Orcovita angulata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Grapsoidea

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: Thoracotremata Superfamilia: Grapsoidea

Familia: Varunidae
Genus: Orcovita
Species: Orcovita angulata

Name

Orcovita angulata Ng, Guinot & Iliffe, 1996:129

Holotype: USNM 364310b

Type locality: Female (16.7 by 13.0 mm), station 85-56, Raft Cave, Koron Island, Philippines, colI. T. M. Iliffe, 28 Mar.1985, with a dipnet from the water surface, from a floating log.

References

Primary references

• Ng, P.K.L., Guinot, D. & Iliffe, T.M. 1996. Revision of the anchialine varunine crabs of the genus Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 1994 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Grapsidae), with description of four new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 44(1): 109-134. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page.