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DecaNet (World List of Decapoda)

WoRMS taxon details

Metanephrops formosanus Chan & Yu, 1987

382851  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382851)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Chan, T.-Y.; Yu, H.-P. (1987). <i>Metanephrops formosanus</i> sp. nov., a new species of lobsters (Decapoda, Nephropidae) from Taiwan. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 52(2): 172-186. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  NTOU, geounit Taiwan  
Holotype NTOU, geounit Taiwan [details]
Type locality contained in Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metanephrops formosanus Chan & Yu, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382851 on 2025-05-09
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2009-02-23 14:08:32Z
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2020-10-19 09:42:32Z
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2021-07-07 13:23:54Z
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2022-05-12 07:09:04Z
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2022-09-26 11:25:20Z
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Nomenclature

original description Chan, T.-Y.; Yu, H.-P. (1987). <i>Metanephrops formosanus</i> sp. nov., a new species of lobsters (Decapoda, Nephropidae) from Taiwan. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 52(2): 172-186. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NTOU, geounit Taiwan [details]
Paratype NTOU, geounit Taiwan [details]
    Definitions

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LanguageName 
Chinese te-chia shia  [details]
English Formosa lobster  [details]