On the differences between the two widely distributed and closely related rock shrimps Sicyonia japonica Balss, 1914 and S. parajaponica Crosnier, 2003 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeoidea, Sicyoniidae), with a new record of S. japonica from Taiwan.

The rock shrimp Sicyonia japonica Balss, 1914 is recorded from Taiwan for the first time. The availability of many fresh specimens of S. japonica and S.

On the penaeid shrimps of the genus Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1901 (Crustacea, Decapoda) from Taiwan.

Five species in the penaeid shrimp genus Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1901 are reported from Taiwan. Parapenaeopsis amicus V.C.

Geographic Distribution and Genetic Structures of the Tideland Snails and in Taiwan and Japan.

The tideland snails and are distributed north of the central Ryukyu Islands and in South Ryukyu, respectively, in Japan. To reveal their distribution and genetic characteristics in Taiwan, we sampled snails along the western coast of Taiwan Island and analyzed the nucleotide sequences of their mitochondrial DNAs. and inhabit the northern and southern parts of the western coast of Taiwan, respectively, and coexist only in the central part.

Convergent Adaptation of True Crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) to a Gradient of Terrestrial Environments.

For much of terrestrial biodiversity, the evolutionary pathways of adaptation from marine ancestors are poorly understood and have usually been viewed as a binary trait. True crabs, the decapod crustacean infraorder Brachyura, comprise over 7600 species representing a striking diversity of morphology and ecology, including repeated adaptation to non-marine habitats. Here, we reconstruct the evolutionary history of Brachyura using new and published sequences of 10 genes for 344 tips spanning 88 of 109 brachyuran families.

New records of the squat lobster genus Whiteaves, 1874 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Munidopsidae) from the deep sea off Taiwan.

Two species of the squat lobster family Munidopsidae, Pequegnat & Pequegnat, 1973 and Baba, 2005, are reported from Taiwan for the first time based on specimens collected from lower bathyal depths. The Taiwanese material of also represents the first record of the species from the Pacific Ocean and greatly extends this species' geographical range from the western Indian Ocean to western Pacific. The giant specimen from Taiwan is identified as mainly by DNA barcoding even though and (A.

New subgeneric names for the most commercially important shrimp genus Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae).

Although a recent comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study on Fabricius, 1798 reinstated a single genus for these economically important shrimps, several clades in the molecular phylogenetic tree do not have formal names. Subgeneric names are given herein to five of these clades if is to be split. A key to the subgenera in is also provided.

A new species of the congrid eel genus Bathycongrus (Order Anguilliformes) from eastern Taiwan.

A new species of the congrid eel genus Bathycongrus is described on the basis of three specimens collected from the deep waters of eastern Taiwan. Bathycongrus melanostomus sp. nov.

New records of spongicolid shrimps (Crustacea, Decapoda, Stenopodidea) from Taiwan.

Spongicolid shrimps of the three genera, Engystenopus Alcock & Anderson, 1894, Spongicola De Haan, 1844 and Spongicoloides Hansen, 1908 are recorded from Taiwan for the first time. The newly recorded species are Engystenopus palmipes Alcock & Anderson, 1894, Spongicola andamanicus Alcock, 1901, S. goyi Saito & Komai, 2008, S.

On the penaeid shrimps of the genus Metapenaeus Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason amp; Alcock, 1891 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae) of Taiwan.

Seven speceis in the penaeid shrimp genus Metapenaeus Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason Alcock, 1891 are reported from Taiwan. Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907 is formerly recorded in Taiwan for the first time. A neotype is selected for the subspecies M.

A new species of the deep-sea shrimp genus Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (Decapoda: Caridea: Glyphocrangonidae) from the South China Sea off Pratas Island.

A new species of the deep-sea caridean genus Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edwards, 1880, G. obtusis n.

Autochthony and isotopic niches of benthic fauna at shallow-water hydrothermal vents.

The food webs of shallow-water hydrothermal vents are supported by chemosynthetic and photosynthetic autotrophs. However, the relative importance of these two basal resources for benthic consumers and its changes along the physicochemical gradient caused by vent plumes are unknown. We used stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes (i.

A new record of the spiny lobster, (von Martens, 1872) from the coastal waters of Malaysia, with revision of global distribution.

Background: Spiny lobsters of the family Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 are known to be industrial crustaceans in the global fishing market amongst other crustacean marine species. has been reported in the Maldives, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia (Ambon, Irian Jaya, Celebes Island, Seram Island), the Polynesian Islands, Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, Wallis and Futuna and off the coast of northern Australia, but there is uncertainty about their distributions due to the morphological similarity with , and . However, the identification on can only be confirmed if the morphological descriptions are mentioned in literature.

Distinct suites of pre- and post-adaptations indicate independent evolutionary pathways of snapping claws in the shrimp family Alpheidae (Decapoda: Caridea).

One of the most notable evolutionary innovations of marine invertebrates is the snapping claw of alpheid shrimps (Alpheidae), capable of generating a powerful water jet and a shock wave, used for defense, aggression, excavation, and communication. Evolutionary analysis of this character complex requires the study of a suite of complementary traits to discern pre-adaptations or post-adaptations of snapping behavior. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the Alpheidae based on two mitochondrial and four nuclear markers, covering 107 species from 38 genera (77.

Rediscovery of Sakai, 1980 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Leucosiidae) in Taiwan.

The leucosiid crab Sakai, 1980 was described from one female collected off western Japan and had never been reported since. The species is now recorded from southwestern Taiwan for the first time, and is redescribed and figured at length. Although Sakai argued that Sakai, 1980, is closely related to Rüppell, 1830 and Doflein, 1904, the genus is actually morphologically most similar to A.

Morphology of the first three zoeal stages of the deep-sea caridean shrimp Yang, Chan & Kumar, 2018 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pandalidae).

The larvae of the deep-sea pandalid shrimp Yang, Chan & Kumar, 2018 were successfully hatched and cultured to the third zoeal stage. The larvae reached the third zoeal stage nine days after hatching at a water temperature of 21 ± 1 °C. Although members of A.

First record of the rare stenopodidean shrimp Odontozona spongicola (Alcock amp; Anderson, 1899) (Decapoda: Stenopodidea: Stenopodidae) from Indonesia.

The stenopodidean shrimp Odontozona spongicola (Alcock Anderson, 1899) collected by the South Java Deep-Sea Biodiversity Expedition 2018 (SJADES 2018) is a new record from Indonesia. The specimen of O. spongicola recently listed from the South China Sea is also formally reported here in.

Deep-sea clawed lobster Wood-Mason, 1872 species complex in the Indo-West Pacific (Crustacea, Decapoda, Nephropidae), with description of a new species.

Wood-Mason, 1872 is the most common species of the deep-sea clawed lobster genus Wood-Mason, 1872 in the Indo-West Pacific. Morphological comparisons and genetic analyses of extensive material referred to this lobster revealed the presence of three species. The three species differ mainly in body size, development of the intermediate carina on the carapace, position of the lateral pair of rostral teeth, whether the pleonal tergum is granulate, and the spination on the large chelipeds.

Chromosome-level genome assembly of Paralithodes platypus provides insights into evolution and adaptation of king crabs.

The blue king crab, Paralithodes platypus, which belongs to the family Lithodidae, is a commercially and ecologically important species. However, a high-quality reference genome for the king crab has not yet been reported. Here, we assembled the first chromosome-level blue king crab genome, which contains 104 chromosomes and an N50 length of 51.

On some squat lobsters from India (Decapoda, Anomura, Munididae), with description of a new species of Baba, 1988.

Squat lobster specimens belonging to the family Munididae were recently collected along the southwestern coast of the mainland of India and in the Andaman Islands. The specimens belong to two known species, (Alcock, 1894) and Macpherson, 1997, and a new species, . We here redescribe and describe and figure the new species.

On the "Plesionika martia" (A. Milne-Edwards, 1883) species group in Indian waters.

Material of the "Plesionika martia" (A. Milne-Edwards, 1883) species group from India had been reported as either P. martia or P.

Comparative mitogenomics of the Decapoda reveals evolutionary heterogeneity in architecture and composition.

The emergence of cost-effective and rapid sequencing approaches has resulted in an exponential rise in the number of mitogenomes on public databases in recent years, providing greater opportunity for undertaking large-scale comparative genomic and systematic research. Nonetheless, current datasets predominately come from small and disconnected studies on a limited number of related species, introducing sampling biases and impeding research of broad taxonomic relevance. This study contributes 21 crustacean mitogenomes from several under-represented decapod infraorders including Polychelida and Stenopodidea, which are used in combination with 225 mitogenomes available on NCBI to investigate decapod mitogenome diversity and phylogeny.

New records of Bate, 1881 (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeoidea, Benthesicymidae) from the abyssal depths of Taiwan.

The deep-sea shrimps generally inhabit waters deeper than 1000 m deep. Recent deep-sea cruises off Taiwan collected two species of Bate, 1881 from the abyssal depths greater than 3,000 m. They are Bate, 1881 and Rathbun, 1906.

On the clawed lobsters of the genus Wood-Mason, 1872 recently collected from deep-sea cruises off Taiwan and the South China Sea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Nephropidae).

Recent deep-sea cruises using Taiwanese research vessels off Taiwan and in the South China Sea yielded seven species of the clawed lobster genus Wood-Mason, 1872. Four species are new records for Taiwan ( Macpherson, 1990, Macpherson, 1993, Macpherson, 1993, and Bate, 1888) and three species are new records of Dongsha (under the jurisdiction of Taiwan) in the South China Sea ( Alcock, 1901, Wood-Mason, 1872, and ). Altogether, five and four species of this genus are now known from Taiwan and Dongsha, respectively.