Jongkar, Grinang and Pui, Yong Min and Ng, Peter K. L. (2015) A new species of tree-hole dwelling freshwater crab of the genus Arachnothelphusa Ng, 1991 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 63. pp. 454-460. ISSN 2345-7600 (electronic) ISSN 0217-2445 (print)
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Abstract
A new species of tree-hole gecarcinucid freshwater crab, Arachnothelphusa merarapensis, is described from a primary dipterocarp forest near Merarap Hot Spring Resort in Lawas, northern Sarawak, Malaysia. This brings the number of species in the genus Arachnothelphusa found in Borneo to five, and it is likely that more species will be discovered from this island. The new species has preference for living in water-filled tree-holes, which is the first record of a tree-hole crab for Southeast Asia. The habitat characteristics and distribution of this new species are also discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae, Arachnothelphusa, tree-hole, Sarawak,unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation |
| Depositing User: | Karen Kornalius |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2016 03:13 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2016 01:11 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10306 |
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