A new species of Malayopotamon Bott, 1968 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae), a freshwater crab from northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Zootaxa. 2014 Feb 28:3768:576-82. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3768.5.4.

Abstract

A new species of potamid freshwater crab, Malayopotamon weh sp. nov., is described from the island of Pulau Weh off northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The species superficially resembles three Sumatran species: M. batak Ng & Wowor, 1991, M. tobaense (Bott, 1968), and M. turgeo Ng & Tan, 1999, but can easily be distinguished by various carapace as well as gonopod characters.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brachyura / anatomy & histology*
  • Brachyura / classification*
  • Brachyura / physiology
  • Extinction, Biological
  • Indonesia
  • Male