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Description of the First Zoea of the Cavernicolous Crab Karstama boholano (Ng, 2002) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sesarmidae) from Taiwan, with Notes on Ecology

  • 1. Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. & East Peak Ecological Consultants, Inc., Linyuan, Kaohsiung 83249, Taiwan
  • 2. Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361010, China. E-mail: eja0313@gmail.com & Department of Environment Biology and Fishery Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.
  • 3. Department of Environment Biology and Fishery Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.
  • 4. National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Keelung 20248, Taiwan. *Correspondence: E-mail: gcjiang@mail.nmmst.gov.tw & Marine Ecology and Conservation Research Center, National Academy of Marine Research, Kaohsiung 80661, Taiwan

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Li, Jheng-Jhang, Shih, Yi-Jia, Ho, Ping-Ho, Jiang, Guo-Chen (2019): Description of the First Zoea of the Cavernicolous Crab Karstama boholano (Ng, 2002) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sesarmidae) from Taiwan, with Notes on Ecology. Zoological Studies 58 (36): 1-9, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2019.58-36, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8064491

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