Pagurixus haigae Komai and Osawa, 2007
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https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e20240507 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D3652902-0C5A-402D-B0C8-D3D4DE625C31 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AB1ACE01-8E34-4914-FF25-BC153781FCA2 |
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Felipe |
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Pagurixus haigae Komai and Osawa, 2007 |
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Pagurixus haigae Komai and Osawa, 2007 View in CoL
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Habitat. Sandy substrate ona rocky shore, intertidal, under large boulders.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the Indo-West
Pacific, from western Indian Ocean to Thailand,
Malaysia, Philippine, Japan, Guam and New Caledonia; Indonesia: Maluku.
Color in life. Shield with black markings on white background. Ocular peduncles with broad, subproximal dark band. Antennular peduncles white, penultimate segment with broad, submedian dark band; antennal peduncles with alternating black and white bands. Chelipeds with complex black pattern on white background; second and third pereopods with black, irregular-edged bands on white background (after Komai and Osawa, 2007).
Remarks. Two specimens were collected in this study. In the preservative the species still shows the distinctive longitudinal brownish-red longitudinal stripes on pereopods and chelipeds.
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