Lamarckdromia beagle sp. nov.
Description
FIGURE 26. Lamarckdromia beagle sp. nov. A–B, male holotype, 40.5 × 39.0 mm (WAM C15512): A, frontal view carrying sponge cap; B, retail of “face”. C, female paratype, 44.0 × 45.5 mm (WAM C43596), ventral view of sternum of mated female showing vestigial first pleopods, sternal sutures 7/8 and sperm plaque covering spermathecal apertures.
Source: Mclay, C. L.; Hosie, A. M. (2022). The sponge crabs of Western Australia and the Northwest Shelf with descriptions of new genera and species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Dromiidae). Zootaxa. 5129(3): 301-355., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5129.3.1
Author Colin McLay and Western Australian Museum
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added on 2022-06-11424 viewsTraits taxaDigital photo, entire species Lamarckdromia beagle McLay & Hosie, 2022checked Ahyong, Shane 2023-03-15
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