Medaeus Danielita, a New Species of Xanthid Crab (decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) from the Bohol Sea, Central Philippines
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A new species of xanthid crab of the genus Medaeus Dana, 1852, is described from the Bohol Sea in the central Philippines. Medaeus danielita new species, is similar to Medaeus aztec Davie, 1997, but can be easily differentiated from it by the structure of its carapace, ambulatory legs, and male first gonopods. It is only the second species of the genus known from the Philippines.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010