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Potential new record of the coral-dwelling gall crab Kroppcarcinus siderastreicola (Cryptochiridae) from São Tomé and Príncipe

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Coral-dwelling crabs of the family Cryptochiridae have been recorded across the tropical western Atlantic but are rarely reported from the eastern Atlantic.Here, we document the presence of cryptochirid crabs in the coral Siderastrea radians (Pallas, 1766) from São Tomé and Príncipe, Gulf of Guinea.This coral is likely inhabited by Kroppcarcinus siderastreicola Badaró, Neves, Castro & Johnsson, 2012, the only known gall crab to inhabit this coral host with a recorded distribution from Florida to Brazil.Our new record highlights that this crab potentially has an amphi-Atlantic distribution, similar to its confamilial Troglocarcinus corallicola, and in line with the distribution of its coral host genus.

Source: Crustacean Research

DOI: 10.18353/crustacea.54.0_85

Authors: Anna Schleimer, António J.R. Cruz, Henrique Bravo, Sancia E.T. van der Meij

Institutions: Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg, University of Groningen, Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Language: English

Topic: Crustacean biology and ecology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4415753174

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