Abstract |
The genus Rhlzopa Stimpson, 1858 (Decapoda; Brachyura: Pilumnidae) currently
contains two species, the type R. gracilipes Stimpson, 1858, and R. saseklUfl(Jri Serene,
1971. The status of the type species is still uncertain whereas·the latter species was
referred to this genus with some doubt. In this paper, a new species of RhJzopa, R.
yongue sp. nov. is described from a male collected from Singapore by the author. The
taxonomy of the genus Rhizopo is also briefly reviewed. All type materials are deposited
in the Zoological Reference Collection (ZRC), Department of Zoology, National
University of Singapore. |