| Abstract |
The Callianassidae collected by Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), BIOSHELF program (1996–
1998) is here reported on. The collection is composed of the genus Calliax including two species, C.
andamanica sp. nov., and C. sp., Gourretia including two new species, G. phuketensis sp. nov., and G.
aungtonyae sp. nov., two new genera, Lipkecallianassa gen. nov. (type species R. abyssa sp. nov.),
Michaelcallianassa gen. nov. (type species M. indica sp. nov.), and Callianassa, including 12 new
species, C. anoploura, C. malaccaensis, C. stenomastaxa, C. brachytelson, C. amplimaxilla, C. matzi, C.
chakratongae, C. brevirostris, C. nieli, C. propriopedis, C. contipes and C. nigroculata sp. nov., and one
named species, C. tonkinae Grebenjuk, and another four species that remain un-named. As a result
seventeen new species and another five species including two new genera are described. |
