本報告彙整臺灣水域 (包括所屬小島) 已知短尾蟹類的註解名錄與引用文獻. 臺灣之短尾蟹類相已
達到 800 個原生種與 3 個外來種, 分屬 35 總科, 74 科. 本研究亦增加 9 個新記錄種 …

In 1976, the French research vessel “Vauban” was scheduled to travel from France to New
Caledonia. Through the efforts of Alain Crosnier (Director of the Oceanography, ORSTOM), it …

Cheliped construction, in particular the teeth pattern on chelae fingers is considered as most
important character suit (along with burrowing/swimming apparatus) for the diagnosis of …

Portunoidea is a diverse lineage of ecologically and economically important marine crabs
comprising 8 families and 14 subfamilies. Closely related portunid subfamilies Caphyrinae …

Close heterospecific associations are ubiquitous in most if not all biotic communities. These
associations vary widely in character, and can include a wide range of morphological …

The elkhorn coral crab Domecia acanthophora inhabits shallow-water coral reefs in the
Western Atlantic. The species has a wide distribution and, although primarily associated with …

Coral reefs are home to the greatest diversity of marine life, and many species on reefs live
in symbiotic associations. Studying the historical biogeography of symbiotic species is key to …

Adult crabs are known to play critical roles in the survival of their adult coral hosts, but little is
known of the mutualism between juvenile crabs (≤ 0.5 cm) and their juvenile hosts. Field …

Brachyuran crabs of the family Bythograeidae are endemic to deep-sea hydrothermal vents
and represent one of the most successful groups of macroinvertebrates that have colonized …

Despite extensive morphological and molecular studies, the phylogenetic interrelationships
within the infraorder Brachyura and the phylogenetic positions of many taxa remain …