WoRMS taxon details
Serenotheres janus Ng & Meyer, 2016
1055813 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1055813)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ng, P.K.L.; Meyer, C. (2016). A new species of pea crab of the genus <em>Serenotheres</em> Ahyong & Ng, 2005 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Pinnotheridae) from the date mussel <em>Leiosolenus</em> Carpenter, 1857 (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Lithophaginae) from the Solomon Islands. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 623: 31-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.623.10272 [details]
Holotype USNM 1421642, geounit Solomon Islands...
Holotype USNM 1421642, geounit Solomon Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology The species is named after Janus, the ancient two-faced Roman god, alluding to the unusual two parts of the carapace when...
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FD849337-EB57-46F6-965D-8CECBADECD5F
Etymology The species is named after Janus, the ancient two-faced Roman god, alluding to the unusual two parts of the carapace when viewed dorsally. The name is used as a noun in apposition. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FD849337-EB57-46F6-965D-8CECBADECD5F
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FD849337-EB57-46F6-965D-8CECBADECD5F [details]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Serenotheres janus Ng & Meyer, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1055813 on 2024-04-24
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Ng, P.K.L.; Meyer, C. (2016). A new species of pea crab of the genus <em>Serenotheres</em> Ahyong & Ng, 2005 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Pinnotheridae) from the date mussel <em>Leiosolenus</em> Carpenter, 1857 (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Lithophaginae) from the Solomon Islands. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 623: 31-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.623.10272 [details]
Holotype USNM 1421642, geounit Solomon Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species is named after Janus, the ancient two-faced Roman god, alluding to the unusual two parts of the carapace when viewed dorsally. The name is used as a noun in apposition. [details]LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FD849337-EB57-46F6-965D-8CECBADECD5F [details]