Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity

The Korean Society of Systematic Zoology (한국동물분류학회)
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New Record of Leucosiid Crab Nursia rhomboidalis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Korea

  • Lee, Sang-Kyu (School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Song, Sung-Joon (Department of Biology, Teachers College, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Won (School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2009.11.30
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Abstract

The leucosiid crabs are common species on soft sediment from the intertidal flat to shelf and slope depths. The genus Nursia Leach, 1817 is characterized by the pentagonal shape of the carapace and the presence of the buccal cavern on the pterygostomian region. As a result of the systematic study on the Korean brachyuran species, Nursia rhomboidalis (Miers, 1879) is newly recorded in Korean fauna. Korean Leucosiidae is now composed of 14 species belonging to eight genera. The description and illustrations of this species are provided.

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