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New record of Paranursia abbreviata (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) from Singapore

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2014

B.Y. Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
N.K. Ng
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: B.Y. Lee, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore email: beeyan06@gmail.com
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Abstract

The leucosiid crab, Paranursia abbreviata, is recorded for the first time from the waters in Singapore. This record connects the known northern (as far south as Malaysia) and southern (Australia) distribution ranges of this species.

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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