A new genus for Pericera septemspinosa Stimpson, 1871 and Pericera heptacantha Bell, 1836 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Majoidea), based on morphology and molecular data

A new genus of majoid spider crab, Pohleus gen. nov. is established for Pericera septemspinosa Stimpson, 1871 and Pericera heptacantha Bell, 1836, based on morphology and molecular data from the partial sequences of the 12S and 16S mitochondrial genes and the 18S small subunit rRNA nuclear locus. Th...

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Main Authors: Jessica Colavite, Amanda M. Windsor, William Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-05-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:https://zse.pensoft.net/article/50360/download/pdf/