Deux nouvelles espèces Indo-Pacifiques de Stomatopodes

In the Indo-pacific region, a study on Stomatopodes revealed two new species: Squilla carinata and Gonodactilus tweediei. Here the author gives a brief description.

Sur quelques espèces rares de Brachyures (Leucosidae) de l'Indo-Pacifique

Since 1949, The Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography has undertaken an inventory of Vietnamese marine fauna with reference to its collection kept in Nha Trang. The collection contains about 250 species of Brachyura. Rare species of particular interest are described in this note.

Sur quelques especes rares de Brachyures (Leucosidae) de l'Indo-Pacifique (2è partie)

In the first part, some rare samples of Leucosidae, belonging to the collection of Nhatrang Institute of Oceanography, have been studied; some of them are included in the subfamily Ebaliinae. This note examines various species of this subfamily which were not described in the previous study.

Sur un Caphyra indo-chinois commensal d'un Alcyon

Decapods that live in colonies, associated at various Anthozoa (especially corals) are numerous. Some species find shelter in the crevices, cracks or depressions of the coral surface. Among these, the author gives a detailed description of Caphyra alcyoniophila.

Les espèces du genre scylla a Nhatrang (Vietnam)

The species of Scylla found in Vietnam have been studied in relation to the systematic revision made by Estampador, and to establish the distinctive morphological characters of the species. The status of four forms is discussed: Scylla oceanica, Sc. tranquebarica, Sc. serrata, and Sc. serrata var. paramamosain.

Éponges intercoditales de Nha Trang (Viet Nam)

Thanks to the effort of many spongologists from worldwide, we know the most common sponges in the Indo-Pacific area. The author gives a description of 28 intertidal sponges collected in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Alpheid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae) of Vietnam

The present paper deals with a collection of alpheid shrimps from Vietnam received by Mr R. Serene, formerly Director the Institute of Oceanography, Nhatrang (Vietnam). Though small in size the material has proved to be fairly rich. It contains 23 species belonging to the genera Alpheopsis Coutiere, Synalpheus Bate and Alpheus Fabricius, the last named genus accounting for all but three species. Two new species, one each belonging to Alpheopsis and Alpheus, have been briefly described by the author (Tiwari, 1962) in an earlier paper. The remaining species are already known and some of them have an extensive distribution in the Indo-West-Pacific.