New Record of Two Xanthid Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Xanthidae) from Korea

Xanthid crabs, decapod crustacean, with the black coloured fingers, are easily found under rocks or stones in the intertidal or subtidal zones. Two xanthids, Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840 and Paraxanthias elegans (Stimpson, 1858), were newly reported in Korean waters as part of continuous taxonomi...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 260 - 266
Main Authors Lee, Sang-Kyu, Rho, Hyun Soo, Kim, Dongsung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul 한국동물분류학회 01.10.2014
Korean Society of Systematic Zoology
Subjects
Decapoda
Etisus laevimanus
Korean fauna
new report
Paraxanthias elegans
new report
Paraxanthias elegans
Decapoda
Etisus laevimanus
Korean fauna
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Summary:Xanthid crabs, decapod crustacean, with the black coloured fingers, are easily found under rocks or stones in the intertidal or subtidal zones. Two xanthids, Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840 and Paraxanthias elegans (Stimpson, 1858), were newly reported in Korean waters as part of continuous taxonomic studies on crabs. The genus Paraxanthias Odhner, 1925 was also reported for the first time in Korea. Of these, the examined specimen of P. elegans showed eight feathery hairs on the subdistal tip of the first gonopod, which differs from the description of Dai and Yang at 1991. Here, the descriptions and illustrations of these species are provided. Korean Xanthoidea currently consists of 30 species belonging to 25 genera.
ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190
DOI:10.5635/ASED.2014.30.4.260