First Record of Tri-spine Horseshoe Crab, Tachypleus tridentatus (Merostomata: Xiphosurida: Limulidae) from Korean Waters

A tri-spine horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus (Leach, 1819) was collected from a sandy beach of Udo Island of Jeju during the full moon tides in November 1997. Three spines on the posterior margin of the opisthosoma were characterized indicating that the specimen was T. tridentatus. This specim...

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Main Authors: Yang, Kea Cheong, Ko, Hyun Sook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Systematic Zoology 2015-01-01
Series:Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.kpubs.org/article/articleMain.kpubs?articleANo=DMBRBT_2015_v31n1_42