A review of the genus Speocarcinus Stimpson, 1859 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae), with a key to its species and the description of one new species

Speocarcinus dentatus n. sp. is described from the southwestern Atlantic. The new species can be easily separated from its congeners by a suite of carapace and appendage characters. Speocarcinus Stimpson, 1859, now includes eight extant species, all from the Atlantic or Pacific coasts of the Americas. Additional characters to further differentiate between S. carolinensis Stimpson, 1859, and S. lobatus Guinot, 1969, and between S. granulimanus Rathbun, 1894, and S. spinicarpus Guinot, 1969 are documented. The lectotype of S. granulimanus is first described and a key to the species of Speocarcinus is provided.

CAPES/FAPEAL

CAPES/FAPEAL [PEB-2009-03-24(07)]

CNPq [302065/2007-5]

CNPq

PETROBRAS

Petrobras [4600224970]

Integracao UFALUSP em diversidade biologica e conservacao nos tropicos (CNPq)

Integracao UFAL-USP em diversidade biologica e conservacao nos tropicos (CNPq) [62.0182/2008-3]