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Long time no see - 117 years after its first and only record Praebebalia extensiva Rathbun 1911 (Decapoda, Leucosiidae) was collected from Saya de Malha

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The leucosiid crab Praebebalia extensiva Rathbun 1911 was formerly known from six specimens collected off Saya de Malha, Providence Island and Seychelles by the Sealark Expedition in 1905. More than a century later the Monaco Expedition in the Indian Ocean recovered 17 additional specimens. The species is redescribed and a colour photo provided.

Source: Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science

DOI: 10.4314/wiojms.v24i1.5

Author: Bella Galil

Institutions: Tel Aviv University, Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz, Natural History Museum Maastricht, Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano

Language: English

Topic: Crustacean biology and ecology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle