Daily Archives: 30 September 2011

A Checklist of the Algae of Singapore, 2nd Edition

A checklist of the algae of Singapore (2nd Edition) by M. N. Pham, H. T. W. Tan, S. Mitrovic & H. H. T. Yeo has been published and is available for download.  [PDF, 1.58 MB]

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New Publication: Cyclodorippoid crabs from the Philippines collected by the PANGLAO 2004–2005 and AURORA 2007 expeditions

The latest addition to our knowledge of the crustacean fauna of Philippines – the cyclodorippoid crabs collected by recent expeditions to the Philippines. Abstract: The cyclodorippoid crabs from the Philippines collected by the PANGLAO 2004–2005 and AURORA 2007 expeditions are reported. … Continue reading

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New publication: Calappa exanthematosa Alcock & Anderson, 1894, as a valid species of box crab from the Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Calappidae)

Authored by Peter Ng and Joelle Lai in collaboration with colleagues from Iran’s Islamic Azad University and Hormozgan University , this is one of many papers exploring the biogeographic division of Calappa species in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Calappa exanthematosa, … Continue reading

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New Publication: Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthoidea) systematics: A multi-gene approach with support from adult and zoeal morphology

Remember the crab team? The result of this international collaboration was recently published in Zoologische Anzeiger. Abstract: Currently, 13 subfamilies are recognised in the brachyuran family Xanthidae: Actaeinae, Antrocarcininae, Chlorodiellinae, Cymoinae, Etisinae, Euxanthinae, Kraussiinae, Liomerinae, Polydectinae, Speocarcininae, Xanthinae, Zalasiinae and Zosiminae. … Continue reading

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