New species of cavernicolous crabs of the genus Sesarmoides from the western Pacific, with a key to the genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae)
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Five new species of cavernicolous sesarmid crabs of the genus Sesarmoides are described from Indonesia, Loyalty Islands, Philippines and Guam, viz., S. balicus, S. loyalty, S. sulu, S. boholano and S. guamensis. Diagnoses and detailed figures are provided for all species. The taxonomy of S. emdi Ng & Whitten, 1995, is also clarified, and a key to the 14 recognised species of Sesarmoides is provided.
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Anchialine caves, Grapsidae, Guam, Indonesia, Loyalty Islands, New species, Philippines, Sesarmidae, Sesarmoides, Taxonomy
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Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
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2002-12-31
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