The second known stygomorphic freshwater crab from China, Phasmon typhlops gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Potamidae), diverged at the beginning of the Late Miocene

A new genus and new species of blind freshwater cave crab are described from Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China based on morphology and mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences. The new genus, Phasmon gen. nov., is established for P. typhlops sp. nov., which is only the s...

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Main Authors: Chao Huang, Shane T. Ahyong, Hsi-Te Shih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-12-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/58854/download/pdf/