The Brachyuran Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda) of Hong Kong: a Historical Review and Catalogue

The brachyuran crab fauna of subtropical Hong Kong is documented and an updated catalogue presented of all known species. Starting with the milestone studies by William Stimpson in the 1850s, many generations of workers have since added to the knowledge of this fauna. In the previous summary of the...

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Published inZoological Studies Vol. 63; pp. 1 - 155
Main Authors Kingsley J. H. Wong, Peter K. L. Ng, Hsi-Te Shih, Benny K. K. Chan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心 31.12.2024
Subjects
Brachyuran fauna
Historical review
Literature
Hong Kong
Taxonomy
New records
Biodiversity
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ISSN1021-5506
DOI10.6620/ZS.2024.63-38

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Summary:The brachyuran crab fauna of subtropical Hong Kong is documented and an updated catalogue presented of all known species. Starting with the milestone studies by William Stimpson in the 1850s, many generations of workers have since added to the knowledge of this fauna. In the previous summary of the fauna by Chia-Jui Shen in 1940, 187 species were reported. Eight decades later, we now report 382 species from 27 superfamilies and 49 families, of which 22 species are new records. The present paper also reviews the history of carcinology in Hong Kong. The taxonomy of each species is treated, and a complete scientific bibliography is presented as far as possible.
ISSN:1021-5506
DOI:10.6620/ZS.2024.63-38