Journal archives for April 2021

April 7, 2021

Already in 2021: 77 new species for Crabs of the World!

Greetings to all 602 members of Crabs of the World! Every few months I feature new or unusual crab observations that have been added to our project. This time we have new species recently added by people in Australia and China; then eight gorgeous crab observations around the world; and finally a focus on a one-week diving project in one bay in Hawaii that produced 37 new species for Crabs of the World. This year we have already added 77 more crab species to the project, bringing us to 1,594. Our goal is 2,000!

Here are the new species:

A Fultodromia nodipes by @streglystendec in Australia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/29604635

Two Eurasian Freshwater Crabs by @crabsworldwide in Hainan, China—
a Calcipotamon puglabrum:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/68654732
and a Neotiwaripotamon whiteheadi (needs confirmation):
www.inaturalist.org/observations/68664169

Here are eight wonderful crabs:

A beautiful Lissoporcellana nakasonei (Soft Coral Porcelain Crab) by @patrickjakiel in the Philippines (needs confirmation):
www.inaturalist.org/observations/68534819

Another spectacular Pseudoliomera species (Showy Xanthid Crab) by @dama in Hawaii (needs confirmation):
www.inaturalist.org/observations/69215644

The unusual Ixa cylindrus (Lollipop Crab) by @vikas2 in India:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/73181082
and also by @mayur_fulmali in India:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/73101651

A gorgeous Lopholithodes mandtii (Puget Sound King Crab) by @leftcoaster in British Columbia, Canada:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/69354917

A stunning Atergatis fluorides (Floral Egg Crab) by @budak in Singapore:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/69538292

Two excellent photos of a Ranina radian (Spanner Crab) by @minivet in Indonesia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/67620986

A new record for southern range of the Calappa ocellata (Ocellated Box Crab) by @jeanmartins in Brazil:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/71715752

And a video that will make you smile of a Metadromia wilsoni (a Sponge Crab) by @kelvinperrie in New Zealand:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/68669823

And now the project that added 37 new species to Crabs of the World! @smithsonian_marinegeo from The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by the Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON), is the first long-term, worldwide research program to focus on understanding coastal marine life and its role in maintaining resilient ecosystems around the world. Many of these photos were taken in Kaneohe Bay and edited by the Florida Museum IZ team (who they work closely with) during one week in 2017, their last Biodiversity Assessment. If a depth was recorded, you should be able to find the Depth Range (m) under the Observation Fields of each observation.
www.inaturalist.org/projects/crabs-of-the-world/contributors/smithsonian_marinegeo
Here are four of my favorites:
A phenomenal Liomera rubra (Red Liomera) seen at 15-18 m:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/71093792
A very fluffy Polydectus cupulifer (Teddy Bear Crab):
www.inaturalist.org/observations/71092368
an amazing Domecia glabra:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/71095861
and a stunning Hirsutodynomene spinosa:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/71095959
The team identified dozens of crabs. But not yet this one:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/71094842

I hope everyone will continue to add your crabs to Crabs of the World, and alert me if you find something new or want something featured in a future post.

Wendy

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