Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867

Davie, Peter K. L. Ng Peter J. F., 2012, The Blue Crab Of Christmas Island, Discoplax Celeste, New Species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 60 (1), pp. 89-100 : 90

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13256684

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13256916

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E42551-E115-FFD3-92A5-FF2DFB20117A

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scientific name

Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
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Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 View in CoL

Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867: 284 View in CoL ; Balss, 1957: 1671; Guinot, 1979: 152; Türkay, 1987: 145; Guinot, 1994: 168; Ng & Guinot, 2001: 312; Davie, 2002: 185; Ng et al., 2008: 214.

Type species. — Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 View in CoL , by monotypy. Gender feminine.

Remarks. — Ng & Guinot (2001) separated Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 , from Cardisoma Latreille, 1828 , and extensive remarks on the status of each genus are provided in that paper. Discoplax , as currently defined, contains five species, all from the Indo-West Pacific: D. rotunda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) , D. hirtipes ( Dana, 1851) , D. longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 , D. gracilipes Ng & Guinot, 2001 , and D. celeste , new species (described here).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Gecarcinidae

Loc

Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867

Davie, Peter K. L. Ng Peter J. F. 2012
2012
Loc

Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867: 284

Ng, P 2008: 214
Davie, P 2002: 185
Guinot, D 1994: 168
Turkay, M 1987: 145
Guinot, D 1979: 152
Balss, H 1957: 1671
Milne-Edwards, A 1867: 284
1867
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