Taxonomy and ecology of the Cape Town Spider Crab, Macropodia falcifera (Stimpson, 1858) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Inachidae).

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Tropical Marine Science Institute and Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore.

Published: August 2015

The nomenclature and taxonomy of the Cape Town Spider Crab, Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1858, is treated. The species is rediagnosed and figured, and its ecology discussed. A key is also provided of the Indo-West Pacific species of Macropodia.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3626.3.7DOI Listing

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