Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), a new family and superfamily of eubrachyuran crabs with description of one new genus and five new species

A new family, Trichopeltariidae, is proposed to accommodate Sphaeropeltarion edentatum, new genus and species, and four additional genera traditionally placed in the family Atelecyclidae: Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (type genus); Peltarion Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846; Podocatactes Ortma...

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Main Authors: Marcos Tavares, Régis Cleva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-01-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492010000900001