On the clawed lobsters of the genus Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 1872 recently collected from deep-sea cruises off Taiwan and the South China Sea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Nephropidae)
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Recent deep-sea cruises using Taiwanese research vessels off Taiwan and in the South China Sea yielded seven species of the clawed lobster genus Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 1872. Four species are new records for Taiwan (Nephropsisacanthura Macpherson, 1990, N.holthuisi Macpherson, 1993, N.serrata Macpherson, 1993, and N.suhmi Bate, 1888) and three species are new records of Dongsha (under the jurisdiction of Taiwan) in the South China Sea (N.ensirostris Alcock, 1901, N.stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872, and N.suhmi). Altogether, five and four species of this genus are now known from Taiwan and Dongsha, respectively. The diagnostic characters and coloration are illustrated for most, if not all, of these species.
Source: ZooKeys
Authors: Su-Ching Chang, Tin-Yam Chan
Institution: National Taiwan Ocean University
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $754
OpenAlex ID: W2923358564