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A new species of the hermit crab genus Areopaguristes Rahayu & McLaughlin (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Paguroidea, Diogenidae) from the Mexican Pacific
Ayón-Parente, M.; Hendrickx, M.E. (2016). A new species of the hermit crab genus Areopaguristes Rahayu & McLaughlin (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Paguroidea, Diogenidae) from the Mexican Pacific. Zootaxa 4173(4): 379. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4173.4.3
In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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Keywords
    Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
    Anomura [WoRMS]; Areopaguristes Rahayu & McLaughlin, 2010 [WoRMS]; Areopaguristes espetacioni; Crustacea [WoRMS]
    Mexico [Marine Regions]
Author keywords
    Hermit crab; eastern tropical Pacific

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  • Ayón-Parente, M.
  • Hendrickx, M.E., more

Abstract
    A new species of hermit crab, Areopaguristes espetacioni, family Diogenidae, is described and illustrated in detail, including the color pattern in live/fresh specimens. This is the fifth species of Areopaguristes reported from the eastern Pacific. Given the morphological similarity between Areopaguristes espetacioni n. sp. and A. tudgei Lemaitre & Felder, 2012, these can be considered sister species. The presence of a long rostrum, the antennal flagella with short setae, chelipeds and ambulatories legs with dense plumose setae, and telson with calcareous teeth on the posterior margin allow to separate Areopaguristes espetacioni n. sp. from all other species in the genus previously described for the region. A key for Areopaguristes species from the eastern tropical Pacific is provided.

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