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New record of Dotilla intermedia (Brachyura: Ocypodidae) from Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Christopher J. Allen*
Affiliation:
School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, European Way, Southampton, Hants SO14 3ZN, UK Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Paul F. Clark
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Gordon L.J. Paterson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Lawrence E. Hawkins
Affiliation:
School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, European Way, Southampton, Hants SO14 3ZN, UK
Chittima Aryuthaka
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Science, Kasetsart University, Band Khen, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: C.J. Allen, School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, European Way, Southampton, Hants SO14 3ZN, UK email: chris.allen@noc.ac.uk
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Abstract

The identity of a dotillid intertidal crab from exposed sandy beaches within the Laem Son National Park along the Andaman Coast in Thailand was investigated. The species was identified as Dotilla intermedia De Man, 1888, which represents the first record of this species from Thailand. A description of the species is provided and a lectotype is designated from the type series.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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