3.6 mm); H, L, 0827-C6 (3.1 × 3.7 mm); I, 0827-C9 (3.1 × 3.5 mm); M, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); N, 0827-C-M2 (2.1 × 2.7 mm). AM, females; N, male. AD, live coloration; EN, preserved coloration after at least five months in ethanol. AI, before cleaning, showing heavily fouled anterior portion of carapace; JM, specimens with carapace cleaned to show overall habitus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716170" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716170/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 3K</figureCitation>
) and anteriorly tinted with rusty brown with white markings not apparent (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FE3AEB2FFDDCF864" box="[486,581,1918,1944]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1813,1837]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,525,1789]" captionTargetId="figure-179@10.[151,1435,525,1789]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 3. Overall habitus of Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., A, holotype female 618-E2 (2.2 × 2.8 mm); B, G, J, 0827- C2 (3.4 × 3.9 mm); C, K, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); D, 0827-C3 (2.8 × 3.2 mm); E, 618-E1 (2.3 × 3.2 mm); F, 0827-C1 (2.8 × 3.6 mm); H, L, 0827-C6 (3.1 × 3.7 mm); I, 0827-C9 (3.1 × 3.5 mm); M, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); N, 0827-C-M2 (2.1 × 2.7 mm). AM, females; N, male. AD, live coloration; EN, preserved coloration after at least five months in ethanol. AI, before cleaning, showing heavily fouled anterior portion of carapace; JM, specimens with carapace cleaned to show overall habitus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716170" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716170/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 3M</figureCitation>
); ambulatory leg segments each with one pale brown band (
<figureCitation id="13302A66D252FF91FB39EB2FFAB0F864" box="[1253,1321,1918,1944]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1813,1837]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,525,1789]" captionTargetId="figure-179@10.[151,1435,525,1789]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 3. Overall habitus of Opecarcinus ngankeeae sp. nov., A, holotype female 618-E2 (2.2 × 2.8 mm); B, G, J, 0827- C2 (3.4 × 3.9 mm); C, K, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); D, 0827-C3 (2.8 × 3.2 mm); E, 618-E1 (2.3 × 3.2 mm); F, 0827-C1 (2.8 × 3.6 mm); H, L, 0827-C6 (3.1 × 3.7 mm); I, 0827-C9 (3.1 × 3.5 mm); M, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); N, 0827-C-M2 (2.1 × 2.7 mm). AM, females; N, male. AD, live coloration; EN, preserved coloration after at least five months in ethanol. AI, before cleaning, showing heavily fouled anterior portion of carapace; JM, specimens with carapace cleaned to show overall habitus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12716170" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12716170/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FF1BEBF3FD07F847" bold="true" box="[199,670,1953,1980]" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Recorded hosts and form of domiciles.</emphasis>
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Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FD08EBF3FC96F840" box="[724,783,1954,1980]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">et al.</emphasis>
(2022)
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reported that
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FBD4EBF3FBBAF840" box="[1032,1059,1954,1980]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">O.</emphasis>
sp. SET6 inhabits plate-forming
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FF4BEB97FE95F823" box="[151,268,1990,2015]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Leptoseris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FEE3EB97FE0CF823" box="[319,405,1990,2015]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Pavona</emphasis>
species.
</taxonomicName>
Our material from Green Island,
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was collected from
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D252FF91FB4CEB97FAA6F823" box="[1168,1343,1990,2015]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="485">Pavona varians</emphasis>
(Verrill, 1864)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D255FF96FED1ECC6FE0FFF4D" box="[269,406,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="486">P. decussata</emphasis>
(Dana, 1846)
</taxonomicName>
. Both host species have massive, submassive or encrusting forms (
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). Domiciles openings crescent-shaped as typical of the genus, depths less than
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, perpendicular or oblique to the surface, and markedly dorso-ventrally flattened as of the general physique of the occupant (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D255FF96FF4BEBDDFE8AF858" bold="true" box="[151,275,1932,1956]" pageId="12" pageNumber="486">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Consensus tree resulted from Bayesian analysis based on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) marker, showing affiliations of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D255FF96FE08EBE0FDC7F834" box="[468,606,1968,1992]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="486">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D255FF96FDB9EBE1FD2CF834" bold="true" box="[613,693,1968,1992]" pageId="12" pageNumber="486">
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</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D255FF96FD39EBE0FD67F834" box="[741,766,1969,1992]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="486">O.</emphasis>
sp. SET6 among haplotypes of congeneric species. Only posterior probability values greater than 0.8 are shown. Details of newly obtained and reference sequences are provided in Table 1.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D254FF97FF4BEB03FE8DF897" bold="true" box="[151,276,1874,1899]" pageId="13" pageNumber="487">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D254FF97FEC7EB02FD96F897" box="[283,527,1875,1899]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="487">Opecarcinus ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD254FF97FDCBEB02FDF0F897" box="[535,617,1875,1899]" pageId="13" pageNumber="487" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, carapace; B, front, orbit and basal plate of antennular peduncle; C, carapace, lateral view; D, ventral view of anterior cephalothorax showing antennules, antenna, and epistome; E, thoracic sternites; F, left MXP3, external view; G, left MXP3 merus, internal view; H, left MXL1. Anterior plates of paratype females: I, 0827-C4 (2.7 × 3.1 mm); J, 0827-C5 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); K, 0827-C7 (2.4 × 2.9 mm); L, 0827-C8 (2.5 × 3.1 mm). Arrow in C marking the anterior direction.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FF4BE974FE8BFAC1" bold="true" box="[151,274,1317,1341]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FEC4E974FD92FAC1" box="[280,523,1317,1341]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Opecarcinus ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FDCDE974FDF8FAC1" bold="true" box="[529,609,1317,1341]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD257FF94FDCDE974FDF8FAC1" box="[529,609,1317,1341]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype female (2.2 × 2.8 mm): A, chela, external view; B, E, G, I, left P2 to P5, posterior view; C, left P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; D, F, H, J, left P2 to P5, lateral view; K, right PLP1; L, left PLP2; M, left PLP3. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in C, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C3116568D257FF94FF1BE9AAFD53F9C5" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D257FF94FF1BE9AAFD53F9C5" blockId="14.[151,1437,1531,2026]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FF1BE9AAFED7F9E9" bold="true" box="[199,334,1531,1557]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Etymology.</emphasis>
We take this opportunity to honor the late Dr. Ngan-Kee Ng, for her remarkable contributions to brachyuran taxonomy, particularly grapsoid crabs.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3116568D257FF94FF1BEA12FBB1F881" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D257FF94FF1BEA12FDEDF959" blockId="14.[151,1437,1531,2026]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FF1BEA12FEF8F9A1" bold="true" box="[199,353,1603,1629]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Distribution.</emphasis>
So far known from the Coral Triangle to
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: Lembeh and
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in
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, Semporna and Kudat in
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and
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,
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D257FF94FD85EA36FD64F97D" author="Xu, T. &amp; Bravo, H. &amp; Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T." box="[601,765,1639,1665]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" pagination="699 - 709" refId="ref14597" refString="Xu, T., Bravo, H., Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T. (2022) Diversity and distribution of gall crabs (Brachyura: Cryptochiride: Opecarcinus) associated with Agariciidae corals. Coral Reefs, 41, 699 - 709. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00338 - 021 - 02163 - 1" type="journal article" year="2022">
Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FD5EEA39FD23F97D" box="[642,698,1639,1665]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">et al.</emphasis>
2022
</bibRefCitation>
); Green Island,
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(this study), and possibly Nha Trang,
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D257FF94FED9EADAFE71F95A" author="Fize, A. &amp; Serene, R." box="[261,488,1675,1702]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" pagination="1 - 202" refId="ref12178" refString="Fize, A. &amp; Serene, R. (1957) Les Hapalocarcinides du Viet-Nam. Memoires de l'Institut Oceanographique de Nhatrang, 10, 1 - 202, pls. 1 - 18." type="journal article" year="1957">Fize &amp; Serène 1957</bibRefCitation>
; see below).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D257FF94FF1BEAFEFBB1F881" blockId="14.[151,1437,1531,2026]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FF1BEAFEFDEFF935" bold="true" box="[199,630,1711,1737]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
Placement in the genus
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.
</emphasis>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D257FF94FDA1EAE1FC10F935" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[637,905,1711,1738]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">Opecarcinus ngankeeae</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FC53EAFEFC71F935" bold="true" box="[911,1000,1711,1737]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD257FF94FC53EAFEFC71F935" box="[911,1000,1711,1737]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was collected from
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FB14EAE1FA87F935" box="[1224,1310,1712,1737]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Pavona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
corals, and recorded from
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FEE2EA85FE2AF911" box="[318,435,1748,1773]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Leptoseris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FE35EA85FDA6F911" box="[489,575,1748,1773]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Pavona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
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Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FD4FEA85FD52F911" box="[659,715,1747,1773]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">et al.</emphasis>
(2022)
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, which is in agreement with the coral family
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as an exclusive host for cryptochirids of the genus
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FD0FEAA9FCF8F8EE" box="[723,865,1784,1810]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D257FF94FCACEAA6FC64F8ED" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[880,1021,1783,1809]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp 1989</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. Morphological features as depicted above, especially the elaborate distal-mesial expansion on P2 merus, pterygostomial region completely fused with the vase-shaped carapace, and tuberculate anterior plate of thoracic sternum, warrant its placement in the genus
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FF4BEB35FEBCF882" box="[151,293,1892,1918]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as previously defined (
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;
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,
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3116568D257FF8AFF1BEBD6FACEF941" lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="490" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D257FF95FF1BEBD6FEA8FEBD" blockId="14.[151,1437,1531,2026]" lastBlockId="15.[151,1437,150,573]" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="489" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FF1BEBD6FDABF85D" bold="true" box="[199,562,1927,1953]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Comparison with congenerics.</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D257FF94FDE6EBD9FD76F85D" author="Xu, T. &amp; Bravo, H. &amp; Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T." box="[570,751,1927,1954]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" pagination="699 - 709" refId="ref14597" refString="Xu, T., Bravo, H., Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T. (2022) Diversity and distribution of gall crabs (Brachyura: Cryptochiride: Opecarcinus) associated with Agariciidae corals. Coral Reefs, 41, 699 - 709. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00338 - 021 - 02163 - 1" type="journal article" year="2022">
Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FDB8EBD9FD05F85D" box="[612,668,1927,1953]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">et al.</emphasis>
(2022)
</bibRefCitation>
provided genetic data for all described
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D257FF94FB73EBD9FA01F85D" box="[1199,1432,1927,1954]" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FB73EBD9FAA4F85E" box="[1199,1341,1928,1954]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
, except for
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D257FF94FECFEBFDFE29F839" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1936" box="[275,432,1963,1990]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granulatus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FECFEBFDFE29F839" box="[275,432,1963,1990]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">O. granulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(likely
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FDD7EBFDFDBFF83A" box="[523,550,1964,1990]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">O.</emphasis>
SET16), and
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FD1BEBFDFCC7F839" box="[711,862,1964,1990]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D257FF94FD1BEBFDFCC3F839" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" box="[711,858,1964,1990]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">O. aurantius</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
After further examination of the material putative species
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FF31EB81FE90F816" box="[237,265,2000,2026]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">O.</emphasis>
SET10 likely represents
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D257FF94FDC1EB81FD30F815" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" box="[541,681,2000,2026]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FDC1EB81FD30F815" box="[541,681,2000,2026]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">O. aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FD03EB81FC8FF815" box="[735,790,1999,2025]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">et al.</emphasis>
in prep). Both species do not cluster close to
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D257FF94FAD8EB81FA04F815" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[1284,1437,1999,2026]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="14" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D257FF94FAD8EB81FA04F815" box="[1284,1437,1999,2026]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="488">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FF4BECC6FF6AFF4D" bold="true" box="[151,243,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD256FF95FF4BECC6FF6AFF4D" box="[151,243,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D256FF95FE85ECC6FD9DFF4D" author="Xu, T. &amp; Bravo, H. &amp; Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T." box="[345,516,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" pagination="699 - 709" refId="ref14597" refString="Xu, T., Bravo, H., Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T. (2022) Diversity and distribution of gall crabs (Brachyura: Cryptochiride: Opecarcinus) associated with Agariciidae corals. Coral Reefs, 41, 699 - 709. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00338 - 021 - 02163 - 1" type="journal article" year="2022">
Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FE59ECC6FE26FF4D" box="[389,447,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">et al.</emphasis>
2022
</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 2). Based on genetic data,
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FCA8ECC6FB1AFF4D" box="[884,1155,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Opecarcinus ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FB50ECC6FB71FF4D" bold="true" box="[1164,1256,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD256FF95FB50ECC6FB71FF4D" box="[1164,1256,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is closest to
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FA5DECC6FA05FF4D" box="[1409,1436,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">O.</emphasis>
SET5 from
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Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FE92ECEAFE10FF29" box="[334,393,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">et al.</emphasis>
(2022)
</bibRefCitation>
.
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FE33ECEAFDE4FF29" box="[495,637,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
SET
</taxonomicName>
5 predominantly inhabits
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FC3DECEAFBCFFF28" box="[993,1110,187,212]" class="Anthozoa" family="Agariciidae" genus="Leptoseris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scleractinia" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FC3DECEAFBCFFF28" box="[993,1110,187,212]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Leptoseris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but has also been recorded from
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FF08EC8EFE2DFF05" baseAuthorityName="Lamarck" baseAuthorityYear="1816" box="[212,436,223,249]" class="Anthozoa" family="Agariciidae" genus="Pavona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scleractinia" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="explanulata">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FF08EC8EFE2DFF05" box="[212,436,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Pavona explanulata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FE35EC8EFDEDFF05" box="[489,628,223,249]" class="Anthozoa" family="Agariciidae" genus="Pavona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scleractinia" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FE35EC8EFDA6FF04" box="[489,575,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Pavona</emphasis>
spp.
</taxonomicName>
corals. There are marked differences in colour pattern of the two species (
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D256FF95FF43ED52FED3FEE1" author="Xu, T. &amp; Bravo, H. &amp; Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T." box="[159,330,259,285]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" pagination="699 - 709" refId="ref14597" refString="Xu, T., Bravo, H., Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T. (2022) Diversity and distribution of gall crabs (Brachyura: Cryptochiride: Opecarcinus) associated with Agariciidae corals. Coral Reefs, 41, 699 - 709. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00338 - 021 - 02163 - 1" type="journal article" year="2022">
Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FF17ED52FE9CFEE1" box="[203,261,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">et al.</emphasis>
2022
</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 2); further morphological comparisons will be included in a revision of the genus (Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FABFED52FA04FEE1" box="[1379,1437,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">et al.</emphasis>
unpublished).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D256FF95FF1BED1AFBD5FDC1" blockId="15.[151,1437,150,573]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
Based on morphology,
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FE10ED1AFD40FE99" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[460,729,331,357]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FE10ED1AFD40FE99" box="[460,729,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Opecarcinus ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FD3CED1AFCA3FE99" bold="true" box="[736,826,331,357]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD256FF95FD3CED1AFCA3FE99" box="[736,826,331,357]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
shares some resemblance with described congenerics, particularly with
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FE8BED3EFD0FFE75" box="[343,662,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FE8BED3EFE68FE74" authorityName="Edmondson" authorityYear="1925" box="[343,497,367,393]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Cryptochirus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="crescentus">O. crescentus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FE20ED3EFD0FFE75" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1936" box="[508,662,367,393]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granulatus">O. granulatus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FD10ED3EFCDEFE75" box="[716,839,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FD10ED3EFCDBFE75" box="[716,834,367,393]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peliops">O. peliops</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
The geographic distribution of these species includes the West Pacific (see
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D256FF95FE4EEDC2FD86FE51" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[402,543,403,429]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp 1989</bibRefCitation>
), and thus overlaps with the distribution range of
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FBBFEDC2FA99FE51" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[1123,1280,403,429]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FBBFEDC2FA99FE51" box="[1123,1280,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD256FF95FAD6EDC2FAFEFE51" box="[1290,1383,403,429]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FAD6EDC2FAF8FE51" bold="true" box="[1290,1377,403,429]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
The anterior plate of the female thoracic sternum of these species are all lined with fewer than ten tubercles, that are all well-spaced from each other.
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FE00ED8AFD58FE09" box="[476,705,475,501]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peliops">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FE00ED8AFD58FE09" box="[476,705,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Opecarcinus peliops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FC36ED8AFB1AFE09" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[1002,1155,475,501]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FC36ED8AFB1AFE09" box="[1002,1155,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FB54ED8AFB79FE09" bold="true" box="[1160,1248,475,501]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD256FF95FB54ED8AFB79FE09" box="[1160,1248,475,501]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
by the anteriorly notched P2 merus, and its strict association with
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FD65EDAEFCE1FDE5" authorityName="Vaughan" authorityYear="1907" box="[697,888,511,537]" class="Anthozoa" family="Agariciidae" genus="Pavona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scleractinia" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="duerdeni">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FD65EDAEFCE1FDE5" box="[697,888,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Pavona duerdeni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D256FF95FC5AEDAEFB81FDE5" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[902,1048,511,537]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
; Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FB91EDAEFB1CFDE5" box="[1101,1157,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">et al.</emphasis>
unpublished). Below we discuss the affinities of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FE7DEE72FDA2FDC1" box="[417,571,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FD9EEE72FD02FDC1" bold="true" box="[578,667,547,573]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD256FF95FD9EEE72FD02FDC1" box="[578,667,547,573]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
with
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FD07EE72FCEBFDC0" authorityName="Edmondson" authorityYear="1925" box="[731,882,547,573]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Cryptochirus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="crescentus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FD07EE72FCEBFDC0" box="[731,882,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">O. crescentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FC75EE72FBD5FDC1" box="[937,1100,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FC75EE72FBD1FDC1" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1936" box="[937,1096,547,573]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granulatus">O. granulatus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BB436E3D256FF95FF4BEB48FF41F83C" blockId="15.[151,1437,1817,1984]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FF4BEB48FE8AF8CD" bold="true" box="[151,275,1817,1841]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D256FF95FEC7EB48FD97F8CD" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[283,526,1817,1841]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FEC7EB48FD97F8CD" box="[283,526,1817,1841]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">Opecarcinus ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D256FF95FDCAEB48FDF7F8CD" bold="true" box="[534,622,1817,1841]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD256FF95FDCAEB48FDF0F8CD" box="[534,617,1817,1841]" pageId="15" pageNumber="489" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
paratype male (1.7 × 2.1 mm): A, carapace; B, cheliped (P1); C, chela, internal view; D, F, right P2 and P5, posterior view; E, right P2 merus to propodus, lateral view; G, right P5, lateral view; H, thoracic sternum showing intact right G1; I, pleon; J, left G1, mesial-ventral view; K, left G1, lateral-dorsal view; L, G2, lateral view. Annotations &quot;m&quot;, &quot;c&quot; and &quot;p&quot; in E, respectively, represent merus, carpus and propodus; anterior direction indicated by black arrow.
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The species
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was described by
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based on material from Johnston Island. This species was subsequently reported largely from Pacific waters by
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFBDEECEAFB4CFF29" author="Edmondson, C. H." box="[1026,1237,187,213]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="1 - 23" refId="ref12144" refString="Edmondson, C. H. (1933) Cryptochirus of the central Pacific. Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 10 (5), 1 - 23." type="journal article" year="1933">Edmondson (1933</bibRefCitation>
:
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(now
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), Pacific Ocean),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFDDCEC8EFD18FF05" author="Hiro, F." box="[512,641,223,249]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="149 - 151" refId="ref12574" refString="Hiro, F. (1938) A new coral-inhabiting crab, Pseudocryptochirus viridis gen. et sp. nov. (Hapalocarcinidae, Brachyura). Zoological Magazine, Tokyo, 50, 149 - 151." type="journal article" year="1938">Hiro (1938</bibRefCitation>
: Hawaii),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFD2BEC8EFC3BFF05" author="Utinomi, H." box="[759,930,223,249]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="687 - 731" refId="ref14153" refString="Utinomi, H. (1944) Studies on the animals inhabiting reef corals. III. A revision of the Family Hapalocarcinidae (Brachyura) with some remarks on their morphological peculiarities. Palao Tropical Biological Station Studies, 2, 687 - 731." type="journal article" year="1944">Utinomi (1944</bibRefCitation>
: Central Pacific),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFBACEC8EFAF8FF05" author="Fize, A. &amp; Serene, R." box="[1136,1377,222,249]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="1 - 202" refId="ref12178" refString="Fize, A. &amp; Serene, R. (1957) Les Hapalocarcinides du Viet-Nam. Memoires de l'Institut Oceanographique de Nhatrang, 10, 1 - 202, pls. 1 - 18." type="journal article" year="1957">Fize &amp; Serène (1957</bibRefCitation>
: Nha Trang,
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),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFEBDED52FE65FEE1" author="Serene, R." box="[353,508,259,285]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="30 - 41" refId="ref13496" refString="Serene, R. (1962) Species of Cryptochirus of Edmondson 1933 (Hapalocarcinidae). Pacific Science, 16, 30 - 41." type="journal article" year="1962">Serène (1962</bibRefCitation>
: Johnston Island),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFD0EED52FB9CFEE1" author="Amerson, A. B. Jr. &amp; Shelton, P. C." box="[722,1029,259,285]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="1 - 479" refId="ref11662" refString="Amerson, A. B. Jr. &amp; Shelton, P. C. (1976) The natural history of Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin, 192, 1 - 479. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00775630.192.1" type="journal article" year="1976">Amerson &amp; Shelton (1976</bibRefCitation>
:
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),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFB13ED52FF41FEBD" author="Takeda, M. &amp; Tamura, Y." pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="13 - 27" refId="ref13858" refString="Takeda, M. &amp; Tamura, Y. (1981) Coral-inhabiting crabs of the family Hapalocarcinidae from Japan. VIII. Genus Pseudocryptochirus and two new genera. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan, 36 (3), 13 - 27." type="journal article" year="1981">Takeda &amp; Tamura (1981</bibRefCitation>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFF3EED76FE87FEBD" author="Takeda, M. &amp; Tamura, Y." box="[226,286,295,321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="1 - 12" refId="ref13905" refString="Takeda, M. &amp; Tamura, Y. (1983) Coral-inhabiting Crabs of the Family Hapalocarcinidae from Japan. A small collection made at Kushimoto and Koza, Kii Peninsula IX. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology), 9, 1 - 12." type="journal article" year="1983">1983</bibRefCitation>
: Yaeyama,
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and Sagami Bay,
<collectingCountry id="F31C7673D249FF8AFD2FED76FCAEFEBD" box="[755,823,295,321]" name="Japan" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Japan</collectingCountry>
),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFC91ED76FC7BFEBD" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[845,994,295,321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp (1989</bibRefCitation>
,
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFBE5ED76FBECFEBD" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1081,1141,295,321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="521 - 538" refId="ref12732" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1994) The gall crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Cryptochiridae) of the Rumphius Expeditions revisited, with descriptions of three new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 42, 521 - 538." type="journal article" year="1994">1994</bibRefCitation>
: across Indo-Pacific from
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(
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),
<collectingCountry id="F31C7673D249FF8AFEB3ED1AFE48FE99" box="[367,465,331,357]" name="Vietnam" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F31C7673D249FF8AFE07ED1AFDD1FE99" box="[475,584,331,357]" name="Indonesia" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Moluccas</collectingCountry>
(
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), Central Pacific to Pacific coast of
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),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFB18ED1AFA00FE99" author="Ng, P. K. L. &amp; Davie, P. J. F." box="[1220,1433,331,357]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="369 - 384" refId="ref12923" refString="Ng, P. K. L. &amp; Davie, P. J. F. (2002) A checklist of the brachyuran crabs of Phuket and western Thailand. Phuket Marine. Biological Center Special Publication, 23 (2), 369 - 384." type="journal article" year="2002">Ng &amp; Davie (2002</bibRefCitation>
:
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,
<collectingCountry id="F31C7673D249FF8AFF2AED3EFEC7FE75" box="[246,350,367,393]" name="Thailand" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Thailand</collectingCountry>
),
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFEA8ED3EFDCDFE75" author="Paulay, G. &amp; Kropp, R. &amp; Ng, P. K. L. &amp; Eldredge, L. G." box="[372,596,367,393]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="456 - 513" refId="ref13139" refString="Paulay, G., Kropp, R., Ng, P. K. L. &amp; Eldredge, L. G. (2003) The crustaceans and pycnogonids of the Mariana Islands. Micronesica, 35 - 36, 456 - 513." type="book chapter" year="2003">
Paulay
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFE16ED3EFD9CFE75" box="[458,517,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">et al.</emphasis>
(2003
</bibRefCitation>
: Mariana Ils), and
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFCEEED3EFC6AFE75" author="Wei, T. - P. &amp; Hwang, J. - S. &amp; Tsai, M. - L. &amp; Fang, L. - S." box="[818,1011,367,393]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="1063 - 1077" refId="ref14380" refString="Wei, T. - P., Hwang, J. - S., Tsai, M. - L. &amp; Fang, L. - S. (2006) New records of gallcrabs (Decapoda, cryptochiridae) from Orchid Island, Taiwan, northwestern Pacific. Crustaceana, 78 (9), 1063 - 1077. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 156854005775361025" type="journal article" year="2006">
Wei
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFCB5ED3EFC3DFE75" box="[873,932,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">et al.</emphasis>
(2006
</bibRefCitation>
: Orchid Island (Lanyu), Taiwan). As shown by
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFEDBEDC2FE21FE51" author="Xu, T. &amp; Bravo, H. &amp; Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T." box="[263,440,403,429]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="699 - 709" refId="ref14597" refString="Xu, T., Bravo, H., Paulay, G. &amp; van der Meij, S. E. T. (2022) Diversity and distribution of gall crabs (Brachyura: Cryptochiride: Opecarcinus) associated with Agariciidae corals. Coral Reefs, 41, 699 - 709. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00338 - 021 - 02163 - 1" type="journal article" year="2022">
Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFEF3EDC2FEFFFE51" box="[303,358,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">et al.</emphasis>
(2022)
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,
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFE1EEDC2FDC9FE51" box="[450,592,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
exhibits substantial unrevealed diversity. For most of these records, whether each record represented the &quot;real&quot;
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFDC7EDE6FD2AFE2C" box="[539,691,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. crescentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
remains unverified. In
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,
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFBC7EDE6FB2AFE2C" box="[1051,1203,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. crescentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has so far only been reported from Orchid Island by
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFDD4ED8AFD49FE09" author="Wei, T. - P. &amp; Hwang, J. - S. &amp; Tsai, M. - L. &amp; Fang, L. - S." box="[520,720,475,501]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="1063 - 1077" refId="ref14380" refString="Wei, T. - P., Hwang, J. - S., Tsai, M. - L. &amp; Fang, L. - S. (2006) New records of gallcrabs (Decapoda, cryptochiridae) from Orchid Island, Taiwan, northwestern Pacific. Crustaceana, 78 (9), 1063 - 1077. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 156854005775361025" type="journal article" year="2006">
Wei
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFDE2ED8AFDE0FE09" box="[574,633,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">et al.</emphasis>
(2006)
</bibRefCitation>
. As for OTUs supported by genetic data,
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from Green Island matched
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFE44EDAEFE2AFDE5" box="[408,435,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O.</emphasis>
SET16 by
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Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFDBDEDAEFD02FDE5" box="[609,667,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">et al.</emphasis>
(2022)
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from
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,
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. This specimen likely represents
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFA5DEDAEFE89FDC1" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. granulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFE90EE72FE1CFDC1" box="[332,389,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">et al.</emphasis>
unpublished). We have not yet assessed or examined the material of
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFB48EE72FB36FDC1" box="[1172,1199,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O.</emphasis>
SET16 from
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in detail.
</paragraph>
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Compared with illustrations of the female
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provided by
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,
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFBBEEE3AFB64FD78" box="[1122,1277,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. crescentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
resembles
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFA5DEE3AFE96FD55" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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by the overall shape of carapace, and granulation on anterior plate of female thoracic sternum (
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: fig. 1b, d), but can distinguished by the following discernible characters in females: (1) front of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFA5DEEE2FE96FD0D" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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is medially armed with one slender spine (vs. devoid of prominent median tubercles;
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: fig. 1a); (2) protogastric depression deeply excavated, medially aligned with two slender spines (vs. depression moderate, sparsely lined with small conical tubercles;
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: fig. 1a); (3) female thoracic sternite anterior plate laterally armed with two closely set tubercles, and posterior of the granular row scattered with about 12 small low rounded tubercles (vs. anterior plate laterally of single rounded tubercle, and unornamented posterior to the granular row;
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D249FF8AFEE6EFDAFE49FC59" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[314,464,907,933]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp (1989</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 1d); (4) MXP3 merus internally lined with single plumo-denticulate seta (vs. 2;
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: fig. 1j); (5) MXL1 mesially lined with 5 medium-length simple setae (vs. 5 short setae), one elongated setae on external surface (vs. 1 short seta), and one short seta along basal (posterior) margin (vs. absent;
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: fig. 1k); (6) longer chela palm of 1.7 times as long as high (vs. 1.2 times;
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: fig. 1f), and (7) P5 merus distally arched along dorsal margin (vs. nearly straight, produced into an acute angle;
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: fig. 1h).
</paragraph>
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As for male crabs, both species differ by (1) G1 morphology, that of
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is comparatively slender, tapering into a fine tip, oriented anterolaterally at about 40°, and slightly constricted along the mesial margin at the medial 1.3 (vs. relative stout, distally rounded, oriented anterolaterally at about 30°;
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: fig. 2e); and (2) P2 merus transversely quadrate (vs. subovate;
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: fig.
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).
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<paragraph id="8BB436E3D249FF8AFF1BE89EFACEF941" blockId="16.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">
Among past records enumerated above, apart from topographic (and
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) material, specimens from
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and
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were illustrated by, respectively,
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and
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in considerable detail. In line drawings of the overall female habitus, provided by
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: fig. 10) the individual was clearly shown to be ornamented with multiple distinctly acute spines among conical tubercles, concave front, protogastric depression medially armed with acute spines, as well as an distally arched P5 merus. This matches
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFADDE90EFA04FA85" box="[1281,1437,1375,1401]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
instead of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFEB5E9D2FE66FA60" box="[361,511,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. crescentus</emphasis>
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, indicating their material from Nha Trang might at least partially include the herein described new species. In comparison, the illustration by
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: fig. 1A) showing the overall habitus of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFECDE99AFE33FA18" box="[273,426,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. crescentus</emphasis>
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depicted a carapace ornamented by conical tubercles and lower granules, devoid of any more slender or acute, H-shaped groove not indicated, and P5 merus dorsally nearly straight and distal angle slightly produced, do not correspond to the herein defined species
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFCF0EA42FC5EF9D1" box="[812,967,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
The SEM image of the carapace of a female identified as
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFE76EA66FDD8F9AC" box="[426,577,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. crescentus</emphasis>
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from
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, presented by
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Wei
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(2006
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: fig. 2G), shows a concave front, lined with numerous small conical tubercles but none being prominent, protogastric depression rather shallow, also probably do not represent
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFE62EA2EFDC0F965" box="[446,601,1663,1689]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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Genetic evidence shows material of both
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFB4EEA2EFB37F965" box="[1170,1198,1663,1689]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O.</emphasis>
SET6 and
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SET16 being present in Green Island,
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, indicating at least two
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFC90EAF2FC43F941" box="[844,986,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
species
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are found at nearby reefs.
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFF1BEA96FE42F91D" box="[199,475,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Cryptochirus granulatus</emphasis>
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, established based on material from
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(Indian Ocean), has been poorly understood since its description, and was considered a junior synonym of, as then,
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFB60EABAFE95F8D4" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Pseudocryptochirus crescentus</emphasis>
(
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)
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by
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. After examining the male
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deposited at the Natural History Museum, London,
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resurrected the species, and identified material he amassed in
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as
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFF4BEB06FE30F88D" box="[151,425,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">Opecarcinus granulatus</emphasis>
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. So far this species had been reported only from these two localities. Considering the form of male G1, that of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFE6DEB2AFDD2F869" box="[433,587,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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bears striking resemblances with
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D249FF8AFBF5EB2AFB5DF869" box="[1065,1220,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="490">O. granulatus</emphasis>
(
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)
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, both markedly along the constricted medial third along the mesial margin (
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Fig. 8J,
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and Kropp (1989: fig. 4e), and similarities are also observed in the overall form of carapace and chela. However, in terms of overall morphology, male crabs of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFEEBECC6FE4BFF4D" box="[311,466,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFE05ECC6FDAAFF4D" box="[473,563,151,177]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFDB7ECC6FC9FFF4D" box="[619,774,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. granulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished by: (1) the carapace of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFADEECC6FA04FF4D" box="[1282,1437,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFF4BECEAFF76FF29" bold="true" box="[151,239,187,213]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFF4BECEAFF76FF29" box="[151,239,187,213]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is covered with small, low granules along lateral and posterior portions of the posterior half (vs. &quot;smoother&quot;, bearing only small, sparsely-spaced small granules (
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: fig. 4a); (2) IOA each armed with one prominent spine (vs. devoid of prominent spines;
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24FFF8CFD86ED52FD7EFEE1" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[602,743,259,285]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp 1989</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 4a); (3) P1 carpus distally armed with prominent spine (vs. not armed); (4) P2 propodus internally smooth (vs. entirely armed with conical tubercles); and (5) P5 carpus extensor margin entire (vs. granulated). Females of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFD30ED1AFC13FE99" box="[748,906,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. granulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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, identified by
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, also differ from that of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFEB0ED3EFD9EFE75" box="[364,519,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFDD3ED3EFDF0FE75" bold="true" box="[527,617,367,393]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFDD3ED3EFDF0FE75" box="[527,617,367,393]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
by: (1) carapace with anterior 1/3 well distinguished from the latter (vs. not markedly differentiated in
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFE30EDC2FD1FFE51" box="[492,646,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFD50EDC2FD7CFE51" bold="true" box="[652,741,403,429]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFD50EDC2FD7CFE51" box="[652,741,403,429]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
); (2) thoracic sternum anterior plate lined with single tubercle posterior of granular row (vs. scattered with low granules); (3) P2 merus elongated, 1.7 times as long as broad (vs. 1.5 times); (4) P5 merus subquadrate (vs. P5 merus subtriangular, distally arched along dorsal margin); and (5) MXL devoid of seta on external surface (vs. lined with single elongated seta).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFF4BEDA3FE95FDF0" bold="true" box="[151,268,498,524]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Diagnostic morphological characters of the eight Indo-Pacific
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFC1CEDA3FBDEFDF0" box="[960,1095,498,524]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
species
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, summarized from
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and Van der Meij (2014), compared with
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BF807EDA3FE90FDCC" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFECCEE47FEFCFDCC" bold="true" box="[272,357,534,560]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD248FF8BFECCEE47FEFCFDCC" box="[272,357,534,560]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
For precise measurements, see Figure 4.
</paragraph>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEE1EFD83FD98" box="[369,538,591,612]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFEADEE1EFD90FD98" bold="true" box="[369,521,591,612]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BFEADEE1EFE73FD98" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[369,490,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFEADEE1EFE73FD98" bold="true" box="[369,490,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EE1EFD78FD98" box="[572,737,591,612]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BFDE0EE1EFD32FD98" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" box="[572,683,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFDE0EE1EFD32FD98" bold="true" box="[572,683,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFD24EE1EFCE5FD98" bold="true" box="[760,892,591,612]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BFD24EE1EFCCFFD98" box="[760,854,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cathyae">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFD24EE1EFCCFFD98" bold="true" box="[760,854,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. cathyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
van
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEE1EFBC3FD98" box="[931,1114,591,612]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BFC7FEE1EFB80FD98" baseAuthorityName="Edmondson" baseAuthorityYear="1925" box="[931,1049,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Pseudocryptochirus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="crescentus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFC7FEE1EFB80FD98" bold="true" box="[931,1049,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. crescentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEE1EFA95FD98" box="[1136,1292,591,612]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BFBACEE1EFB73FD98" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1936" box="[1136,1258,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granulatus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFBACEE1EFB73FD98" bold="true" box="[1136,1258,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. granulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EE1EFA4DFD98" box="[1324,1492,591,612]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BFAF0EE1EFA0CFD98" box="[1324,1429,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lobifrons">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFAF0EE1EFA0CFD98" bold="true" box="[1324,1429,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. lobifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EE1EF91BFD98" box="[1517,1666,591,612]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BFA31EE1EF9DCFD98" box="[1517,1605,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peliops">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFA31EE1EF9DCFD98" bold="true" box="[1517,1605,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. peliops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EE1EF8ADFD98" box="[1689,1844,591,612]" gridcol="9" gridrow="0" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BF945EE1EF962FD98" box="[1689,1787,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pholeter">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BF945EE1EF962FD98" bold="true" box="[1689,1787,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. pholeter</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EE1EF87FFD98" box="[1866,2022,591,612]" gridcol="10" gridrow="0" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BF896EE1EF847FD98" bold="true" box="[1866,2014,591,612]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D248FF8BF896EE1EF843FD98" authority="Kropp" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" box="[1866,2010,591,612]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sierra">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BF896EE1EF801FD98" bold="true" box="[1866,1944,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">O. sierra</emphasis>
Kropp
</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
</th>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEE3CFD83FD7E" box="[369,538,621,642]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFEADEE3CFE0EFD7E" bold="true" box="[369,407,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">nov.</emphasis>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EE3CFD78FD7E" box="[572,737,621,642]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFDE0EE3CFD37FD7E" bold="true" box="[572,686,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">Kropp, 1989</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFD24EE3CFCE5FD7E" bold="true" box="[760,892,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">der Meij, 2014</emphasis>
</td>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFC7FEE3CFBCAFD7E" bold="true" box="[931,1107,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
(
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)
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEE3CFA95FD7E" box="[1136,1292,621,642]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFBACEE3CFB78FD7E" bold="true" box="[1136,1249,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D248FF8BFBAAEE3CFB42FD7E" author="Shen, C. - J." box="[1142,1243,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" pagination="21 - 26" refId="ref13609" refString="Shen, C. - J. (1936) Notes on the family Hapalocarcinidae (coral-infesting crabs) with description of two new species. Hong Kong Naturalist Supplement, 5, 21 - 26." type="journal article" year="1936">Shen, 1936</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EE3CFA4DFD7E" box="[1324,1492,621,642]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D248FF8BFAF0EE3CFA04FD7E" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1324,1437,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFAF0EE3CFA04FD7E" bold="true" box="[1324,1437,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">Kropp, 1989</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D248FF8BFA31EE3CF9C6FD7E" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1517,1631,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BFA31EE3CF9C6FD7E" bold="true" box="[1517,1631,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">Kropp, 1989</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D248FF8BF945EE3CF893FD7E" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1689,1802,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BF945EE3CF893FD7E" bold="true" box="[1689,1802,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">Kropp, 1989</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D248FF8BF896EE3CF8ECFD7E" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1866,1909,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D248FF8BF896EE3CF8ECFD7E" bold="true" box="[1866,1909,621,642]" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">1989</emphasis>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD2480065FF7EEEF2FF6EFD44" box="[162,247,675,696]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">FEMALE</th>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FED3EEF2FEC3FD44" box="[271,346,675,696]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">carapace</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEEF2FD83FD44" box="[369,538,675,696]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• moderately</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EEF2FD78FD44" box="[572,737,675,696]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• strongly deflexed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EEF2FC18FD44" box="[760,897,675,696]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• moderately</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEEF2FBC3FD44" box="[931,1114,675,696]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• moderately</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEEF2FA95FD44" box="[1136,1292,675,696]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• flattened</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EEF2FA4DFD44" box="[1324,1492,675,696]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• flattened</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EEF2F91BFD44" box="[1517,1666,675,696]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• strongly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EEF2F8ADFD44" box="[1689,1844,675,696]" gridcol="9" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• flattened</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EEF2F87FFD44" box="[1866,2022,675,696]" gridcol="10" gridrow="2" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• strongly</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEE91F87FFD29" box="[162,2022,704,725]" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEE91FD83FD29" box="[369,538,704,725]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">deflexed anteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EE91FD78FD29" box="[572,737,704,725]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">anteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EE91FC18FD29" box="[760,897,704,725]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">deflexed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEE91FBC3FD29" box="[931,1114,704,725]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">deflexed anteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEE91FA95FD29" box="[1136,1292,704,725]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">anteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EE91FA4DFD29" box="[1324,1492,704,725]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">anteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EE91F91BFD29" box="[1517,1666,704,725]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">deflexed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EE91F8ADFD29" box="[1689,1844,704,725]" gridcol="9" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">anteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EE91F87FFD29" box="[1866,2022,704,725]" gridcol="10" gridrow="3" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">deflexed</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEE8FF87FFD0F" box="[162,2022,734,755]" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEE8FFD83FD0F" box="[369,538,734,755]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front armed with</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EE8FFD78FD0F" box="[572,737,734,755]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front lined with</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EE8FFC18FD0F" box="[760,897,734,755]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">anteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEE8FFBC3FD0F" box="[931,1114,734,755]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front lacking</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEE8FFA95FD0F" box="[1136,1292,734,755]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• anterior and</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EE8FFA4DFD0F" box="[1324,1492,734,755]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front lacking</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EE8FF91BFD0F" box="[1517,1666,734,755]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">anteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EE8FF8ADFD0F" box="[1689,1844,734,755]" gridcol="9" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front lacking</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EE8FF87FFD0F" box="[1866,2022,734,755]" gridcol="10" gridrow="4" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">anteriorly</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEEAAF87FFCEC" box="[162,2022,763,784]" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEEAAFD83FCEC" box="[369,538,763,784]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent median</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EEAAFD78FCEC" box="[572,737,763,784]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent median</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EEAAFC18FCEC" box="[760,897,763,784]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front lacking</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEEAAFBC3FCEC" box="[931,1114,763,784]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent median</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEEAAFA95FCEC" box="[1136,1292,763,784]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">posterior portion</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EEAAFA4DFCEC" box="[1324,1492,763,784]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent median</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EEAAF91BFCEC" box="[1517,1666,763,784]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front armed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EEAAF8ADFCEC" box="[1689,1844,763,784]" gridcol="9" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent median</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EEAAF87FFCEC" box="[1866,2022,763,784]" gridcol="10" gridrow="5" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front lacking</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEF49F87FFCD1" box="[162,2022,792,813]" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEF49FD83FCD1" box="[369,538,792,813]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EF49FD78FCD1" box="[572,737,792,813]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EF49FC18FCD1" box="[760,897,792,813]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEF49FBC3FCD1" box="[931,1114,792,813]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEF49FA95FCD1" box="[1136,1292,792,813]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">clearly delineated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EF49FA4DFCD1" box="[1324,1492,792,813]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EF49F91BFCD1" box="[1517,1666,792,813]" gridcol="8" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">with prominent</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EF49F8ADFCD1" box="[1689,1844,792,813]" gridcol="9" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EF49F87FFCD1" box="[1866,2022,792,813]" gridcol="10" gridrow="6" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent median</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEF67F87FFCB7" box="[162,2022,822,843]" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEF67FD83FCB7" box="[369,538,822,843]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• inner orbital angle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EF67FD78FCB7" box="[572,737,822,843]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• gastric region</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EF67FC18FCB7" box="[760,897,822,843]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">median tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEF67FBC3FCB7" box="[931,1114,822,843]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• inner orbital angle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEF67FA95FCB7" box="[1136,1292,822,843]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• front lacking</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EF67FA4DFCB7" box="[1324,1492,822,843]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• inner orbital lobes</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EF67F91BFCB7" box="[1517,1666,822,843]" gridcol="8" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">median tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EF67F8ADFCB7" box="[1689,1844,822,843]" gridcol="9" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• gastric region</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EF67F87FFCB7" box="[1866,2022,822,843]" gridcol="10" gridrow="7" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">tubercle</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEF02F87FFC94" box="[162,2022,851,872]" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEF02FD83FC94" box="[369,538,851,872]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">each armed with</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EF02FD78FC94" box="[572,737,851,872]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">with dense</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EF02FC18FC94" box="[760,897,851,872]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• anterior</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEF02FBC3FC94" box="[931,1114,851,872]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">each armed with</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEF02FA95FC94" box="[1136,1292,851,872]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent median</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EF02FA4DFC94" box="[1324,1492,851,872]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">each armed with</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EF02F91BFC94" box="[1517,1666,851,872]" gridcol="8" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• inner orbital</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EF02F8ADFC94" box="[1689,1844,851,872]" gridcol="9" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">of well-separated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EF02F87FFC94" box="[1866,2022,851,872]" gridcol="10" gridrow="8" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• gastric region</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEF21F87FFC79" box="[162,2022,880,901]" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEF21FD83FC79" box="[369,538,880,901]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EF21FD78FC79" box="[572,737,880,901]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">patch of conical</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EF21FC18FC79" box="[760,897,880,901]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">half scattered</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEF21FBC3FC79" box="[931,1114,880,901]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEF21FA95FC79" box="[1136,1292,880,901]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EF21FA4DFC79" box="[1324,1492,880,901]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EF21F91BFC79" box="[1517,1666,880,901]" gridcol="8" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">angle each armed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EF21F8ADFC79" box="[1689,1844,880,901]" gridcol="9" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">rounded tubercles</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EF21F87FFC79" box="[1866,2022,880,901]" gridcol="10" gridrow="9" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">anteriorly with</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEFDFF87FFC5F" box="[162,2022,910,931]" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEFDFFD83FC5F" box="[369,538,910,931]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• mesogastric</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EFDFFD78FC5F" box="[572,737,910,931]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">tubercles of similar</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EFDFFC18FC5F" box="[760,897,910,931]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">with conical</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEFDFFBC3FC5F" box="[931,1114,910,931]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• mid-1/3 of carapace</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEFDFFA95FC5F" box="[1136,1292,910,931]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• inner orbital</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EFDFFA4DFC5F" box="[1324,1492,910,931]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">advancing beyond</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EFDFF91BFC5F" box="[1517,1666,910,931]" gridcol="8" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">with prominent</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EFDFF8ADFC5F" box="[1689,1844,910,931]" gridcol="9" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• gastric-cardiac</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EFDFF87FFC5F" box="[1866,2022,910,931]" gridcol="10" gridrow="10" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">dense patch of</td>
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<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEFFAF87FFC3C" box="[162,2022,939,960]" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEFFAFD83FC3C" box="[369,538,939,960]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">depression with 2</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0EFFAFD78FC3C" box="[572,737,939,960]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">size</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EFFAFC18FC3C" box="[760,897,939,960]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">tubercles,</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEFFAFBC3FC3C" box="[931,1114,939,960]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">scattered with</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEFFAFA95FC3C" box="[1136,1292,939,960]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">angle each armed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0EFFAFA4DFC3C" box="[1324,1492,939,960]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">exorbital lobes</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EFFAF91BFC3C" box="[1517,1666,939,960]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EFFAF8ADFC3C" box="[1689,1844,939,960]" gridcol="9" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">regions lined with</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EFFAF87FFC3C" box="[1866,2022,939,960]" gridcol="10" gridrow="11" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">conical spines,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEF99F87FFC21" box="[162,2022,968,989]" gridrow="12" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-7="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEF99FD83FC21" box="[369,538,968,989]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">prominent and 1</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EF99FC18FC21" box="[760,897,968,989]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">posterior half</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FEF99FBC3FC21" box="[931,1114,968,989]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">rounded tubercles</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEF99FA95FC21" box="[1136,1292,968,989]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">with prominent</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EF99F91BFC21" box="[1517,1666,968,989]" gridcol="8" gridrow="12" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• gastric region</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EF99F8ADFC21" box="[1689,1844,968,989]" gridcol="9" gridrow="12" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">3 longitudinal</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EF99F87FFC21" box="[1866,2022,968,989]" gridcol="10" gridrow="12" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">posteriorly</td>
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<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EEFB7F87FFC07" box="[162,2022,998,1019]" gridrow="13" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-7="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADEFB7FD83FC07" box="[369,538,998,1019]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">lateral spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24EFB7FC18FC07" box="[760,897,998,1019]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">smooth</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACEFB7FA95FC07" box="[1136,1292,998,1019]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31EFB7F91BFC07" box="[1517,1666,998,1019]" gridcol="8" gridrow="13" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">of well-separated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945EFB7F8ADFC07" box="[1689,1844,998,1019]" gridcol="9" gridrow="13" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">grooves</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896EFB7F87FFC07" box="[1866,2022,998,1019]" gridcol="10" gridrow="13" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">grading into</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EE852F87FFBE4" box="[162,2022,1027,1048]" gridrow="14" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-9="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACE852FA95FBE4" box="[1136,1292,1027,1048]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• mesogastric</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31E852F91BFBE4" box="[1517,1666,1027,1048]" gridcol="8" gridrow="14" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">conical tubercles</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896E852F87FFBE4" box="[1866,2022,1027,1048]" gridcol="10" gridrow="14" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">rounded tubercles</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EE871F87FFBC9" box="[162,2022,1056,1077]" gridrow="15" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACE871FA95FBC9" box="[1136,1292,1056,1077]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">region sparsely</td>
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<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EE86FF87FFBAF" box="[162,2022,1086,1107]" gridrow="16" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACE86FFA95FBAF" box="[1136,1292,1086,1107]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">scattered with</td>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACE80AFA95FB8C" box="[1136,1292,1115,1136]" gridcol="6" gridrow="17" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">conical tubercles</td>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FED3E94CFEC3FACE" box="[271,346,1309,1330]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">MXP3</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADE94CFD83FACE" box="[369,538,1309,1330]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• merus with 1</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0E94CFD78FACE" box="[572,737,1309,1330]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• merus with 5</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FD24E94CFC18FACE" box="[760,897,1309,1330]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">-</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FE94CFBC3FACE" box="[931,1114,1309,1330]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• merus with 2</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACE94CFA95FACE" box="[1136,1292,1309,1330]" gridcol="6" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• merus with 3</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0E94CFA4DFACE" box="[1324,1492,1309,1330]" gridcol="7" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• merus with 1</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31E94CF91BFACE" box="[1517,1666,1309,1330]" gridcol="8" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• merus with</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945E94CF8ADFACE" box="[1689,1844,1309,1330]" gridcol="9" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• merus with 4</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896E94CF87FFACE" box="[1866,2022,1309,1330]" gridcol="10" gridrow="18" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• merus with 2</td>
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<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EE96BF87FFAB3" box="[162,2022,1338,1359]" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADE96BFD83FAB3" box="[369,538,1338,1359]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">plumo-denticulate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0E96BFD78FAB3" box="[572,737,1338,1359]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">plumo-denticulate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FE96BFBC3FAB3" box="[931,1114,1338,1359]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">plumo-denticulate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACE96BFA95FAB3" box="[1136,1292,1338,1359]" gridcol="6" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">plumo-denticulate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0E96BFA4DFAB3" box="[1324,1492,1338,1359]" gridcol="7" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">plumo-denticulate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31E96BF91BFAB3" box="[1517,1666,1338,1359]" gridcol="8" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">4 plumo-</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945E96BF8ADFAB3" box="[1689,1844,1338,1359]" gridcol="9" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">plumo-denticulate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896E96BF87FFAB3" box="[1866,2022,1338,1359]" gridcol="10" gridrow="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">plumo-denticulate</td>
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<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EE906F87FFA90" box="[162,2022,1367,1388]" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FEADE906FD83FA90" box="[369,538,1367,1388]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">seta</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FDE0E906FD78FA90" box="[572,737,1367,1388]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">setae</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FC7FE906FBC3FA90" box="[931,1114,1367,1388]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">setae</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FBACE906FA95FA90" box="[1136,1292,1367,1388]" gridcol="6" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">setae</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FAF0E906FA4DFA90" box="[1324,1492,1367,1388]" gridcol="7" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">seta</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31E906F91BFA90" box="[1517,1666,1367,1388]" gridcol="8" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">denticulate setae</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F945E906F8ADFA90" box="[1689,1844,1367,1388]" gridcol="9" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">setae</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065F896E906F87FFA90" box="[1866,2022,1367,1388]" gridcol="10" gridrow="20" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">setae</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EE924F87FFA76" box="[162,2022,1397,1418]" gridrow="21" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-9="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31E924F91BFA76" box="[1517,1666,1397,1418]" gridcol="8" gridrow="21" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">• carpus to</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D2480065FF7EE9C3F87FFA5B" box="[162,2022,1426,1447]" gridrow="22" pageId="17" pageNumber="491" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-9="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD2480065FA31E9C3F91BFA5B" box="[1517,1666,1426,1447]" gridcol="8" gridrow="22" pageId="17" pageNumber="491">dactylus dilated</td>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FF4BED82FE93FE11" bold="true" box="[151,266,467,493]" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
(Continued)
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FEBAEE47FE17FDB5" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88FEBAEE47FE7EFDD0" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[358,487,534,556]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FEBAEE47FE7EFDD0" bold="true" box="[358,487,534,556]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88FDEDEE47FD30FDB5" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FDEDEE47FD30FDB5" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FDEDEE47FD3EFDD0" bold="true" box="[561,679,534,556]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. aurantius</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24BFF88FDEDEE62FD30FDB5" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[561,681,563,585]" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88FD31EE47FCE0FDB5" authority="van der Meij, 2014" authorityName="van der Meij" authorityYear="2014" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cathyae">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FD31EE47FCE0FDB5" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FD31EE47FCC8FDD0" bold="true" box="[749,849,534,556]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. cathyae</emphasis>
van der Meij, 2014
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88FC4BEE56FC55FDA4" authority="(Edmondson, 1925)" baseAuthorityName="Edmondson" baseAuthorityYear="1925" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Pseudocryptochirus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="crescentus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FC4BEE56FC55FDA4" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FC4BEE56FB8CFDE1" bold="true" box="[919,1045,519,541]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. crescentus</emphasis>
(
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)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FBB9EE56FA9EFDA4" box="[1125,1287,519,600]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88FBB9EE47FB45FDB5" authority="(Shen, 1936)" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1936" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granulatus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FBB9EE47FB45FDB5" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FBB9EE47FB7EFDD0" bold="true" box="[1125,1255,534,556]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. granulatus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24BFF88FBB7EE62FB4EFDB5" author="Shen, C. - J." box="[1131,1239,563,585]" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" pagination="21 - 26" refId="ref13609" refString="Shen, C. - J. (1936) Notes on the family Hapalocarcinidae (coral-infesting crabs) with description of two new species. Hong Kong Naturalist Supplement, 5, 21 - 26." type="journal article" year="1936">Shen, 1936</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FAFCEE56FA20FDA4" box="[1312,1465,519,600]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88FAFCEE47FA00FDB5" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lobifrons">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FAFCEE47FA00FDB5" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FAFCEE47FA09FDD0" bold="true" box="[1312,1424,534,556]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. lobifrons</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24BFF88FAFCEE62FA00FDB5" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1312,1433,563,585]" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FA3EEE56F9EFFDA4" box="[1506,1654,519,600]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88FA3EEE47F9C3FDB5" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peliops">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FA3EEE47F9C3FDB5" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88FA3EEE47F9A6FDD0" bold="true" box="[1506,1599,534,556]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. peliops</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24BFF88FA3EEE62F9C3FDB5" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1506,1626,563,585]" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24B0065F951EE56F886FDA4" box="[1677,1823,519,600]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88F951EE47F89CFDB5" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pholeter">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88F951EE47F89CFDB5" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88F951EE47F96FFDD0" bold="true" box="[1677,1782,534,556]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. pholeter</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24BFF88F951EE62F89CFDB5" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1677,1797,563,585]" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD24B0065F8E3EE56F845FDA4" box="[1855,2012,519,600]" gridcol="9" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24BFF88F8E3EE47F8F5FDB5" authority="Kropp, 1989 MXL" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="18" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sierra">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88F8E3EE47F8F5FDB5" bold="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24BFF88F8E3EE47F808FDD0" bold="true" box="[1855,1937,534,556]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">O. sierra</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24BFF88F84BEE47F8F5FDB5" author="Kropp, R. K." pageId="18" pageNumber="492" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</th>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24B0065FED8EE3EF845FC55" box="[260,2012,623,937]" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FED8EE3EFEA7FC55" box="[260,318,623,937]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">MXL1</th>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FEBAEE3EFD83FC55" box="[358,538,623,937]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• 6 elongated anterior simple setae • 5 intermediatelength posterior simple setae • 1 short seta along posterior margin • 1 elongated seta on external surface</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FDEDEE3EFD53FC55" box="[561,714,623,937]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• 13 elongated anterior simple setae • 3 short posterior simple setae • 2 short setae along posterior margin</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FD31EE3EFCE0FC55" box="[749,889,623,937]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">-</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FC4BEE3EFBD7FC55" box="[919,1102,623,937]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• 8 elongated anterior simple setae • 5 short posterior simple setae • 1 short seta on external surface</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FBB9EE3EFA9EFC55" box="[1125,1287,623,937]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• 8 elongated anterior simple setae • 5 short lower mesial setae • 1 short seta along posterior margin</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FAFCEE3EFA20FC55" box="[1312,1465,623,937]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• 7 elongated anterior simple setae • 5 intermediatelength posterior simple setae • 1 short seta on external surface</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FA3EEE3EF9EFFC55" box="[1506,1654,623,937]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• 8 elongated anterior simple setae • 5 short posterior simple setae • 1 elongated seta on external surface, distally exceeding mesial margin of MXL1</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065F951EE3EF886FC55" box="[1677,1823,623,937]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• 9 elongated anterior simple setae • 5 intermediatelength posterior simple setae • 1 short, stout seta along posterior margin • 2 short setae on external surface</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065F8E3EE3EF845FC55" box="[1855,2012,623,937]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• 9 elongated anterior simple setae • 5 short posterior simple setae • 4 short setae along mesialposterior angle</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24B0065FED8E85CF845FB49" box="[260,2012,1037,1205]" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FED8E85CFEA7FB49" box="[260,318,1037,1205]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">P1</th>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FEBAE85CFD83FB49" box="[358,538,1037,1205]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.7 times as long as high • carpus distally armed with prominent spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FDEDE85CFD53FB49" box="[561,714,1037,1205]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.8 times as long as high • carpus distally armed with prominent spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FD31E85CFCE0FB49" box="[749,889,1037,1205]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.3 times as long as high</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FC4BE85CFBD7FB49" box="[919,1102,1037,1205]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.2 times as long as high • carpus distal spine present or absent</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FBB9E85CFA9EFB49" box="[1125,1287,1037,1205]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.5 times as long as high • carpus distally armed with prominent spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FAFCE85CFA20FB49" box="[1312,1465,1037,1205]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.7 times as long as high • carpus distally armed with prominent spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FA3EE85CF9EFFB49" box="[1506,1654,1037,1205]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.2 times as long as high • carpus distally lacking prominent spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065F951E85CF886FB49" box="[1677,1823,1037,1205]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.8 times as long as high • carpus distally armed with prominent spine</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065F8E3E85CF845FB49" box="[1855,2012,1037,1205]" gridcol="9" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• chela palm 1.5 times as long as high • carpus distally lacking prominent spine</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24B0065FED8E96AF845FA1F" box="[260,2012,1339,1507]" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">
<th id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FED8E96AFEA7FA1F" box="[260,318,1339,1507]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">P2</th>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FEBAE96AFD83FA1F" box="[358,538,1339,1507]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subquadrate, 1.5 times as long as high</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FDEDE96AFD53FA1F" box="[561,714,1339,1507]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subquadrate, 1.7 times as long as high</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FD31E96AFCE0FA1F" box="[749,889,1339,1507]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subovate, 1.8 times as long as height</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FC4BE96AFBD7FA1F" box="[919,1102,1339,1507]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subovate, 1.3 times as long as high</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FBB9E96AFA9EFA1F" box="[1125,1287,1339,1507]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subovate, 1.7 times as long as high</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FAFCE96AFA20FA1F" box="[1312,1465,1339,1507]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subovate, 1.7 times as long as high</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065FA3EE96AF9EFFA1F" box="[1506,1654,1339,1507]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subovate, 1.4 times as long as high • merus dorsally notched</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065F951E96AF886FA1F" box="[1677,1823,1339,1507]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subquadrate, 1.6 times as long as high</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24B0065F8E3E96AF845FA1F" box="[1855,2012,1339,1507]" gridcol="9" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="492">• merus subquadrate, 1.6 times as long as high</td>
</tr>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FF4BEDAEFE93FDE5" bold="true" box="[151,266,511,537]" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
(Continued)
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FEBAEE10FE17FD89" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FEBAEE10FE7EFDAB" bold="true" box="[358,487,577,599]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24AFF89FDEDEE10FD30FD89" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FDEDEE10FD30FD89" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FDEDEE10FD3EFDAB" bold="true" box="[561,679,577,599]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. aurantius</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24AFF89FD31EE10FCE0FD89" authority="van der Meij, 2014" authorityName="van der Meij" authorityYear="2014" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cathyae">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FD31EE10FCE0FD89" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FD31EE10FCC8FDAB" bold="true" box="[749,849,577,599]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. cathyae</emphasis>
van der Meij, 2014
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24AFF89FC4BEE62FC55FD7F" authority="(Edmondson, 1925)" baseAuthorityName="Edmondson" baseAuthorityYear="1925" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Pseudocryptochirus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="crescentus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FC4BEE62FC55FD7F" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FC4BEE62FB8CFDB5" bold="true" box="[919,1045,563,585]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. crescentus</emphasis>
(
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)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9EE62FA9FFD7F" box="[1125,1286,563,643]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24AFF89FBB9EE10FB45FD89" authority="(Shen, 1936)" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1936" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granulatus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FBB9EE10FB45FD89" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FBB9EE10FB7EFDAB" bold="true" box="[1125,1255,577,599]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. granulatus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24AFF89FBB7EE0EFB4EFD89" author="Shen, C. - J." box="[1131,1239,607,629]" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" pagination="21 - 26" refId="ref13609" refString="Shen, C. - J. (1936) Notes on the family Hapalocarcinidae (coral-infesting crabs) with description of two new species. Hong Kong Naturalist Supplement, 5, 21 - 26." type="journal article" year="1936">Shen, 1936</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCEE62FA5EFD7F" box="[1312,1479,563,643]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24AFF89FAFCEE10FA00FD89" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lobifrons">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FAFCEE10FA00FD89" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FAFCEE10FA09FDAB" bold="true" box="[1312,1424,577,599]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. lobifrons</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24AFF89FAFCEE0EFA00FD89" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1312,1433,607,629]" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EEE62F9EDFD7F" box="[1506,1652,563,643]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24AFF89FA3EEE10F9C3FD89" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peliops">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FA3EEE10F9C3FD89" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89FA3EEE10F9A6FDAB" bold="true" box="[1506,1599,577,599]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. peliops</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24AFF89FA3EEE0EF9C3FD89" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1506,1626,607,629]" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EE62F886FD7F" box="[1677,1823,563,643]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24AFF89F951EE10F89CFD89" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pholeter">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89F951EE10F89CFD89" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89F951EE10F96FFDAB" bold="true" box="[1677,1782,577,599]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. pholeter</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24AFF89F951EE0EF89CFD89" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1677,1797,607,629]" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24AFF89F8E3EE10F8F5FD89" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sierra">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89F8E3EE10F8F5FD89" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24AFF89F8E3EE10F808FDAB" bold="true" box="[1855,1937,577,599]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">O. sierra</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24AFF89F84BEE10F8F5FD89" author="Kropp, R. K." pageId="19" pageNumber="493" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAEECAFD83FD4C" box="[358,538,667,688]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDEECAFD50FD4C" box="[561,713,667,688]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31EECAFC18FD4C" box="[749,897,667,688]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BEECAFBD6FD4C" box="[919,1103,667,688]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9EECAFA9FFD4C" box="[1125,1286,667,688]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCEECAFA5EFD4C" box="[1312,1479,667,688]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EEECAF9EDFD4C" box="[1506,1652,667,688]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EECAF886FD4C" box="[1677,1823,667,688]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3EECAF845FD4C" box="[1855,2012,667,688]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• merus</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8EEE9F845FD31" box="[260,2012,696,717]" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAEEE9FD83FD31" box="[358,538,696,717]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subtriangular, 1.5</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDEEE9FD50FD31" box="[561,713,696,717]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subqraduate, 1.9</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31EEE9FC18FD31" box="[749,897,696,717]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subquadrate, 2.0</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BEEE9FBD6FD31" box="[919,1103,696,717]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subtriangular, 1.4</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9EEE9FA9FFD31" box="[1125,1286,696,717]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subquadrate, 1.7</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCEEE9FA5EFD31" box="[1312,1479,696,717]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subqraduate, 2.1</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EEEE9F9EDFD31" box="[1506,1652,696,717]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subqraduate, 1.8</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EEE9F886FD31" box="[1677,1823,696,717]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subtriangular,</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3EEE9F845FD31" box="[1855,2012,696,717]" gridcol="9" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">subqraduate, 1.7</td>
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<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8EE84F845FD16" box="[260,2012,725,746]" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAEE84FD83FD16" box="[358,538,725,746]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">times as long as</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDEE84FD50FD16" box="[561,713,725,746]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">times as long as</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31EE84FC18FD16" box="[749,897,725,746]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">times longer than</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BEE84FBD6FD16" box="[919,1103,725,746]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">times as long as</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9EE84FA9FFD16" box="[1125,1286,725,746]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">times as long as</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCEE84FA5EFD16" box="[1312,1479,725,746]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">times as long as</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EEE84F9EDFD16" box="[1506,1652,725,746]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">times as long as</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EE84F886FD16" box="[1677,1823,725,746]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">1.8 times as long</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3EE84F845FD16" box="[1855,2012,725,746]" gridcol="9" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">times as long</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8EEA2F845FCF4" box="[260,2012,755,776]" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAEEA2FD83FCF4" box="[358,538,755,776]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">high, dorsal margin</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDEEA2FD50FCF4" box="[561,713,755,776]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">broad</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31EEA2FC18FCF4" box="[749,897,755,776]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">broad, dorsal</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BEEA2FBD6FCF4" box="[919,1103,755,776]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">broad, dorsal margin</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9EEA2FA9FFCF4" box="[1125,1286,755,776]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">broad</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCEEA2FA5EFCF4" box="[1312,1479,755,776]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">broad</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EEEA2F9EDFCF4" box="[1506,1652,755,776]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">broad</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EEA2F886FCF4" box="[1677,1823,755,776]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">as broad, dorsal</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3EEA2F845FCF4" box="[1855,2012,755,776]" gridcol="9" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">as broad, dorsal</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8EF41F845FCD9" box="[260,2012,784,805]" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAEF41FD83FCD9" box="[358,538,784,805]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">distally arched</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDEF41FD50FCD9" box="[561,713,784,805]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31EF41FC18FCD9" box="[749,897,784,805]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin smooth,</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BEF41FBD6FCD9" box="[919,1103,784,805]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">distally produced</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9EF41FA9FFCD9" box="[1125,1286,784,805]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCEF41FA5EFCD9" box="[1312,1479,784,805]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EEF41F9EDFCD9" box="[1506,1652,784,805]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EF41F886FCD9" box="[1677,1823,784,805]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin mildly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3EF41F845FCD9" box="[1855,2012,784,805]" gridcol="9" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin mildly</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8EF7CF845FCBE" box="[260,2012,813,834]" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAEF7CFD83FCBE" box="[358,538,813,834]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDEF7CFD50FCBE" box="[561,713,813,834]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31EF7CFC18FCBE" box="[749,897,813,834]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">nearly straight</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BEF7CFBD6FCBE" box="[919,1103,813,834]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9EF7CFA9FFCBE" box="[1125,1286,813,834]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCEF7CFA5EFCBE" box="[1312,1479,813,834]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin distally</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EEF7CF9EDFCBE" box="[1506,1652,813,834]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EF7CF886FCBE" box="[1677,1823,813,834]" gridcol="8" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">arched</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3EF7CF845FCBE" box="[1855,2012,813,834]" gridcol="9" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">arched</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8EF1AF845FC9C" box="[260,2012,843,864]" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-7="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAEF1AFD83FC9C" box="[358,538,843,864]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31EF1AFC18FC9C" box="[749,897,843,864]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BEF1AFBD6FC9C" box="[919,1103,843,864]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCEF1AFA5EFC9C" box="[1312,1479,843,864]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EF1AF886FC9C" box="[1677,1823,843,864]" gridcol="8" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3EF1AF845FC9C" box="[1855,2012,843,864]" gridcol="9" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• carpus extensor</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8EF39F845FC81" box="[260,2012,872,893]" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31EF39FC18FC81" box="[749,897,872,893]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951EF39F886FC81" box="[1677,1823,872,893]" gridcol="8" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3EF39F845FC81" box="[1855,2012,872,893]" gridcol="9" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin entire</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E877F845FBC7" box="[260,2012,1062,1083]" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<th id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FED8E877FED0FBC7" box="[260,329,1062,1083]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">thoracic</th>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE877FD83FBC7" box="[358,538,1062,1083]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE877FD50FBC7" box="[561,713,1062,1083]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E877FC18FBC7" box="[749,897,1062,1083]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE877FBD6FBC7" box="[919,1103,1062,1083]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E877FA9FFBC7" box="[1125,1286,1062,1083]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCE877FA5EFBC7" box="[1312,1479,1062,1083]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE877F9EDFBC7" box="[1506,1652,1062,1083]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E877F886FBC7" box="[1677,1823,1062,1083]" gridcol="8" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E877F845FBC7" box="[1855,2012,1062,1083]" gridcol="9" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• anterior plate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E812F845FBA4" box="[260,2012,1091,1112]" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">
<th id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FED8E812FED0FBA4" box="[260,329,1091,1112]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">sternum</th>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE812FD83FBA4" box="[358,538,1091,1112]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with 7 well-spaced</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE812FD50FBA4" box="[561,713,1091,1112]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with 13 conical</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E812FC18FBA4" box="[749,897,1091,1112]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with 9 larger and</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE812FBD6FBA4" box="[919,1103,1091,1112]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with 7 well-spaced</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E812FA9FFBA4" box="[1125,1286,1091,1112]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with 9 conical</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCE812FA5EFBA4" box="[1312,1479,1091,1112]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with 13 conical</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE812F9EDFBA4" box="[1506,1652,1091,1112]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with 6 rounded</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E812F886FBA4" box="[1677,1823,1091,1112]" gridcol="8" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with over 20</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E812F845FBA4" box="[1855,2012,1091,1112]" gridcol="9" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">with 11 conical</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E830F845FB8A" box="[260,2012,1121,1142]" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE830FD83FB8A" box="[358,538,1121,1142]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">conical tubercles,</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE830FD50FB8A" box="[561,713,1121,1142]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles aligned</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E830FC18FB8A" box="[749,897,1121,1142]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">2 smaller conical</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE830FBD6FB8A" box="[919,1103,1121,1142]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">rounded tubercles</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E830FA9FFB8A" box="[1125,1286,1121,1142]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles aligned</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCE830FA5EFB8A" box="[1312,1479,1121,1142]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles aligned</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE830F9EDFB8A" box="[1506,1652,1121,1142]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E830F886FB8A" box="[1677,1823,1121,1142]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">small rounded</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E830F845FB8A" box="[1855,2012,1121,1142]" gridcol="9" gridrow="11" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles of</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E82FF845FB6F" box="[260,2012,1150,1171]" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE82FFD83FB6F" box="[358,538,1150,1171]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">plus 1 to 2 lateral</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE82FFD50FB6F" box="[561,713,1150,1171]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">as a transverse</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E82FFC18FB6F" box="[749,897,1150,1171]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles aligned</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE82FFBD6FB6F" box="[919,1103,1150,1171]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">aligned as an elliptic</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E82FFA9FFB6F" box="[1125,1286,1150,1171]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">as a transverse</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCE82FFA5EFB6F" box="[1312,1479,1150,1171]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">as a medially</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE82FF9EDFB6F" box="[1506,1652,1150,1171]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">aligned as an</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E82FF886FB6F" box="[1677,1823,1150,1171]" gridcol="8" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles aligned</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E82FF845FB6F" box="[1855,2012,1150,1171]" gridcol="9" gridrow="12" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">varying sizes</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E8CAF845FB4C" box="[260,2012,1179,1200]" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE8CAFD83FB4C" box="[358,538,1179,1200]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles on each</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE8CAFD50FB4C" box="[561,713,1179,1200]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">row, followed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E8CAFC18FB4C" box="[749,897,1179,1200]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">as a transverse</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE8CAFBD6FB4C" box="[919,1103,1179,1200]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">row</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E8CAFA9FFB4C" box="[1125,1286,1179,1200]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">row, followed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCE8CAFA5EFB4C" box="[1312,1479,1179,1200]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">interrupted</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE8CAF9EDFB4C" box="[1506,1652,1179,1200]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">elliptic row, 2</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E8CAF886FB4C" box="[1677,1823,1179,1200]" gridcol="8" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">as a transverse</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E8CAF845FB4C" box="[1855,2012,1179,1200]" gridcol="9" gridrow="13" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">aligned as</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E8E8F845FB32" box="[260,2012,1209,1230]" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE8E8FD83FB32" box="[358,538,1209,1230]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">side</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE8E8FD50FB32" box="[561,713,1209,1230]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">posteriorly by</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E8E8FC18FB32" box="[749,897,1209,1230]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">row, followed</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE8E8FBD6FB32" box="[919,1103,1209,1230]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• sternite 4 laterally</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E8E8FA9FFB32" box="[1125,1286,1209,1230]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">closely by 4</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCE8E8FA5EFB32" box="[1312,1479,1209,1230]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">transverse row</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE8E8F9EDFB32" box="[1506,1652,1209,1230]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">or 3 smaller</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E8E8F886FB32" box="[1677,1823,1209,1230]" gridcol="8" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">band</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E8E8F845FB32" box="[1855,2012,1209,1230]" gridcol="9" gridrow="14" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">a elliptical</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E887F845FB17" box="[260,2012,1238,1259]" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE887FD83FB17" box="[358,538,1238,1259]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• 12 small conical</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE887FD50FB17" box="[561,713,1238,1259]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">several smaller</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E887FC18FB17" box="[749,897,1238,1259]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">posteriorly by</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE887FBD6FB17" box="[919,1103,1238,1259]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">of 1 rounded tubercle</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E887FA9FFB17" box="[1125,1286,1238,1259]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">smaller tubercles,</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCE887FA5EFB17" box="[1312,1479,1238,1259]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• sternite 4 laterally</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE887F9EDFB17" box="[1506,1652,1238,1259]" gridcol="7" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">ones along</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E887F886FB17" box="[1677,1823,1238,1259]" gridcol="8" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• sternite 4</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E887F845FB17" box="[1855,2012,1238,1259]" gridcol="9" gridrow="15" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">row, medially</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E8A2F845FAF4" box="[260,2012,1267,1288]" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE8A2FD83FAF4" box="[358,538,1267,1288]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles posterior to</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE8A2FD50FAF4" box="[561,713,1267,1288]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">granules</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E8A2FC18FAF4" box="[749,897,1267,1288]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">several smaller</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE8A2FBD6FAF4" box="[919,1103,1267,1288]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• sternite 5 laterally</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E8A2FA9FFAF4" box="[1125,1286,1267,1288]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">and 1 rounded</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FAFCE8A2FA5EFAF4" box="[1312,1479,1267,1288]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE8A2F9EDFAF4" box="[1506,1652,1267,1288]" gridcol="7" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">anterolateral</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E8A2F886FAF4" box="[1677,1823,1267,1288]" gridcol="8" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">and 6 laterally</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E8A2F845FAF4" box="[1855,2012,1267,1288]" gridcol="9" gridrow="16" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">interrupted,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E940F845FADA" box="[260,2012,1297,1318]" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE940FD83FADA" box="[358,538,1297,1318]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">row of tubercles</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE940FD50FADA" box="[561,713,1297,1318]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• sternites 4 and 5</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FD31E940FC18FADA" box="[749,897,1297,1318]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE940FBD6FADA" box="[919,1103,1297,1318]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">of 2 rounded</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FBB9E940FA9FFADA" box="[1125,1286,1297,1318]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">granule posteriorly</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE940F9EDFADA" box="[1506,1652,1297,1318]" gridcol="7" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E940F886FADA" box="[1677,1823,1297,1318]" gridcol="8" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E940F845FADA" box="[1855,2012,1297,1318]" gridcol="9" gridrow="17" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">posteriorly</td>
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<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E97FF845FABF" box="[260,2012,1326,1347]" gridrow="18" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE97FFD83FABF" box="[358,538,1326,1347]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• somites 4 and 5</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FDEDE97FFD50FABF" box="[561,713,1326,1347]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">laterally smooth</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FC4BE97FFBD6FABF" box="[919,1103,1326,1347]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE97FF9EDFABF" box="[1506,1652,1326,1347]" gridcol="7" gridrow="18" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• sternites 4</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E97FF886FABF" box="[1677,1823,1326,1347]" gridcol="8" gridrow="18" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• sternite 5</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E97FF845FABF" box="[1855,2012,1326,1347]" gridcol="9" gridrow="18" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">followed by</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E91AF845FA9C" box="[260,2012,1355,1376]" gridrow="19" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FEBAE91AFD83FA9C" box="[358,538,1355,1376]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">laterally granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE91AF9EDFA9C" box="[1506,1652,1355,1376]" gridcol="7" gridrow="19" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">to 6 laterally</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E91AF886FA9C" box="[1677,1823,1355,1376]" gridcol="8" gridrow="19" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">granulated,</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E91AF845FA9C" box="[1855,2012,1355,1376]" gridcol="9" gridrow="19" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">about 10 smaller</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E938F845FA82" box="[260,2012,1385,1406]" gridrow="20" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065FA3EE938F9EDFA82" box="[1506,1652,1385,1406]" gridcol="7" gridrow="20" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E938F886FA82" box="[1677,1823,1385,1406]" gridcol="8" gridrow="20" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">extending</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E938F845FA82" box="[1855,2012,1385,1406]" gridcol="9" gridrow="20" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">tubercles</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E9D7F845FA67" box="[260,2012,1414,1435]" gridrow="21" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E9D7F886FA67" box="[1677,1823,1414,1435]" gridcol="8" gridrow="21" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">towards lateral</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E9D7F845FA67" box="[1855,2012,1414,1435]" gridcol="9" gridrow="21" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">• sternites 4 and 5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24A0065FED8E9F2F845FA44" box="[260,2012,1443,1464]" gridrow="22" pageId="19" pageNumber="493" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F951E9F2F886FA44" box="[1677,1823,1443,1464]" gridcol="8" gridrow="22" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">margin</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24A0065F8E3E9F2F845FA44" box="[1855,2012,1443,1464]" gridcol="9" gridrow="22" pageId="19" pageNumber="493">laterally graulated</td>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFF4BED8BFE93FE08" bold="true" box="[151,266,474,500]" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
(Continued)
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<paragraph id="8BB436E3D24DFF8EFEBAEE4CF8D3FAE1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
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<tr id="353B34A1D24D0065FF4BEE5FF845FDA3" box="[151,2012,526,607]" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FEBAEE5FFD83FDA3" box="[358,538,526,607]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFEBAEE4CFE17FDAC" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EFEBAEE4CFE7EFDCF" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[358,487,541,563]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFEBAEE4CFE7EFDCF" bold="true" box="[358,487,541,563]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FDEDEE5FFD4AFDA3" box="[561,723,526,607]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EFDEDEE4CFD30FDAC" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFDEDEE4CFD30FDAC" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFDEDEE4CFD3EFDCF" bold="true" box="[561,679,541,563]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. aurantius</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24DFF8EFDEDEE6BFD30FDAC" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[561,681,570,592]" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FD31EE5FFCE0FDA3" box="[749,889,526,607]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EFD31EE4CFCE0FDAC" authority="van der Meij, 2014" authorityName="van der Meij" authorityYear="2014" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cathyae">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFD31EE4CFCE0FDAC" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFD31EE4CFCC8FDCF" bold="true" box="[749,849,541,563]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. cathyae</emphasis>
van der Meij, 2014
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FC4BEE5FFBD2FDA3" box="[919,1099,526,607]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EFC4BEE5FFC55FDA3" authority="(Edmondson, 1925)" baseAuthorityName="Edmondson" baseAuthorityYear="1925" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Pseudocryptochirus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="crescentus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFC4BEE5FFC55FDA3" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFC4BEE5FFB8CFDD8" bold="true" box="[919,1045,526,548]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. crescentus</emphasis>
(
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)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FBB9EE5FFA90FDA3" box="[1125,1289,526,607]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EFBB9EE4CFB45FDAC" authority="(Shen, 1936)" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1936" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granulatus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFBB9EE4CFB45FDAC" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFBB9EE4CFB7EFDCF" bold="true" box="[1125,1255,541,563]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. granulatus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24DFF8EFBB7EE6BFB4EFDAC" author="Shen, C. - J." box="[1131,1239,570,592]" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" pagination="21 - 26" refId="ref13609" refString="Shen, C. - J. (1936) Notes on the family Hapalocarcinidae (coral-infesting crabs) with description of two new species. Hong Kong Naturalist Supplement, 5, 21 - 26." type="journal article" year="1936">Shen, 1936</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FAFCEE5FFA5AFDA3" box="[1312,1475,526,607]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EFAFCEE4CFA00FDAC" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lobifrons">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFAFCEE4CFA00FDAC" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFAFCEE4CFA09FDCF" bold="true" box="[1312,1424,541,563]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. lobifrons</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24DFF8EFAFCEE6BFA00FDAC" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1312,1433,570,592]" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FA3EEE5FF9EBFDA3" box="[1506,1650,526,607]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EFA3EEE4CF9C3FDAC" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peliops">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFA3EEE4CF9C3FDAC" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EFA3EEE4CF9A6FDCF" bold="true" box="[1506,1599,541,563]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. peliops</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24DFF8EFA3EEE6BF9C3FDAC" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1506,1626,570,592]" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065F951EE5FF8BFFDA3" box="[1677,1830,526,607]" gridcol="9" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EF951EE4CF89CFDAC" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pholeter">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EF951EE4CF89CFDAC" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EF951EE4CF96FFDCF" bold="true" box="[1677,1782,541,563]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. pholeter</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24DFF8EF951EE6BF89CFDAC" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1677,1797,570,592]" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065F8E3EE5FF845FDA3" box="[1855,2012,526,607]" gridcol="10" gridrow="0" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24DFF8EF8E3EE4CF8F5FDAC" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sierra">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EF8E3EE4CF8F5FDAC" bold="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24DFF8EF8E3EE4CF808FDCF" bold="true" box="[1855,1937,541,563]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">O. sierra</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24DFF8EF84BEE4CF8F5FDAC" author="Kropp, R. K." pageId="20" pageNumber="494" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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</th>
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<tr id="353B34A1D24D0065FF4BEE27F845FC6F" box="[151,2012,630,915]" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">
<th id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FF4BEE27FF4AFC6F" box="[151,211,630,915]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">MALE</th>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FED8EE27FE82FC6F" box="[260,283,630,915]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">P1</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FEBAEE27FD83FC6F" box="[358,538,630,915]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• chela palm 1.2 times as long as high, coarsely granulated dorsally on external and internal surfaces • palm ventral margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FDEDEE27FD4AFC6F" box="[561,723,630,915]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• chela palm 1.2 as long as high, externally of rounded tubercles on dorsal half • palm ventral margin with serrations</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FD31EE27FCE0FC6F" box="[749,889,630,915]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• chela palm 1.2 as long as high, externally of rounded tubercles on dorsal 1/3 • palm ventral margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FC4BEE27FBD2FC6F" box="[919,1099,630,915]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• chela palm 1.3 as long as high, externally of rounded tubercles on dorsal half • palm ventral margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FBB9EE27FA90FC6F" box="[1125,1289,630,915]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• chela palm 1.2 as long as high, externally of rounded tubercles on dorsal 1/3 • palm ventral margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FAFCEE27FA5AFC6F" box="[1312,1475,630,915]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• chela palm 1.2 as long as high, externally of rounded tubercles on dorsal 1/4, proximally extending to midheight • palm ventral margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FA3EEE27F9EBFC6F" box="[1506,1650,630,915]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• chela palm 1.1 as long as high, externally nearly smooth • palm ventral margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065F951EE27F8BFFC6F" box="[1677,1830,630,915]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• chela palm 1.3 as long as high, externally of small conical tubercles on dorsal 1/4 • palm ventral margin entire</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065F8E3EE27F845FC6F" box="[1855,2012,630,915]" gridcol="10" gridrow="1" pageId="20" pageNumber="494"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B34A1D24D0065FF4BEFABF845FB43" box="[151,2012,1018,1215]" gridrow="2" pageId="20" pageNumber="494" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FED8EFABFE82FB43" box="[260,283,1018,1215]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">P2</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FEBAEFABFD83FB43" box="[358,538,1018,1215]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus quadrate, 1.8 time as long as high • propodus internally smooth</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FDEDEFABFD4AFB43" box="[561,723,1018,1215]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus quadrate, 2.0 times as long as high • propodus entirely granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FD31EFABFCE0FB43" box="[749,889,1018,1215]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus subovate, 1.8 times as long as high • propodus internally smooth</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FC4BEFABFBD2FB43" box="[919,1099,1018,1215]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus subtriangular, 1.5 times as long as high • propodus entirely granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FBB9EFABFA90FB43" box="[1125,1289,1018,1215]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus quadrate, 1.8 times as long as high • propodus entirely granulated</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FAFCEFABFA5AFB43" box="[1312,1475,1018,1215]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus subquadrate, 2.1 times as long as broad • propodus entirely granulated</td>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FC4BE959FBD2FA31" box="[919,1099,1288,1485]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus subquadrate, 1.5 times as long as high • carpus lined with several small granules</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FBB9E959FA90FA31" box="[1125,1289,1288,1485]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus subovate, 1.5 times as long as high • carpus granulated along extensor margin</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24D0065FAFCE959FA5AFA31" box="[1312,1475,1288,1485]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="20" pageNumber="494">• merus subovate, 1.6 times as long as high • carpus smooth along extensor margin</td>
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(Continued)
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFEBAEF29FE7EFC72" bold="true" box="[358,487,888,910]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFDEDEF29FD30FC50" bold="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFDEDEF29FD3EFC72" bold="true" box="[561,679,888,910]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. aurantius</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFD31EF29FCC8FC72" bold="true" box="[749,849,888,910]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. cathyae</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFC4BEF3BFB8CFC7C" bold="true" box="[919,1045,874,896]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. crescentus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24CFF8FFBB9EF29FB45FC50" authority="(Shen, 1936)" baseAuthorityName="Shen" baseAuthorityYear="1936" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="21" pageNumber="495" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granulatus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFBB9EF29FB45FC50" bold="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFBB9EF29FB7EFC72" bold="true" box="[1125,1255,888,910]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. granulatus</emphasis>
(
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24CFF8FFAFCEF29FA00FC50" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="21" pageNumber="495" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lobifrons">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFAFCEF29FA00FC50" bold="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFAFCEF29FA09FC72" bold="true" box="[1312,1424,888,910]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. lobifrons</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24CFF8FFA3EEF29F9C3FC50" authority="Kropp, 1989" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="21" pageNumber="495" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peliops">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFA3EEF29F9C3FC50" bold="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FFA3EEF29F9A6FC72" bold="true" box="[1506,1599,888,910]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. peliops</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FF951EF29F89CFC50" bold="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FF951EF29F96FFC72" bold="true" box="[1677,1782,888,910]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. pholeter</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24CFF8FF8E3EF29F808FC72" bold="true" box="[1855,1937,888,910]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">O. sierra</emphasis>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD24C0065FEBAEF83FD8DFB13" box="[358,532,978,1263]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">• dorsal-ventrally compressed, slender, gently curved laterally at approximately 40°, tapering into a fine tip • strongly rimmed along distal 1/3 along mesial margin</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24C0065FDEDEF83FD4EFB13" box="[561,727,978,1263]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">• overall elongated, basal 4/5 nearly straight, curved and distally tapering into a fine tip, oriented laterally</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24C0065FD31EF83FCE6FB13" box="[749,895,978,1263]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">&quot;slightly curved laterally, slightly cinched in the middle, apex blunt, distal margin with 67 simple, long setae&quot;</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24C0065FC4BEF83FBA2FB13" box="[919,1083,978,1263]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">• overall slightly stout, curving laterally at approximately 30°, tapering into a rounded tip</td>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24C0065FBB9EF83FA90FB13" box="[1125,1289,978,1263]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">• gently curved laterally at approximately 40°, tapering into a fine tip • mesial margin constricted at 1/3 of length</td>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD24C0065F951EF83F883FB13" box="[1677,1818,978,1263]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">• overall stout, basal 2/3 slightly inflated, graduately tapering and curving laterally from 2/3 of length</td>
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<th id="76EA5DDDD24C0065FF4BE976FE87FAA5" box="[151,286,1319,1369]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">Taxonomy</th>
<td id="76EA5DDDD24C0065FEBAE976FD8DFAA5" box="[358,532,1319,1369]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">this study</td>
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<td id="76EA5DDDD24C0065FD31E976FCE6FAA5" box="[749,895,1319,1369]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="495">van der Meij (2014)</td>
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<paragraph id="8BB436E3D24FFF8CFF1BEE72FD42FD31" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,1401]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
The coral host of the
<typeStatus id="54B08841D24FFF8CFE68EE72FD8FFDC1" box="[436,534,547,573]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
male of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFDABEE72FC8BFDC1" box="[631,786,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. granulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was not recorded by
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24FFF8CFBDDEE72FB14FDC1" author="Shen, C. - J." box="[1025,1165,547,573]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" pagination="21 - 26" refId="ref13609" refString="Shen, C. - J. (1936) Notes on the family Hapalocarcinidae (coral-infesting crabs) with description of two new species. Hong Kong Naturalist Supplement, 5, 21 - 26." type="journal article" year="1936">Shen (1936)</bibRefCitation>
.
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collected his
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material from
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFE6DEE16FD57FD9D" box="[433,718,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Gardineroseris planulata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFD02EE16FCE2FD9D" box="[734,891,583,609]" class="Anthozoa" family="Agariciidae" genus="Leptoseris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scleractinia" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFD02EE16FCCAFD9C" box="[734,851,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Leptoseris</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFC69EE16FB06FD9D" box="[949,1183,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFC69EE16FB02FD9D" baseAuthorityName="Lamarck" baseAuthorityYear="1816" box="[949,1179,583,609]" class="Anthozoa" family="Agariciidae" genus="Pavona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scleractinia" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="explanulata">Pavona explanulata</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
For
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFB0AEE16FAEBFD9D" box="[1238,1394,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFAA7EE16FF51FD79" bold="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFAA7EE16FF51FD79" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, Xu
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFEDEEE3AFEA2FD79" box="[258,315,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">et al.</emphasis>
's (2022) recorded hosts include
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFD70EE3AFCB8FD78" box="[684,801,619,644]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Leptoseris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFC85EE3AFB92FD79" box="[857,1035,619,645]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFC85EE3AFC36FD78" box="[857,943,619,644]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Pavona</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
, whereas our material from
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were retrieved from
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFE59EEDEFDA0FD54" box="[389,569,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Pavona varians</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFDA9EEDEFC9BFD55" box="[629,770,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">P. decussata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In this consideration, there is a potential overlap in host records of
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFED3EEE2FE33FD31" box="[271,426,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. granulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFE3DEEE2FDE2FD31" box="[481,635,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFD5EEEE2FD42FD31" bold="true" box="[642,731,691,717]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFD5EEEE2FD42FD31" box="[642,731,691,717]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3116568D24FFF8CFF1BEE86FD30FA85" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D24FFF8CFF1BEE86FD48FC59" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,1401]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
As indicated by
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24FFF8CFE52EE86FDB6FD0D" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[398,559,727,753]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp (1989)</bibRefCitation>
, live coloration can be distinctive among various species of
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFADBEE86FA0CFD0D" box="[1287,1429,727,753]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFADBEE86FA0CFD0D" box="[1287,1429,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFF4BEEAAFE29FCE9" box="[151,432,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFF4BEEAAFEBCFCE9" box="[151,293,763,789]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Opecarcinus</taxonomicName>
granulatus
</emphasis>
colour pattern was described as: &quot;(c)arapace opaque, covered with many small black chromatophores posteriorly, with much larger black chromatophores anteriorly, latter overlain with white, giving a gray hue&quot; and &quot;(m)eri of P-2 to P-5 with fine orange line network. Distal merus, carpus and propodus of P-2 and P-3 grayish with scattered bright blue spots&quot; (
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24FFF8CFDBAEF36FCB3FC7D" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[614,810,871,897]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp 1989: 106</bibRefCitation>
). No references to any apparent oblique brownish bands on branchial regions were made (as in
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D24FFF8CFF1BEFFEFB58FACD" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,1401]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFF1BEFFEFCD9FC35" bold="true" box="[199,832,942,969]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
Female thoracic sternum in species of
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFD7BEFFEFCA0FC35" box="[679,825,943,969]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFD7BEFFEFCA0FC35" bold="true" box="[679,825,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
The form of female thoracic sternum is one of the diagnostic characters that separate species of
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFD74EF82FCAFFC11" box="[680,822,979,1005]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFD74EF82FCAFFC11" box="[680,822,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Opecarcinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see
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). That of
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFBA7EF82FA81FC11" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[1147,1304,979,1005]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFBA7EF82FA81FC11" box="[1147,1304,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFAFEEF82FAE6FC11" bold="true" box="[1314,1407,979,1005]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFAFEEF82FAE6FC11" box="[1314,1407,979,1005]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is distinctive in the numerous sparsely-spaced small conical spines posterior to the transverse granular row on the anterior plate (
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). This feature is shared only with
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFCD5E84AFC0FFBC8" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" box="[777,918,1051,1077]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFCD5E84AFC0FFBC8" box="[777,918,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFC78E84AFB90FBC8" box="[932,1033,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. sierra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFBE2E84AFB2EFBC9" box="[1086,1207,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. cathyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(respectively
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: figs. 5d, 13d), and Van der Meij (2014: fig. 5B). Between females, both
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFBD3E86EFB04FBA4" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" box="[1039,1181,1087,1113]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFBD3E86EFB04FBA4" box="[1039,1181,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFB08E86EFAD4FBA5" box="[1236,1357,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. cathyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished by longer ambulatory meri (P2 and P5, respectively 1.7 and 1.9 times and 1.8 and 2.0 times as long as high, in comparison with 1.5 and 1.5 times in
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFD18E8D6FCC6FB5D" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[708,863,1159,1185]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFD18E8D6FCC6FB5D" box="[708,863,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFCBBE8D6FC5BFB5D" bold="true" box="[871,962,1159,1185]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFCBBE8D6FC5BFB5D" box="[871,962,1159,1185]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
).
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFC06E8D6FB51FB5D" authorityName="van der Meij" authorityYear="2014" box="[986,1224,1159,1185]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cathyae">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFC06E8D6FB51FB5D" box="[986,1224,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Opecarcinus cathyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also has markedly shorter cheliped palms (approximately 1.3 vs. 1.7 times as long as high; Van der Meij (2014: fig. 2A), and
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<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFAE4E8FAFA05FB38" box="[1336,1436,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. sierra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lacks a prominent distal spine on P1 carpus (
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: fig. 13F).
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFC7AE89EFB31FB14" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" box="[934,1192,1231,1257]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFC7AE89EFB31FB14" box="[934,1192,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">Opecarcinus aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFB3FE89EFAD3FB14" authorityName="Kropp" authorityYear="1989" box="[1251,1354,1231,1257]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sierra">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFB3FE89EFAD3FB14" box="[1251,1354,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. sierra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be further differentiated from
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFE18E8A2FDC4FAF1" authorityName="Wong &amp; Van Der Meij &amp; Chan" authorityYear="2024" box="[452,605,1267,1293]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ngankeeae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFE18E8A2FDC4FAF1" box="[452,605,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. ngankeeae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFDBFE8A2FD24FAF1" bold="true" box="[611,701,1267,1293]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24C578AD24FFF8CFDBFE8A2FD24FAF1" box="[611,701,1267,1293]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
by the mesial setation of MXL1: both lacking seta on the external surface (vs. single elongated seta), as well as the number of anterior and posterior simple setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB436E3D24FFF8CFF1BE96AFD30FA85" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,1401]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">
Morphological comparisons of all described Indo-Pacific species, based on
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A4B12D24FFF8CFBF2E96AFB53FAA9" author="Kropp, R. K." box="[1070,1226,1339,1365]" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" pagination="98 - 129" refId="ref12658" refString="Kropp, R. K. (1989) A revision of the Pacific species of gall crabs, genus Opecarcinus (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 45, 98 - 129." type="journal article" year="1989">Kropp (1989)</bibRefCitation>
and Van der Meij (2014; for
<taxonomicName id="4C0B4D60D24FFF8CFED3E90EFE11FA85" authorityName="van der Meij" authorityYear="2014" box="[271,392,1375,1401]" class="Malacostraca" family="Cryptochiridae" genus="Opecarcinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cathyae">
<emphasis id="B97FEAF1D24FFF8CFED3E90EFE11FA85" box="[271,392,1375,1401]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="496">O. cathyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), are provided in
<tableCitation id="C6890358D24FFF8CFD8CE90EFD3CFA85" box="[592,677,1375,1401]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="17.[151,239,498,524]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="TABLE 2. Diagnostic morphological characters of the eight Indo-Pacific Opecarcinus species, summarized from Kropp (1989) and Van der Meij (2014), compared with O. ngankeeae sp. nov. For precise measurements, see Figure 4." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF74666BD248FF8BFF4BEDA3FC80FDCC" pageId="22" pageNumber="496" tableUuid="DF74666BD248FF8BFF4BEDA3FC80FDCC">Table 2</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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