First record of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) from south of Java, Indonesia

Abstract. BACKGROUND: Three specimens of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) were collected from Palabuhanratu Bay, southern Java, Indonesia. There is no previous record on the presence of the species in Indonesia. This finding represents the fir...

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Autores principales: Wardiatno, Yusli, Hakim, Agus Alim, Mashar, Ali, Butet, Nurlisa Alias, Adrianto, Luky, Farajallah, Achmad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2016
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Taxonomic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4822068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099562
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8069
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Sumario:Abstract. BACKGROUND: Three specimens of Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Achelata, Palinuridae) were collected from Palabuhanratu Bay, southern Java, Indonesia. There is no previous record on the presence of the species in Indonesia. This finding represents the first record of this species in Java, Indonesia, and confirms that the species is present in the Indian Ocean. The morphological characters of the species are described. NEW INFORMATION: This paper contains a new distribution record of a lobster species from Indonesian waters.

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