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Description of
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Carapace (
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,
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) anterior margin approximately triangular; posterior margin reduced, narrow, subrectangular; CL/CW ratio 0.54; frontal margin (including inner orbital angle) 0.23 CW, fronto-orbital width 0.46 CW. Front with 4 distinct obtuse triangular teeth; median pair distinctly smaller than lateral, with short, broadly V-shaped median notch; lateral frontal teeth separated from median ones, with asymmetric U-shaped notch approximately twice depth of median notch, outer margins slightly sinuate. Inner orbital tooth reduced but forming distinct obtuse angle extending anteriorly beyond first anterolateral tooth; notch undeveloped, indicated as short suture. Supraorbital margin with well-developed medial notch and one indistinct lateral notch. Infraorbital margin granular with a distinct V-shaped lateral notch and a prominent obtuse medial tooth approximately level with the frontal teeth in dorsal view. Anterolateral margin slightly convex, with 6 teeth; anterior 5 teeth projecting forward, first tooth bluntly rounded and smaller; second to fifth teeth subequal in size and gradually sharper posteriorly; sixth tooth (epibranchial) projecting laterally, spiniform, strong, about three times longer than preceding one, posterior margin straight, 2.5 times longer than anterior margin. Posterior part of carapace distinctly narrower than anterior one, posterolateral margin of carapace oblique, short, about half length of anterolateral margin; posterolateral angle forming laterally and upward-directed subacute tooth-like process; posterior margin slightly convex.
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Dorsal surface of carapace sparsely tomentose, with elevated but feebly demarcated regions bounded by patches of fine granules, and with 11 prominent knob-like tubercles, each in centre of main regions. Mesogastric region narrow, slightly elevated; metagastric regions well elevated, with large knob-like tubercle in centre; protogastric regions rounded, elevated, and with similar large tubercle in centres; mesobranchial regions each subdivided into 2 elevated areas, with central tubercles more obscured; anterolateral regions with two feeble elevations situated near 2
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anterolateral teeth, respectively, anterior one larger; cardiac and median postcardiac regions each with distinct conical elevation; lateral postcardiac regions indistinct, obsolete; posterolateral regions elongated, elevated, without prominent tubercles.
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Epistome (
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) narrow, with median triangular lobe formed by pair of appressed teeth, and with pair of deep notches on margins of efferent branchial channels more laterally; median epistomial tooth undeveloped. Narrow median septum fused anteriorly to front, continuing posteriorly and laterally into transverse posterior laminar walls of antennular cavities, and separated from epistome by deep narrow furrow comprising tubules of antennal glands laterally; laminar walls fused laterally to immovable basal antennal segment forming inner wall of orbit; basal antennal segment projecting with elongate process into orbit.
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Female thoracic sternites (
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,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8E961A9632EFA0FDBAC686" box="[603,636,152,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="458">3C</figureCitation>
) finely granulate, sternites 3 and 4 fused, with distinct sulcus laterally only; sternite 4 with shallow median groove; sternites 58 well defined, with broad median pleonal cavity; sternal sulci 4/56/7 with deep submedian incisions. Vulvae (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8E961A9690EFE7FC89C6CE" box="[761,847,223,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="458">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
) large, located on sixth sternite laterally on walls of sterno-pleonal cavity, margins transversely subcircular, tear-like, with anterior margin straight, well defined, laterally rounded with sharp margin, medially leading into shallow groove running anteromedially towards midline of sterno-pleonal cavity. Transverse fissure on bottom of vulva leading into gonopore, latter hidden under lateral margin of vulva.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="69555724FF8E961A94FEE88FFC6AC1DA" blockId="3.[151,1435,1975,2028]" pageId="3" pageNumber="458">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8E961A94FEE88FFEC8C1FA" bold="true" box="[151,270,1975,1997]" pageId="3" pageNumber="458">FIGURE 2</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8E961A9575E88FFDC6C1FB" box="[284,512,1975,1997]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="458">Xiphonectes aculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8E961A9661E880FD9FC1FB" bold="true" box="[520,601,1976,1997]" pageId="3" pageNumber="458">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, anterior region of cephalothorax, ventral view. B, sternum, ventral view. Scale bars: A, B 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="69555724FF89961D94FEE88FFB1CC1DA" blockId="4.[151,1436,1975,2028]" pageId="4" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF89961D94FEE88FFEC8C1FA" bold="true" box="[151,270,1975,1997]" pageId="4" pageNumber="459">FIGURE 3</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF89961D9575E88FFDC6C1FB" box="[284,512,1975,1997]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="459">Xiphonectes aculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF89961D9661E88FFD9FC1FA" bold="true" box="[520,601,1975,1996]" pageId="4" pageNumber="459">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="3D9507ACFF88961C94FEE84BFD5BC1D3" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="460" startId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" targetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="69555724FF88961C94FEE84BFD5BC1D3" blockId="5.[151,1437,1907,2021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="460">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF88961C94FEE84BFEDEC1BE" bold="true" box="[151,280,1907,1929]" pageId="5" pageNumber="460">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF88961C9023E84BFB00C1BF" box="[1098,1222,1907,1929]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="460">Xiphonectes</emphasis>
. A, B,
<taxonomicName id="AEEA2CA7FF88961C9149E84BFEDCC19E" baseAuthorityName="Rathbun" baseAuthorityYear="1906" class="Malacostraca" family="Portunidae" genus="Xiphonectes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="460" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latibrachium">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF88961C9149E84BFEDCC19E" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="460">Xiphonectes latibrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D,
<taxonomicName id="AEEA2CA7FF88961C96DBE8ABFCE9C19E" authority="Koch &amp; Ďuriš, 2019" authorityName="Koch &amp; Ďuriš" authorityYear="2019" box="[690,815,1938,1960]" class="Malacostraca" family="Portunidae" genus="Xiphonectes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="460" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aculeatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF88961C96DBE8ABFCE9C19E" box="[690,815,1938,1960]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="460">X. aculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF88961C9750E8AAFC55C191" bold="true" box="[825,915,1938,1959]" pageId="5" pageNumber="460">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="40AD364DFF88961C9750E8AAFC49C191" box="[825,911,1938,1959]" pageId="5" pageNumber="460" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F,
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF88961C91EFE8ABFE8CC1F0" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="460">X. paralatibrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="69555724FF8B961F94AEEFAFFAB6C6CE" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">
Female pleon (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F951BEFAFFE0FC686" box="[370,457,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
) with somites 35 each bearing distinct transverse crest on outer surface. Pleomere 6 broadly rounded, almost semicircular, with anterior margin concave to accommodate base of telson, about 0.4 of proximal width of segment; telson small and broadly triangular with convex base, height/base ratio about 0.75.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="69555724FF8B961F94AEEE3CFB4EC7C3" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">
Third maxilliped (
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) finely granular on ischium, merus, and exopodal peduncle, with margins densely setose. Palp with dactylus and propodus tapering distally, carpus with large rounded transverse crest on outer side forming flattened, slightly concave, broad frontal field. Merus subtrapezoidal, lateral margin produced distally into subquadrate projection, latter bent outwards forming swollen distolateral crest with broad longitudinal furrow narrowing proximally, and demarcated medially by strong oblique crest; ischium about 1.4 times merus length, 1.8 times as long as wide, with shallow longitudinal sulcus. Exopod relatively stout, about half of ischium width, with subdistal triangular projection on inner medial border; flagellum longer than merus width.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="69555724FF8B961F94AEEEC7FD3FC5B6" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">
Right cheliped lost in
<typeStatus id="B651E986FF8B961F95A3EEC7FDF6C42E" box="[458,560,511,536]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
. Left cheliped (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F968FEEC7FCB1C42E" box="[742,887,511,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[211,1367,341,1811]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,292,1841]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, right third maxilliped, external view. C, left chela and carpus, external view. Scale bars: A, C, 5 mm; B, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623093/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 1A, 1C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F97EFED38FC6CC42E" box="[902,938,512,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">3A</figureCitation>
) moderately stout. Merus with 3 spines on anterior border, and one relatively small spine distally on posterior border. Carpus with 2 indistinct carinae on dorsal surface, and 1 sharp, very long dorsomedial, obliquely anteriorly erected spine far overreaching middle of dorsal margin of palm; flattened ventral margin forming outer angular projection visible from dorsal view. Upper surface of palm with 2 longitudinal crests, inner one distinct, ending distally into strong, compressed, obliquely anteriad erected spine reaching distal dorsal end of palm, outer crest defined only by row of granules and ending with small distal spine and distinct spiniform proximal tooth proximally over articulation with carpus. Outer surface with 2 granular crests ending on level of finger joint; inner surface of palm flattened, with 1 indistinct longitudinal keel. Fingers straight, tapering, 0.5 of maximum chela length, distinctly carinate; movable finger with distinct bilobed molariform tooth proximally on cutting edge; fingers otherwise with some bi- or trilobed serial conical teeth separated by series of small simple teeth.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="69555724FF8B961F94AEECB4FE69C226" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Ambulatory pereopods 24 relatively short, glabrous, dactyli and propodi compressed, both latter with row of dense setae along ventral margin, additional setal row dorsomedially on dactyli. Fifth pereopod (= swimming leg) with merus finely serrate on posterodistal margin, posterodistal angle acutely projecting, spiniform. Dactylus oval, broadly rounded distally.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="69555724FF8B961F94AEEB24FDAAC296" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F94AEEB24FE99C203" bold="true" box="[199,351,1052,1077]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Colouration.</emphasis>
The
<typeStatus id="B651E986FF8B961F95F3EB24FE3AC203" box="[410,508,1052,1077]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
has been preserved in ethanol for more than 6 years, but displays a dark broad Vshaped pattern (
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,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F95D0EB78FE1DC26E" box="[441,475,1088,1112]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">4B</figureCitation>
) beginning just behind each orbit and extending posteriorly to meet on the cardiac region. Small dark ornamentations also appear on the mesobranchial regions, and the tips of the last anterolateral teeth bear traces of reddish orange colour.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="21F004AFFF8B961F94AEEB94FCEBC2DE" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="69555724FF8B961F94AEEB94FCEBC2DE" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F94AEEB94FE88C2F3" bold="true" box="[199,334,1196,1221]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species name is derived from Latin word
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F9731EB94FC6BC2F2" box="[856,941,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">aculeus</emphasis>
(sharp pointed process, thorn) to emphasise the spiniform projection on the meri of the swimming legs.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="21F004AFFF8B961E94AEEBCCFBDBC7E6" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="462" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="69555724FF8B961F94AEEBCCFBF7C0D6" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F94AEEBCCFEFDC33B" bold="true" box="[199,315,1268,1293]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Remarks.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F952FEBCCFE09C33A" box="[326,463,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Xiphonectes</emphasis>
A. Milne-Edwards, 1873, is comprised of 29 species (
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Ng
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F90E2EBCDFB0EC33A" box="[1163,1224,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">et al.</emphasis>
2008
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="0D7B2AD5FF8B961F9176EBCCFF12C306" author="Spiridonov, V. A." pageId="6" pageNumber="461" pagination="357 - 372" refId="ref3590" refString="Spiridonov, V. A. (2016) Xiphonectes tuerkayi sp. n. from the Indian Ocean with notes on Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). Arthropoda Selecta, 25 (4), 357 - 372." type="journal article" year="2016">Spiridonov 2016</bibRefCitation>
). However, limited molecular phylogenetic analyses (e.g.,
<bibRefCitation id="0D7B2AD5FF8B961F97C4EA21FBFAC306" author="Evans, N." box="[941,1084,1304,1328]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" pagination="4260" refId="ref3133" refString="Evans, N. (2018) Molecular phylogenetics of swimming crabs (Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815) supports a revised family-level classification and suggests a single derived origin of symbiotic taxa. PeerJ, 6, e 4260. https: // doi. org / 10.7717 / peerj. 4260" type="journal article" year="2018">Evans 2018</bibRefCitation>
) and significant intrageneric morphological variability suggest this genus may not be monophyletic. Nevertheless, the general morphology of
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F91EDEA05FEC5C34E" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. aculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F9560EA67FEA4C34E" bold="true" box="[265,354,1375,1400]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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supports its placement in
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F96ECEA58FCC8C34E" box="[645,782,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Xiphonectes</emphasis>
, but it can be easily distinguished from most congeners by an elongate spine on the inner dorsal margin of the cheliped carpus, six anterolateral teeth on the carapace, and the shape of its third maxilliped carpus and merus. These morphological characteristics are also found in
<taxonomicName id="AEEA2CA7FF8B961F91EDEA91FE2DC3D3" authority="(Rathbun, 1906)" authorityName="Rathbun" authorityYear="1906" baseAuthorityName="Rathbun" baseAuthorityYear="1906" class="Malacostraca" family="Portunidae" genus="Xiphonectes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latibrachium">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F91EDEA91FEEEC3D2" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. latibrachium</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0D7B2AD5FF8B961F9551EAF4FE24C3D3" author="Rathbun, M. J." box="[312,482,1484,1509]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" pagination="827 - 930" refId="ref3324" refString="Rathbun, M. J. (1906) The Brachyura and Macrura of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, 23 (3), 827 - 930." type="journal article" year="1906">Rathbun, 1906</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F964CEAF5FCCAC3D2" box="[549,780,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. paralatibrachium</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
. However,
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F903FEAF5FB22C3D2" box="[1110,1252,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. aculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F9085EAF4FA8EC3D3" bold="true" box="[1260,1352,1484,1509]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be distinguished from these congeners by the following traits: (1) the anterolateral carapace teeth are subequal in size (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F94F6E92CFF3BC01A" box="[159,253,1556,1581]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[211,1367,341,1811]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,292,1841]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, right third maxilliped, external view. C, left chela and carpus, external view. Scale bars: A, C, 5 mm; B, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623093/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9563E92CFEE8C01A" box="[266,302,1556,1580]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">3A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9555E92CFEA7C01A" box="[316,353,1556,1580]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">4D</figureCitation>
), versus gradually decreasing posteriorly (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9728E92CFC79C01A" box="[833,959,1556,1581]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 4B, F</figureCitation>
); (2) the last anterolateral tooth is straight and directed laterally (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F95F0E90FFE3EC066" box="[409,504,1591,1616]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[211,1367,341,1811]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,292,1841]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, right third maxilliped, external view. C, left chela and carpus, external view. Scale bars: A, C, 5 mm; B, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623093/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F966FE900FDEDC066" box="[518,555,1592,1616]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,483,1969]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,445,1969]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, anterior region of cephalothorax, ventral view. B, sternum, ventral view. Scale bars: A, B 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623095/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">2A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9650E900FD9BC066" box="[569,605,1592,1616]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">3D</figureCitation>
),
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F961DE901FD7AC066" box="[628,700,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">versus</emphasis>
arched and directed forward (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9071E90FFB51C066" box="[1048,1175,1591,1616]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 4B, F</figureCitation>
); (3) the posterolateral angles of the carapace are sharp, distinct, upward and laterally directed (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F97ABE964FBE6C042" box="[962,1056,1628,1653]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[211,1367,341,1811]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,292,1841]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, right third maxilliped, external view. C, left chela and carpus, external view. Scale bars: A, C, 5 mm; B, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623093/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9045E964FB96C042" box="[1068,1104,1628,1652]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">3A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9035E964FB47C042" box="[1116,1153,1628,1652]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">4D</figureCitation>
),
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F90FCE965FB1BC042" box="[1173,1245,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">versus</emphasis>
feebly upturned, not produced laterally (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F95CBE947FDE7C0AE" box="[418,545,1663,1688]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 4B, F</figureCitation>
); (4) the frontal teeth are unequal (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F97DEE947FBD1C0AE" box="[951,1047,1663,1688]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[211,1367,341,1811]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,292,1841]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, right third maxilliped, external view. C, left chela and carpus, external view. Scale bars: A, C, 5 mm; B, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623093/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 1A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F904CE9B8FB8FC0AE" box="[1061,1097,1664,1688]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">3A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9031E9B8FBBBC0AE" box="[1112,1149,1664,1688]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">4D</figureCitation>
),
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F90FDE9B9FB1DC0AE" box="[1172,1243,1665,1688]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">versus</emphasis>
subequal in size (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F94F6E99CFEDCC08A" box="[159,282,1700,1725]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 4B, F</figureCitation>
); and (5) meri of the fifth ambulatory legs are with distinct spurlike posterodistal angle (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9168E99CFA98C08A" box="[1281,1374,1700,1725]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1954]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Xiphonectes aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype (19.5 × 10.6 mm) MNHN-IU-2010-3218. A, dorsal habitus. B, pleon, outer view. C, thoracic sternum and sexual openings, ventral view. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, C, 2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623097/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 3A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F9102E99CFA48C08A" box="[1387,1422,1700,1724]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">4C</figureCitation>
),
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F94FEE9F1FF19C0D6" box="[151,223,1737,1760]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">versus</emphasis>
with obtuse anterodistal angle (
<figureCitation id="F1D14BA1FF8B961F962AE9FFFD06C0D6" box="[579,704,1735,1760]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1907,1929]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,213,1865]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Comparative morphology of fifth pereiopod and carapace of three related Xiphonectes. A, B, Xiphonectes latibrachium, male holotype, USNM 29676. C, D, X. aculeatus sp. nov., female holotype, MNHN-IU-2010-3218. E, F, X. paralatibrachium, female paratype, MNHN-B 27957 (E), male holotype, MNHN-IU-2014-4110 (F). Scale bars: A, E, 1 mm; B, C, F, 2 mm; D, 5 mm. Photos A,B, by N. Evans." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2623099/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Figs 4A, E</figureCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="0D7B2AD5FF8B961F96A5E9FFFCB6C0D6" author="Crosnier, A." box="[716,880,1735,1760]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" pagination="401 - 449" refId="ref3040" refString="Crosnier, A. (2002) Portunidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) de Polynesie francaise, principalement des iles Marquises. Zoosystema, 24 (2), 401 - 449." type="journal article" year="2002">Crosnier 2002</bibRefCitation>
: figs 6A, 7AD).
</paragraph>
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The present record of
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F95A1E9D5FD90C132" box="[456,598,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. aculeatus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F9636E9D4FD7DC133" bold="true" box="[607,699,1772,1797]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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in the western Indian Ocean is notably remote from the related Pacific congeners, with
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F95D3E829FDB4C11E" box="[442,626,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. latibrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
putatively restricted to Hawaii and
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F9046E829FADAC11E" box="[1071,1308,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. paralatibrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to
<collectingCountry id="11FD17B4FF8B961F9127E837FEC2C17B" name="French Polynesia" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">French Polynesia</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0D7B2AD5FF8B961F957DE80CFE7EC17B" author="Rathbun, M. J." box="[276,440,1844,1869]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" pagination="827 - 930" refId="ref3324" refString="Rathbun, M. J. (1906) The Brachyura and Macrura of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, 23 (3), 827 - 930." type="journal article" year="1906">Rathbun 1906</bibRefCitation>
;
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).
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F9616E80CFCBDC17A" box="[639,891,1844,1868]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">Xiphonectes aculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F97EDE80CFC19C17B" bold="true" box="[900,991,1844,1869]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, together with these related congeners, are quite rare in collections even when sampling efforts have been significant. The collection of Madagascan portunid crabs from the Atimo Vatae Expedition were also extensive, but included just a single specimen of
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F94FEE899FEE4C18E" box="[151,290,1952,1976]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. aculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F9542E898FE40C18F" bold="true" box="[299,390,1952,1977]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
For
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F95A9E899FD61C18E" box="[448,679,1952,1976]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. paralatibrachium</emphasis>
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, only the three type specimens (MNHN) have been reported, and only the
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specimen is known for
<taxonomicName id="AEEA2CA7FF8B961F96E0E8FDFCF8C1EA" baseAuthorityName="Rathbun" baseAuthorityYear="1906" box="[649,830,1988,2012]" class="Malacostraca" family="Portunidae" genus="Xiphonectes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latibrachium">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8B961F96E0E8FDFCF8C1EA" box="[649,830,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="461">X. latibrachium</emphasis>
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(USNM).
<bibRefCitation id="0D7B2AD5FF8B961F97A8E8FCFBB1C1EA" author="Crosnier, A." box="[961,1143,1988,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="461" pagination="397 - 419" refId="ref2989" refString="Crosnier, A. (1984) Sur quelques Portunidae (Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura) des iles Seychelles. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Section A, Zoologie, Biologie et Ecologie Animales, Paris, 4 e Serie, 6 (2), 397 - 419." type="journal article" year="1984">Crosnier (1984)</bibRefCitation>
mentioned an additional specimen of
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E9543EFA1FE1AC686" box="[298,476,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">X. latibrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the
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REVES II Expedition (not examined here), but examination of his figures (
<bibRefCitation id="0D7B2AD5FF8A961E9576EF84FD81C6E2" author="Crosnier, A." box="[287,583,188,213]" pageId="7" pageNumber="462" pagination="397 - 419" refId="ref2989" refString="Crosnier, A. (1984) Sur quelques Portunidae (Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura) des iles Seychelles. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Section A, Zoologie, Biologie et Ecologie Animales, Paris, 4 e Serie, 6 (2), 397 - 419." type="journal article" year="1984">Crosnier 1984: figs 2CF</bibRefCitation>
) suggest that the specimen may represent a separate, undescribed species. Crosniers specimen is morphologically most similar to
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E9762EFD9FC7DC6CE" box="[779,955,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">X. latibrachium</emphasis>
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, but displays clear differences in the shape of its carapace, including the frontal margin, and in the meri of its swimming legs.
</paragraph>
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Morphologically,
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E95FCEE11FDE0C776" box="[405,550,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">X. aculeatus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E965BEE1FFD54C776" bold="true" box="[562,658,295,320]" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E96CCEE11FC9DC776" box="[677,859,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">X. latibrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="AEEA2CA7FF8A961E97CDEE11FB48C776" baseAuthorityName="Crosnier" baseAuthorityYear="2002" box="[932,1166,296,320]" class="Malacostraca" family="Portunidae" genus="Xiphonectes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="462" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="paralatibrachium">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E97CDEE11FB48C776" box="[932,1166,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">X. paralatibrachium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appear to constitute a distinct
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E949FEE74FEB9C752" box="[246,383,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">Xiphonectes</emphasis>
lineage or species complex. Unfortunately, given the rarity, poor condition, and age of vouchered material for these species, molecular phylogenetic analysis of the group was not possible. Nevertheless, we successfully generated a COI DNA barcode sequence from the
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of
<taxonomicName id="AEEA2CA7FF8A961E9065EEADFB50C79A" authority="Koch &amp; Ďuriš, 2019" authorityName="Koch &amp; Ďuriš" authorityYear="2019" box="[1036,1174,404,428]" class="Malacostraca" family="Portunidae" genus="Xiphonectes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="462" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aculeatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E9065EEADFB50C79A" box="[1036,1174,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">X. aculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E90F4EEACFB30C79B" bold="true" box="[1181,1270,404,429]" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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This data may prove critical for future analyses of this lineage and
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E96B6EE80FCAEC7E6" box="[735,872,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">Xiphonectes</emphasis>
more generally.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E94AEEEE4FEA6C7C3" bold="true" box="[199,352,476,501]" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
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locality, off southern
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, the western Indian Ocean.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="69555724FF8A961E94AEEEC7FD2EC42E" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,536]" box="[199,744,511,536]" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">
<emphasis id="5B9E8B36FF8A961E94AEEEC7FDD4C42E" bold="true" box="[199,530,511,536]" pageId="7" pageNumber="462">GenBank accession number</emphasis>
. COI:
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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