Etisus frontalis
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: Etisus frontalis (Dana, 1852) (Fig. 12A, B) Etisus frontalis Guinot 1964b: 50–56, figs. 23, 25–27, 31a–c, 35, pl. V, fig. 2; Serène 1968: 80; 1984: 229, fig. 139, pl. XXXI E (for complete synonymy); Ng et al. 2008: 198 [List]. Material examined: 1 ñ, NMNS 8772-40, 8.7 × 6.3, Shanfu, Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County, 18 November 2017. Distribution: Aldbra (Seychelles); Hikueru (French Polynesia); Jolo Sea (Philippines) (Guinot 1964); Xiao Liuqiu Island, southwestern Taiwan. Remarks: The morphology of the present specimen (Fig. 12A, B) matches description of E. frontalis (Dana, 1852), characterized by similarly sized submedian and lateral lobules of the front and the black coloration of the fixed finger of the chelipeds extending slightly onto the palm (Guinot 1964b: 51, 53, figs. 23, 26–27; Serène 1984: 224, pl. XXXI E). This species is reported for the first time from Taiwan.
Authors: Hsueh, Pan-Wen, Tzeng, You-Wei
Institutions: National Chung Hsing University, National Taiwan University
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6949452621
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