Biology:Vellodius

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Vellodius etisoides
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Vellodius

Ng & Yang, 1998
Species:
V. etisoides
Binomial name
Vellodius etisoides
(Takeda & Miyake, 1968)
Synonyms

Pilodius etisoides Takeda & Miyake, 1968

Vellodius etisoides is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae. It was originally described as Pilodius etisoides, but was transferred to the monotypic genus Vellodius in 1998.[1][2][3] It is found around Amami Ōshima in the Ryūkyū Islands, and the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.[4]

References

  1. P. K. L. Ng; S.-L. Yang (1998). "Description of a new genus for the xanthid crab Pilodius etisoides Takeda and Miyake, 1968 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthoidea)". Journal of Natural History 32 (10–11): 1685–1696. doi:10.1080/00222939800771201. 
  2. Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf. 
  3. Peter Davie (2010). "Vellodius etisoides (Takeda & Miyake, 1968)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=444106. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 
  4. "Vellodius etisoides". Crabs of Japan. http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=crabs_of_japan&id=1341. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7919200 entry