Australian Museum Journal A new genus of Macrophthalmine Crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from eastern Australia
- Shortform:
- Davie, 1993, Rec. Aust. Mus. 45(1): 5–9
- Author(s):
- Davie, P. J. F.
- Year published:
- 1993
- Title:
- A new genus of Macrophthalmine Crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from eastern Australia
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 45
- Issue:
- 1
- Start page:
- 5
- End page:
- 9
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.125
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 19 March 1993
- Cover date:
- 19 March 1993
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 05 February 2009
- Reference number:
- 125
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (87kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1056kb PDF)
Abstract
A new genus and species of macrophthalmine is described from eastern Australia. Enigmaplax is separable from Macrophthalmus by its exceptionally wide front and the pointed not spooned chelae.