Diversity and Distribution of Fiddler Crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) in Vietnam

Based on recently collected material and records in the literature, 14 species of fiddler crabs (Crustacea: Ocypodidae: Gelasiminae) are reported from Vietnam. DNA barcoding analyses using the mitochondrial gene COI (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) was performed to identify examined materials and th...

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Published in:Zoological Studies 2022, Vol.61, p.e66-e66
Main Authors: Shih, Hsi-Te, Wong, Kingsley J H, Chan, Benny K K, Nguyen, Thanh Son, Do, Van Tu, Ngo, Xuan Quang, Hsu, Pei-Yi
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Language:English
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Summary:Based on recently collected material and records in the literature, 14 species of fiddler crabs (Crustacea: Ocypodidae: Gelasiminae) are reported from Vietnam. DNA barcoding analyses using the mitochondrial gene COI (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) was performed to identify examined materials and their precise distributional range. Thirteen species-level taxa are identified and, with the exception of Galsimus borealis and G. vocans, have minimum interspcific divergences of at least 7.27%. The identified species include seven species of Tubuca Bott, 1973, three of Austruca Bott, 1973 and three of Gelasimus Latreille, 1817, and one Paraleptuca Bott, 1973. Two new records of Vietnam are herein reported: Tubuca rhizophorae and T. dussumieri. The southernmost distribution limits of East Asian G. borealis, T. acuta and T. arcuata are in northern Vietnam, A. lactea in central Vietnam, whereas northernmost limit of Southeast Asian T. rhizophorae and T. forcipata in southern Vietnam. A dichotomous key to identify the 14 Vietnamese species is provided.
ISSN:1021-5506
1810-522X
DOI:10.6620/ZS.2022.61-66