Vellodius Explained

Vellodius etisoides is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae. It was originally described as Pilodius etisoides, but was transferred to the monotypic genus Vellodius in 1998.[1] [2] [3] It is found around Amami Ōshima in the Ryūkyū Islands, and the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.[4]

Notes and References

  1. P. K. L. Ng . S.-L. Yang . amp . 1998 . Description of a new genus for the xanthid crab Pilodius etisoides Takeda and Miyake, 1968 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthoidea) . . 32 . 10–11 . 1685–1696 . 10.1080/00222939800771201.
  2. . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . Peter K. L. Ng . Danièle Guinot . Peter J. F. Davie . amp .
  3. Web site: Peter Davie . 2010 . Vellodius etisoides (Takeda & Miyake, 1968) . . July 6, 2011.
  4. Web site: Vellodius etisoides . Crabs of Japan . July 6, 2011.

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