Peter JF Davie and Peter KL Ng (2012)
Two New Species of Orcovita (crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae) from Anchialine Caves on Christmas Island, Eastern Indian Ocean
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 60(1):57-70.
Two new species of anchialine varunid crabs of the genus Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 1994, O. orchardorum and O. hicksi, are described from Christmas Island, eastern Indian Ocean. This marks the first record of Orcovita from the Indian Ocean. The new species are easily distinguished from congeners by differences in the form of the carapace, chelae, ambulatory legs, and male abdomen. Two groups of Orcovita are recognised, and their affinities discussed. A new key is provided for the 10 known species.
Brachyura, Christmas Island, crab brachyura, Crustacea, evolution, genus, grapsidae, new species, Orcovita, pacific, procarididae, sesarmidae, sp n. ostracoda, thaumatocypridoidea, tomascik
WOS:000301516200007
- ISSN: 0217-2445
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