Miers, E.J. (1884). Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Crustacea. <em>Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-82. British Museum (Natural History), London.</em> pp. 178–322, pls. 18–35., available online athttps://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.22498[details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Polyonyx obesulus Miers, 1884. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410142 on 2026-02-17
Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Polyonyx obesulus Miers, 1884. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410142 on 2026-02-17
original descriptionMiers, E.J. (1884). Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Crustacea. <em>Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-82. British Museum (Natural History), London.</em> pp. 178–322, pls. 18–35., available online athttps://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.22498[details]
context source (HKRMS)Haig, J. (1992). Hong Kong's Porcellanid crabs. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the fourth international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 303-327., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1515/9789882200272-002[details]
basis of recordLiu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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