Evidence using morphology, molecules, and biogeography clarifies the taxonomic status of mole crabs of the genus Emerita Scopoli, 1777 (Anomura, Hippidae) and reveals a new species from the western Atlantic

Uncertainties regarding the taxonomic status and biogeographical distribution of some species of the genus Emerita from the western Atlantic led to thorough examination of the subtle morphological differences between two coexistent species (E. brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935 and E. portoricensis Schmitt,...

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Main Authors: Fernando L. Mantelatto, Juliana M. Paixão, Rafael Robles, Jeniffer N. Teles, Felipe C. Balbino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-05-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/99432/download/pdf/