elSSN : 2234-8190
elSSN : 2234-8190
elSSN : 2234-8190
A Report of Lauridromia intermedia (Decapoda: Brachyura: Dromiidae) from Korea
Sang-Hui Lee1, Sang-kyu Lee2,*
1National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Seocheon 33662, Korea
2School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833, known as sponge crabs, carry sponges or colonial tunicates, using the specially adapted dactylus of the fourth ambulatory legs. The genus Lauridromia represents the dromiid crabs. Previously, only one species, L. dehaani, has been reported in Korean waters. A single specimen of L. intermedia was collected from Jeju-do Island, Korea. Lauridromia intermedia differs from L. dehaani by 5-8 minute spines on the dactyli of the first and second ambulatory legs, spines on the outer propodal margins of the third and fourth ambulatory legs, and a spine on the outer margin of the dactylus on the fourth ambulatory leg. The dromiid fauna of Korea now includes six genera and seven species, with two species in the genus Lauridromia.
new report, Decapoda, Dromiidae, Lauridromia intermedia, Korean fauna