A new species of Achaeus Leach, 1817 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea: Inachidae) from Easter Island

Abstract In the present paper, a new species of Achaeus Leach, 1817, is described from Easter Island and dedicated to the memory of Michael Türkay. This record represents the first inachid spider crab and the sixth endemic brachyuran to be described from the island. It can be differentiated from con...

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Main Authors: Peter K.L. Ng, Christopher B. Boyko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
Series:Nauplius
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972016000100215&lng=en&tlng=en