A review of the genus Synalpheus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) from China seas

Yan-Rong Wang; Zhong-Li Sha

Zoological Systematics ›› 2015, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4) : 357-435.

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Zoological Systematics ›› 2015, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4) : 357-435. DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150401 CSTR:
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A review of the genus Synalpheus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) from China seas

  • Yan-Rong Wang; Zhong-Li Sha
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The genus Synalpheus (Decapoda: Alpheidae) from China seas is reviewed. Thirty one species belonging to this genus are described and illustrated in the present paper, including 4 new species and 6 newly recorded species from the China seas as following: S. brevrostrus sp. nov., S. jinqingensis sp. nov., S. liui sp. nov., S. tonkinensis sp. nov., S. biunguiculatus (Stimpson, 1860), S. gracilirostris de Man, 1910, S. iphinoe de Man, 1909, S. lophodactylus Coutière, 1908, S. modestus de Man, 1909 and S. mortenseni Banners, 1985. A key to 31 species of the genus Synalpheus from China seas is provided.

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Crustacea / Synalpheus / China seas / new species / taxonomy

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Yan-Rong Wang; Zhong-Li Sha. A review of the genus Synalpheus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) from China seas. Zoological Systematics. 2015, 40(4): 357-435 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.20150401
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