Vol. 58, 2019

(update: 2019.07.31; 09.17)
 

A New Species of the Aberrant Majid Crab Genus Planotergum Balss, 1935 (Crustacea: Brachyura, Majidae, Planoterginae) from the Southern Red Sea

Ivan N. Marin^1,2,*, Vassily A. Spiridonov³, and Peter K.L. Ng⁴

¹A.N. Severtzov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS, Moscow, 119071, Russia
²Biological Department, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia. *Correspondence: E-mail: coralliodecapoda@mail.ru, vanomarin@yahoo.com
³Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nakhimovsky Prospekt, 36, Moscow, 117997, Russia. E-mail: vspiridonov@ocean.ru
⁴Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, Singapore 117377, Republic of Singapore. E-mail: peterng@nus.edu.sg

Received 20 Juun 2019 / Accepted 22 July 2019
Communicated by Benny K.K. Chan

A new species of the aberrant monotypic genus Planotergum Balss, 1935 (Brachyura: Majidae: Planoterginae) is described from the southern part of the Red Sea, based on a single female recently found in the collection of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University. The new species is clearly distinguished from Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935 in the form of carapace, antennal article and third maxilliped, as well as morphology of the ambulatory legs. The record extends the known range of Planotergum, previously known only from the eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, by more than 7000 km.

Key words: Decapoda, Planoterginae, Planotergum, new species, Red Sea.

Citation: Marin IN, Spiridonov VA, Ng PKL. 2019. A new species of the aberrant majid crab genus Planotergum Balss, 1935 (Crustacea: Brachyura, Majidae, Planoterginae) from the southern Red Sea. Zool Stud 58:26. doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-26.