Taxonomy and ecology of the Cape Town Spider Crab, Macropodia falcifera (Stimpson, 1858) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Inachidae)

Peter K L Ng; Bertrand Richer De Forges; Georgina Jones

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3626.3.7

Taxonomy and ecology of the Cape Town Spider Crab, Macropodia falcifera (Stimpson, 1858) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Inachidae)

Zootaxa. 2013:3626:391-6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3626.3.7.

Authors

Peter K L Ng¹, Bertrand Richer De Forges, Georgina Jones

Affiliation

¹ Tropical Marine Science Institute and Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore. dbsngkl@nus.edu.sg

PMID: 26176146
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3626.3.7

Abstract

The nomenclature and taxonomy of the Cape Town Spider Crab, Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1858, is treated. The species is rediagnosed and figured, and its ecology discussed. A key is also provided of the Indo-West Pacific species of Macropodia.

MeSH terms

Animals
Brachyura / anatomy & histology
Brachyura / classification*
Brachyura / physiology*
Ecosystem
Female
Male
South Africa
Species Specificity