Camptoplax ahmar sp. nov., a new pilumnid crab (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the Red Sea

by Peter K L Ng, Arthur Anker
Research article Year: 2024

Abstract

Camptoplax ahmar sp. nov. is described based on a single male specimen extracted from a burrow of an unknown host near Thuwal, Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. The new species differs from the type-species of Camptoplax Miers, 1884 and its only congener, C. coppingeri Miers, 1884, by several morphological / morphometric details.

Keywords

Crustacea Brachyuran crab Pilumnidae Infauna Indian Ocean Red Sea