A new species of Polyonyx Stimpson, 1858, of the P. sinensis group (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Porcellanidae) commensal with a chaetopterid worm from Peninsular Malaysia

A new species of porcellanid crab, Polyonyx vermicola, belonging to the P. sinensis group is described from Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. The species is an obligate commensal of tubes of the chaetopterid worm Sasekumaria selangora Rullier, 1976 (Polychaeta). Polyonyx vermicola is differentiated fro...

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Main Authors: Ng, P.K.L., Sasekumar, A.
Format: Article
Published: Naturalis 1993
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/11746/
http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/150213
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