Name: 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

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February 14, 2025 at 09:28

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Shane Ahyong
Australian Museum

OBIS Australia Node manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre

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A new species of Spider Crabs Samadinia jimlowryi, Western Australia

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