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New Discoveries

Published:

15 December 2019

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Taxonomic revision of the Australian species of Australatya Chace 1983 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae), and the description of a new species

Satish Choy, Timothy J. Page, Benjamin Mos

Zootaxa 4711(2): 366–378

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5 December 2019

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Revision of the shell-carrying crab genus Conchoecetes Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Dromiidae)

Colin L. Mclay, Tohru Naruse

Zootaxa 4706(1):1-47

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27 November 2019

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Galeatylinae, a new subfamily of Atylidae for Galeatylus coripes, new genus and species, from the Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia (Amphipoda, Dexaminoidea)

Jean Just

Zootaxa 4701(3): 291–295

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5 November 2019

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Caridina biyiga sp. nov., a new freshwater shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from Leichhardt Springs, Kakadu National Park, Australia, based on morphological and molecular data, with a preliminary illustrated key to Northern Territory Caridina

John W. Short, Timothy J. Page, Christopher L. Humphrey

Zootaxa 4695(1): 1–25

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22 October 2019

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The squat lobster genus Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969 in New Zealand and eastern Australia, with description of six new species

Kareen E. Schnabel & Shane T. Ahyong

Zootaxa 4688(3): 301–347

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2 October 2019

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The role of allopatric speciation and ancient origins of Bathynellidae (Crustacea) in the Pilbara (Western Australia): two new genera from the De Grey River catchment

Giulia Perina, Ana I. Camacho, Joel Huey, Pierre Horwitz and Annette Koenders

Contributions to Zoology 88(4): 452-497

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28 August 2019

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new species

Description of a new species of Membranobalanus (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from southern Australia

Andrew M. Hosie, Jane Fromont, Kylie Munyard, Diana S. Jones

ZooKeys 873: 25–42

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7 August 2019

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Discovery of the sponge-associated caridean genus Paralebbeus in New Zealand and southeastern Australia: P. pegasus sp. nov. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thoridae)

Shane T. Ahyong

Zootaxa 4652(2): 375–383

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6 August 2019

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Caridina malanda, a new species of freshwater shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from the Wet Tropics World Heritage area, north–eastern Queensland, Australia

Satish Choy, Timothy J. Page, Valentin De Mazancourt & Benjamin Mos

Zootaxa 4652(1): 113–125

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Published:

30 June 2019

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new species

Systematics of Haloniscus Chilton, 1920 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Philosciidae), with description of four new species from threatened Great Artesian Basin springs in South Australia

Danielle N Stringer, Rachael A King, Stefano Taiti, Michelle T Guzik, Steven J B Cooper, Andrew D Austin

Journal of Crustacean Biology 39(5): 651–668

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Published:

16 June 2019

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new species

A taxonomic study on Orthoprotella and related genera (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae) of New South Wales, Australia

Ichiro Takeuchi & James K. Lowry

Journal of Natural History 53:17-18

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11 June 2019

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Boring Amphipods from Tasmania, Australia (Eophliantidae: Amphipoda: Crustacea)

Lauren Elizabeth Hughes & Anne-Nina Lörz

Evolutionary Systematics 3: 41–52

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Published:

21 May 2019

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new species

New gnathiid isopod crustaceans (Cymothoida) from Heron Island and Wistari Reef, southern Great Barrier Reef

Jörundur Svavarsson, Niel L. Bruce

Zootaxa 4609(1): 31-67

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Published:

14 May 2019

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The cymonomid crabs of New Zealand and Australia (Crustacea: Brachyura: Cyclodorripoida)

Shane T. Ahyong

Records of the Australian Museum 71(2): 33–69

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24 March 2019

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Chevreuxiopsis franki gen. n., sp. n. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Thoriellidae) from the deep sea southwest of Tasmania

Svenja Halfter & Charles Oliver Coleman

Zoosystematics and Evolution 95(1): 125-132

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20 March 2019

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New Bathynellidae (Crustacea) taxa and their relationships in the Fortescue catchment aquifers of the Pilbara region, Western Australia

Giulia Perina, Ana I. Camacho, Joel Huey, Pierre Horwitz & Annette Koenders

Systematics and Biodiversity

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28 February 2019

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A new species of Parasesarma (Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from northern Australian mangroves and its distinction from morphologically similar species.

Shahdadi, A., Davie, P.J.F. & Schubart, C.D.

Zoologischer Anzeiger 279: 116–125

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18 February 2019

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New hosts and localities for species of Cancricepon Giard & Bonnier, 1887 (Isopoda: Epicaridea: Bopyridae) with description of two new species and comments on the relationship between Cancricepon and Trapezicepon Bonnier, 1900

Jianmei An, Minxiao Wang, Christopher B. Boyko, Jason D. Williams

Zootaxa 4559 (1): 136–150

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Published:

10 February 2019

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new species

The first record of Gnathostenetroididea Kussakin, 1967 from Australian waters with description of four new species of Gnathostenetroides Amar, 1957 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellota) from the Great Barrier Reef

Marina V. Malyutina, Niel L. Bruce

Zootaxa 4554 (2): 301–350

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Published:

7 February 2019

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Siphonoecetini Just, 1983 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Ischyroceridae) 13: Western Australian species of Bubocorophiina in Rhinoecetes, Cephaloecetes, Sinoecetes, Borneoecetes and Pararhinoecetes gen. nov.

Jean Just

Zootaxa 4554 (1): 101–140

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Published:

6 February 2019

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New genera of Talitridae in the revised Superfamily Talitroidea Bulycheva 1957 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Senticaudata)

J.K. Lowry, A.A. Myers

Zootaxa 4553 (1): 001–100

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Published:

28 January 2019

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Four new genera and five new species of 'Heterocypris' from Western Australia (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprinotinae)

Stuart A. Halse & Koen Martens

European Journal of Taxonomy 493: 1-35

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