First record of Diacanthurus ophthalmicus and Nematopagurus lepidochirus (Decapoda, Anomura, Paguridae) from South Korea

Two species of pagurid hermit crab, Diacanthurus ophthalmicus (Ortmann, 1892) and Nematopagurus lepidochirus (Doflein, 1902), which were collected in 2013 from 129 m depth, east of Jeju Island, are now recorded from South Korea for the first time. Diacanthurus ophthalmicus and Nematopagurus lepidoch...

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Published in:Crustaceana 2014-01, Vol.87 (14), p.1668-1677
Main Authors: Kim, Mi Hyang, Kim, Jung Nyun, Choi, Jung Hwa, Seo, In-Soo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anomura
Decapoda
Nematopagurus
Paguridae
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Summary:Two species of pagurid hermit crab, Diacanthurus ophthalmicus (Ortmann, 1892) and Nematopagurus lepidochirus (Doflein, 1902), which were collected in 2013 from 129 m depth, east of Jeju Island, are now recorded from South Korea for the first time. Diacanthurus ophthalmicus and Nematopagurus lepidochirus are the only members of the genera Diacanthurus and Nematopagurus known from South Korea, respectively.
ISSN:0011-216X
1568-5403
0011-216X
DOI:10.1163/15685403-00003384