Marine Bio-industry Division, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Dusun Teluk Kodek, Pemenang 83756, Lombok Utara, NTB, Indonesia. .
Research Center for Oceanography, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Pasir Putih 1, Ancol Timur, Jakarta Utara, Indonesia. .
Zootaxa. 2022 Jan 28;5093(4):493-500. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5093.4.7.
A new species of hermit crab, Diogenes matabiru, is described and illustrated on the basis of the specimens collected from mangrove environment in the eastern Lombok Island, Indonesia. This new species is related to D. pallescens Whitelegge, 1897 but differs in the shape of cheliped, telson and coloration in life. A key to the species of the genus Diogenes from Indonesia is also provided.
描述并图示了一种新的寄居蟹,即马塔比鲁氏活额寄居蟹(Diogenes matabiru),该种基于在印度尼西亚龙目岛东部红树林环境中采集的标本而被描述。该新种与白氏活额寄居蟹(Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897)有关,但在螯肢、尾节和生活颜色的形状上有所不同。还提供了印度尼西亚活额寄居蟹属物种的关键特征。