First report of partial albinism in the blue lobster (Bouvier, 1895) from the Mexican Pacific (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palinuridae).

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Departamento de Estudios para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Zonas Costeras, Universidad de Guadalajara Gómez Farías 82, San Patricio-Melaque, Jalisco, C.P. 48980 Mexico Universidad de Guadalajara San Patricio-Melaque Mexico.

Published: September 2018

The first case of partial albinism registered in the Mexican Pacific by the blue lobster is presented. The specimen was collected on the southern coast of Jalisco know as Punta "El Estrecho". It constitutes one of the few registered cases of albinism in invertebrates from the Eastern Tropical Pacific.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.784.25082DOI Listing

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