ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e81075

Emerita pangandaranensis sp. nov., a new sand crab (Anomura, Hippidae) from the South Coast of Java, Indonesia

Nisfa Hanim^‡, Achmad Farajallah, Vinna Windy Putri^‡, Yusli Wardiatno^§, Dyah Perwitasari^‡, Ali Suman^|

‡ Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, Indonesia§ Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia| Research Center of Fisheries Jakarta, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Jalan Pasir Putih, Ancol Timur, North Jakarta, Indonesia

Corresponding author: Achmad Farajallah ( achamad@apps.ipb.ac.id )

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Citation: Hanim N, Farajallah A, Putri VW, Wardiatno Y, Perwitasari D, Suman A (2022) Emerita pangandaranensis sp. nov., a new sand crab (Anomura, Hippidae) from the South Coast of Java, Indonesia. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e81075

Abstract

All previous reports of the genus Emerita from Indonesia have only identified one species, namely Emerita emeritus, which was found on the west coast of Sumatera and the south and northern coast of Java. Previous studies expected that other species, related to Emerita emeritus, should be found in southern Java.

We report a new species of Emerita, which was found on Pangandaran Beach, in an intertidal area, within the southern beach of Java, near Citonjong Estuary. We compared the specimen from a nearby location, that is from Cilacap and the collection of Emerita emeritus from Bengkulu. Here, we describe and illustrate the species.

Keywords

intertidal, new Emerita, sand crab, southern Java