Harryplax severus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pseudozioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Pseudozioidea

Familia: Christmaplacidae
Genus: Harryplax
Species: Harryplax severus

Name

Harryplax severus Mendoza & Ng, 2017

Holotype: ♀ (7.9 × 5.6 mm) ZRC 2016.0253); coll. H.T. Conley, September 1998.

Type locality: Guam, Piti Reef margin, 1–1.5 m depth, in rubble.

Paratype: ♂ (5.4 × 3.9 mm) (ZRC 2016.0254), Guam, Glass Breakwater near mouth of Apra Harbour, 4.6–7.6 m depth, among rocks; coll. H.T. Conley, 18 July 2001.

ZooBank: 9A33FCD1-E030-4FCD-AA35-F648D1FFE3C4

References

Primary references

Mendoza, J.C.E. & Ng, P.K.L. 2017. Harryplax severus, a new genus and species of an unusual coral rubble-inhabiting crab from Guam (Crustacea, Brachyura, Christmaplacidae). ZooKeys 647: 23–35. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.647.11455 Reference page.
- [original description of Harryplax severus: p. 28–33; figs. 1A–D, 2, 3]

Links

Harryplax severus in the World Register of Marine Species

BHL bibliography
Harryplax severus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Harryplax severus.
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