First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)

Abstract The monotypic xanthid crab genus Pulcratis Ng and Huang, 1997, previously known only from the South China Sea, is recorded for the first time in the Indian Ocean. The new material was collected by commercial trawlers fishing off the coast of Tamil Nadu state, in southeastern India, and repr...

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Main Authors:	Jose Christopher E. Mendoza, Prema Mani, Samuthirapandian Ravichandran
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
Series:	Nauplius
Subjects:	decapoda xanthoidea zosiminae xanthinae pulcratis amabilis tamil nadu india taxonomy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972020000100208&lng=en&tlng=en

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spelling	doaj-91761c8f858248d0b89cfc0f6555cc512020-11-25T03:47:54ZengSociedade Brasileira de CarcinologiaNauplius0104-64972358-29362810.1590/2358-2936e2020010S0104-64972020000100208First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)Jose Christopher E. MendozaPrema ManiSamuthirapandian RavichandranAbstract The monotypic xanthid crab genus Pulcratis Ng and Huang, 1997, previously known only from the South China Sea, is recorded for the first time in the Indian Ocean. The new material was collected by commercial trawlers fishing off the coast of Tamil Nadu state, in southeastern India, and represents a new species, herein described. Pulcratis amabilis n. sp. is similar to the only other congener and type species, P. reticulatus Ng and Huang, 1997, in the general form and fresh coloration, but differs mainly in the outline of the carapace, and morphology of the chelipeds, and the male pleon and gonopods. The subfamilial classification of Pulcratis within Xanthidae is also discussed.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972020000100208&lng=en&tlng=endecapodaxanthoideazosiminaexanthinaepulcratis amabilistamil naduindiataxonomy
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title	First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)
title_short	First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)
title_full	First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)
title_fullStr	First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)
title_full_unstemmed	First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)
title_sort	first record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, pulcratis ng & huang, 1997, from the indian ocean, with description of a new species (crustacea: brachyura: xanthidae)
publisher	Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
series	Nauplius
issn	0104-6497 2358-2936
description	Abstract The monotypic xanthid crab genus Pulcratis Ng and Huang, 1997, previously known only from the South China Sea, is recorded for the first time in the Indian Ocean. The new material was collected by commercial trawlers fishing off the coast of Tamil Nadu state, in southeastern India, and represents a new species, herein described. Pulcratis amabilis n. sp. is similar to the only other congener and type species, P. reticulatus Ng and Huang, 1997, in the general form and fresh coloration, but differs mainly in the outline of the carapace, and morphology of the chelipeds, and the male pleon and gonopods. The subfamilial classification of Pulcratis within Xanthidae is also discussed.
topic	decapoda xanthoidea zosiminae xanthinae pulcratis amabilis tamil nadu india taxonomy
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First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)

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