Open AccessPYLOPAGURUS SAMARIENSIS SP. NOV. (Crustacea, Anomura, Paguridea) DE LA COSTA DEL CARIBE COLOMBIANO
Author(s) -
Malva Sánchez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
boletin de investigaciones marinas y costeras/boletín de investigaciones marinas y costeras
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2590-4671
pISSN - 0122-9761
DOI - 10.25268/bimc.invemar.1977.9.0.528
Subject(s) - anomura , littoral zone , crustacean , decapoda , geography , hermit crab , biology , ecology , humanities , art
A new species of hermit crab, Pylopagurus samariensis is described. It is found in shallow waters of the rocky littoral zone in areas nearby Santa Marta, Colombia. Also presented here are morphological comparisons P. operculatus Stimpson and P. holthuisi Provenzano, in view of their similarity to this new species.