Four new freshwater crab species of the genus Megapleonum Huang, Shih & Ahyong, 2018 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Potamidae) from Guangdong, China Four new species of the poorly known genus Megapleonum Huang, Shih & Ahyong, 2018, are described from Guangdong Province, China: Megapleonum falx sp. nov. from Huizhou City, M. yangdongense sp. no...

6 years ago, a dream came true when Chao took me along on a field trip to look for freshwater crabs in Guangdong. Now, the new species we found is formally described (𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 in the article).
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#FreshwaterCrab #Biodiversity #Potamidae

Journal of Ethology掲載論文の動物の映像データ紹介
「ヒルから逃げるサワガニ」
Kudara T & Kochi K (2023) J Ethol 41, 215-222.
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#Predator_avoidance #Chemical_cues #Escape_behavior #Macroinvertebrates #Potamidae #Praobdellidae #Satoyama #Visual_perception

Animal video data from an article published in the Journal of Ethology
"Japanese freshwater crab escaping from leeches"
Kudara T & Kochi K (2023) J Ethol 41, 215-222.
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#Escape_behavior #Macroinvertebrates #Potamidae #Praobdellidae #Visual_perception