Shane T Ahyong and Peter KL Ng (2007)

Pleistacantha ori, a new species of deep-water spider crab (Crustacea : Decapoda : Brachyura : Majidae) from the western Indian Ocean

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology:67-74.

Abstract

A new species of deepwater spider crab, Pleistacantha ori, is described from the South Western Indian Ocean. The new species ranges from South Africa to Madagascar and has previously been confused with P. moseleyi (Miers, 1886) and P. pungens (Wood Mason & Alcock, 1891), which it most closely resembles. Pleistacantha ori is the largest known species of the genus, attaining a postrostral carapace length of at least 129.1 mm.

Keywords

Crustacea, Decapoda, Indian Ocean, Majidae, new species, Pleistacantha ori, South Africa, taxonomy

Note

WOS:000252981800009

Identifiers

ISSN: 0217-2445

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