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A new species of Spider Crabs Samadinia jimlowryi, Western Australia

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The spiny spider crab, Samadinia pulchra (Miers in Tizard, Moseley, Buchanan & Murray, 1885) (type locality: Bohol Sea, Philippines) has long been considered to be widespread in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. This work identifies a new species, S. jimlowryi sp. nov., ranging from northwestern Australia to southeastern Indonesia.

Citation: Ahyong, Shane T., Bee Yan Lee, and Peter K. L. Ng. 2023. Spider crabs of the Samadinia pulchra complex (Crustacea: Decapoda: Epialtidae). In Festschrift in Honour of James K. Lowry, ed. P. B. Berents, S. T. Ahyong, A. A. Myers, and L. Fanini. Records of the Australian Museum 75(4): 343–356. https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1876

Published: February 14, 2025 at 09:28

License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License

URL: https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=am_samadinia_jimlowryi

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Shane Ahyong
Australian Museum

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