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On the misidentification of a common sandy beach crab belonging to the genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898

  • Schoeman D
  • Cockcroft A
South African Journal of Zoology (1993) 28(2) 124-125
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1993.11448305
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Abstract

The three-spot swimming crab, a common intertidal resident of sandy beaches in southern Africa, has previously been misidentified as Ovalipes punctatus (De Haan, 1833). Inspection of local specimens indicates that the valid name for this species is O. trimaculatus (De Haan, 1833).

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Schoeman, D. S., & Cockcroft, A. C. (1993). On the misidentification of a common sandy beach crab belonging to the genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898. South African Journal of Zoology, 28(2), 124–125. https://doi.org/10.1080/02541858.1993.11448305

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