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CF1487A8927F3D47FDB5FE672572FD0E.text	CF1487A8927F3D47FDB5FE672572FD0E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calappa calappa (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Calappa calappa (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Fig. 6</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (109.3 ×67) (dry specimen from the historic “Sala del Mar” exhibition); 1850; MNCN20.04/00104 • 1 ♂ (96.5 ×44.3); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/00643 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen with code MNCN20.04/00104 was dry preserved and deposited inside a glass and wood case for display. Thanks to the annotations in the logbook, it is known that it was exhibited in the “Sala del Mar” exhibition. It is interesting to note that on the labels used for the “Sala del Mar” exhibition, there was always an attempt to provide some non-scientific name or clarify something about the morphology of the specimen to make it more understandable for non-taxonomists, as in this case “Cangrejo costero de la Isla de Francia ” (coastal crab from the Island of France [= Mauritius]). The appearance of the male with MNCN20.04/00643 code, although is preserved in ethanol, indicates that at some point it was dry preserved. It is not explicitly written, but it is very likely that this specimen was also exhibited in “Sala del Mar”. In the specimen MNCN20.04/00104, the technique of fixation for dry preservation and display aided by needles can be observed. Because of this, it has not been possible to manipulate it, and it has not been sexed in order to avoid damaging it.</p><p>For identification see also Michel (1964) and Galil (1997).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8927F3D47FDB5FE672572FD0E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8927C3D47FD9FFCA92598FB84.text	CF1487A8927C3D47FD9FFCA92598FB84.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calappa gallus (Herbst 1803)	<div><p>Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803)</p><p>Fig. 7</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed; 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/00620.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen is damaged, they are only fragments, so it has not been possible to determine its sex.</p><p>For identification see also Galil (1997) and Naderloo (2017).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8927C3D47FD9FFCA92598FB84	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8927D3D46FDB9FEB822AEFD95.text	CF1487A8927D3D46FDB9FEB822AEFD95.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calappa granulata (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Calappa granulata (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Fig. 8</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO – Alhucemas • 1 ♀ (55.3×43.6); 1955?; MNCN20.04/04027 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was previously identified as “Sin determinar” (undetermined), and assigned to Calappidae .</p><p>For identification see also Zariquiey Álvarez (1968), Galil (1997) and Fransen (2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8927D3D46FDB9FEB822AEFD95	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8927A3D40FDB1FEB82494FD9E.text	CF1487A8927A3D40FDB1FEB82494FD9E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Figs 9−10</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (66.3×39.9); 1850; MNCN20.04/00118 • 1 unsexed (66.3 ×39.9); 1850; MNCN20.04/00117 • 2 ♂♂ (66.9× 39.9, 98 × 54.2), 4 ♀♀ (42.6 ×27.2, 31.3 ×20.7, 40.4 ×26.6, 46.7 ×29.9); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/00618 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>All the specimens had the previous identification as Calappa tuberculata (Fabricius, 1787) . The specimens MNCN20.04/00117 and MNCN20.04/00118 are dry preserved inside a glass and wood box. Both specimens were previously held by a large needle positioned through the centre of the carapace. The specimen MNCN20.04/00118 has the shell cracked in half. There are still remnants of the old codes that were annotated on the specimen itself. Those codes correspond to the ones used for the catalogue published by San Miguel de la Cámara in 1910 (ACN0287/001). The specimens MNCN20.04/00618 are covered with fungi, a sign that at some point they lost the ethanol and were dried out.</p><p>For identification see also Galil (1997).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8927A3D40FDB1FEB82494FD9E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8927B3D43FD9BFD392494FE34.text	CF1487A8927B3D43FD9BFD392494FE34.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calappa lophos (Herbst 1785)	<div><p>Calappa lophos (Herbst, 1785)</p><p>Fig. 11</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (102.3 ×64.7); 1850; “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00022 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen is dry preserved inside a glass and wood case. It was exhibited in the “Sala del Mar”. The description provided about the species is interesting and makes it understandable even to non-taxonomists: “Cangrejo parecido al llamado globito en España, de profundidad, propio de los mares de la Isla de Francia” (crab similar to the one called “globito” in Spain, from the deep sea, typical of the waters around the Island of France [= Mauritius]). The name “globito” refers to C. granulata .</p><p>The specimen was previously misidentified as Calappa tuberculata (Fabricius, 1787) .</p><p>For identification see also Galil (1997).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8927B3D43FD9BFD392494FE34	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892783D43FD96FE4024AAFC49.text	CF1487A892783D43FD96FE4024AAFC49.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calappa pelii Herklots 1851	<div><p>Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851</p><p>Fig. 12</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Larache • 1 ♀ (24.6 ×21.9); 1955; MNCN20.04/04391 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This is the first record of C. pelii in Moroccan waters. However, it has been cited from Alboran Sea (Galil et al. 2002).</p><p>The specimen was identified as “Sin identificar” (unidentified) and assigned to Calappidae .</p><p>For identification, see also Fransen (2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892783D43FD96FE4024AAFC49	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892783D43FDBEFBAC24EFFAF6.text	CF1487A892783D43FDBEFBAC24EFFAF6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cryptosoma cristatum Brulle 1837	<div><p>Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837</p><p>Fig. 13</p><p>Material examined</p><p>SPAIN − Canary Islands • 1 unsexed (34.7 ×34.1); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03536 .</p><p>For identification see also Galil &amp; Clark (1996).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892783D43FDBEFBAC24EFFAF6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892793D42FDA0FEDD24EEFD31.text	CF1487A892793D42FDA0FEDD24EEFD31.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ashtoret lunaris (Forskal 1775)	<div><p>Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775)</p><p>Fig. 14</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 2 ♂♂ (34×25, 48.5 ×33.1); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/00636 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Initially identified as Matuta lunaris, currently a synonym of Ashtoret lunaris .</p><p>For identification see also Galil &amp; Clark (1994).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892793D42FDA0FEDD24EEFD31	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892793D42FDABFC8524EFFADC.text	CF1487A892793D42FDABFC8524EFFADC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mebeli michaelseni (Balss 1921)	<div><p>Mebeli michaelseni (Balss, 1921)</p><p>Fig. 15</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♂ (16.6 ×10.8); 1993; MNCN20.04/10198 • 1 ♂ (17× 9.7); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/41917 • 3 ♂♂; Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/41923 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen MNCN20.04/10198a was identified as Portunidae, it was mixed with two other species and comes from the entomological collection. The specimens with codes MNCN20.04/41917 and MNCN20.04/41923, were mixed with other decapod species, and they were not assigned to any family within the decapod collection.</p><p>For identification see also Galil &amp; Clark (1994).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892793D42FDABFC8524EFFADC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892793D5FFDBBFA7F259BFA90.text	CF1487A892793D5FFDBBFA7F259BFA90.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Phyllodorippe armata (Miers 1881)	<div><p>Phyllodorippe armata (Miers, 1881)</p><p>Figs 16−17</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♂ (10.5×8.3); 1993; MNCN20.04/41937 • 2 ♂♂ (6 ×6.7, 11.1 ×9.3), 1 ♀ ov. (10.9 ×8.7); 1993; depth 7−10 m; MNCN20.04/41929 • 7 ♂♂ (min. 7.1×6.4; max. 12.1 ×9.6), 7 ♀♀ (min. 8× 5.9; max. 12.1 ×10.8); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/41922 .</p><p>MOROCCO − Larache • 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ ov.; 1955; MNCN20.04/10285 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>All the specimens of this species were mixed with other species and located in the wrong families. The MNCN20.04/10285 specimens were unidentified within Majidae, the MNCN20.04/41937 specimens included in Polybiidae, and the MNCN20.04/41922 specimens, were mixed with other decapods under the generic identification of Decapoda . Phyllodorippe armata has a known distribution from the Western Sahara to Angola. This genus was described by Manning &amp; Holthuis (1981) as Medorippe (formerly Dorippe).</p><p>This work provides the first record of P. armata in Moroccan waters. Besides, this record expands the distribution of this species northward.</p><p>For identification see also Chen (1987) and Sin et al. (2009).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892793D5FFDBBFA7F259BFA90	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892643D5EFDD0F9AB25E1FAFF.text	CF1487A892643D5EFDD0F9AB25E1FAFF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tumidodromia dormia (Linnaeus 1763)	<div><p>Tumidodromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)</p><p>Fig. 18</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♀ (135.7×109.9); 1850; dry specimen from the “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00032 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Tumidodromia dormia is the largest known sponge crab (up to 200 mm cw), and inhabits shallow waters (McLay 2009). Only two ovigerous female specimens of this species have been captured (McLay 2009), and our specimen is a female, but due to its fragility, it is not convenient to manipulate the specimen, therefore it is not known if it is ovigerous or not.</p><p>For identification see also Lewinsohn (1984) and McLay (2001, 2009).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892643D5EFDD0F9AB25E1FAFF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892653D5EFDD5FA0125B4F83D.text	CF1487A892653D5EFDD5FA0125B4F83D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eriphia sebana (Shaw & Nodder 1803)	<div><p>Eriphia sebana (Shaw &amp; Nodder, 1803)</p><p>Fig. 19</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 6 ♀♀ (51.7 ×38.8, 49.6 ×35.7, 42.3 ×32.7, 29 ×21.1, 32.7 ×24.5, 22.6 ×16.8), 1 ♂ (20.9 ×15.9); 1850; Forrer leg.; MNCN20.04/03488 • 1 unsexed; 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; dry specimen from the “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00131 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were initially identificated as Eriphia laevimana, a current synonym of E. sebana . In the label is also indicated that the locality of collection was “Isla de Francia, Groenlandia [sic!]”, but it is probably a mistake in the transcription from the old label to the new one, therefore must be recorded as from Mauritius.</p><p>For identification see also Serène (1984) and Koh &amp; Ng (2008).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892653D5EFDD5FA0125B4F83D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892623D59FDB7FAD02226F899.text	CF1487A892623D59FDB7FAD02226F899.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eriphia verrucosa (Forskal 1775)	<div><p>Eriphia verrucosa (Forskål, 1775)</p><p>Figs 20−21</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Larache • 1 ♂ (51.3 ×36.4), 1 ♀ ov. (51.2× 33.9); 1955; MNCN20.04/03477 . − Los Farallones, Tres Forcas • 1 ♀ (66.9×47), 1 ♂ (63.5×43.9); 29 Dec. 1909; Galán leg; picked by hand; MNCN20.04/03335 . − Sidi Ifni • 6 ♂♂ (31.7 ×24, 47.5 ×34.7, 47.8 ×33.6, 51.4 ×36.4, 49 ×34.6, 49 ×34.6), 1 ♀ (45.1 ×31.2), 1 ♀ ov. (45.9 ×32); 1934; MNCN20.04/03533 .</p><p>SPAIN − Canary Islands, Gran Canaria • 1 ♂ (unmeasured); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Quiroga leg.; MNCN20.04/03369 . – Canary Islands, Tenerife • 1 ♂ (18 ×12.4), 1 ♀ (21.2×16.2); Santa Cruz de Tenerife; bef. 1910; Anatael Cabrera leg; MNCN20.04/03544 • 1 ♂ (unmeasured); El Médano; Aug. 1961; A. Bello leg; MNCN20.04/03993 .</p><p>For identification, see also Zariquiey Álvarez (1968) and Koh &amp; Ng (2008).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892623D59FDB7FAD02226F899	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892613D55FDBEFEDC2288FDEC.text	CF1487A892613D55FDBEFEDC2288FDEC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Menippe nodifrons Stimpson 1859	<div><p>Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859</p><p>Figs 22−23</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − San Juan Cape • 2 ♀♀ (49×32.8, 41.6 ×28.1), 1 ♂ (33.9 ×23.7); Muni River; 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/03349 .</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); MNCN 20.04/00189.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>In Fig. 23G, the text written by G. Nobili (1906) where he identifies the 3 specimens included in MNCN20.04/03349 is provided.</p><p>The specimen MNCN20.04/00189 is a dry preserved specimen, which is not dated, but according to the MNCN archive, it already appeared in the catalogue from 1910, and its collector could be Guérin-Méneville, so it may have been collected around 1850. The specimen was identified as Menippe rumphii (Fabricius, 1798), a species from the waters of the Indian Ocean; however, after comparing it with specimens of M. rumphii (see Holthuis 1993; Vartak et al. 2015; Naderloo 2017; Al-Hindi 2019), we found that the first two anterolateral teeth of the carapace are prominent and rounded, as occurs in M. nodifrons, and not are in M. rumphii, which are mostly flattened.</p><p>The origin of the MNCN20.04/00189 specimen should be considered with caution. On many occasions, we cannot guarantee the provenance of some ancient specimens housed in the collection, as could be the case here However, all the dry specimens reviewed in this work and part of an exhibition at the MNCN, originate from the Indian Ocean, and this fact leads us to consider its origin as correct. This reidentification of the specimen as M. nodifrons provides the first record of this species not only in the Mauritian waters but also in East Africa and Indian Ocean. Menippe nodifrons is recorded from the Western and Eastern Atlantic, along the western African coast from Mauritania (Fransen 1991) to Angola and Cabo Verde Islands (Manning &amp; Holthuis 1981).</p><p>For identification, see also Nobili (1906) and for similar species Rathbun (1930), Capart (1951), Monod (1956), Holthuis (1993), Vartak et al. (2015), Naderloo (2017) and Al-Hindi (2019).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892613D55FDBEFEDC2288FDEC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8926F3D54FDE9FEDD24B2FC5D.text	CF1487A8926F3D54FDE9FEDD24B2FC5D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Epixanthus hellerii A. Milne-Edwards 1867	<div><p>Epixanthus hellerii A. Milne-Edwards, 1867</p><p>Fig. 24</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Annobon Island • 2 ♀♀ (24.1 ×17.1, 22.2 ×15.9); depth 10−15 m; Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/06096 • 1 ♂ (9.9 ×6.9); 17 Aug. 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/20974 . – San Juan Cape • 1 ♀ (22.6 ×13.4), 2 ♂♂ (18.5×11.8, 18 ×11.1); 17 Aug. 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/03493 • 1 ♂ (24.7 ×16.1), 1 ♀ (26.9× 17); 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/03442 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Only the specimens MNCN20.04/03442 were properly identified. The specimens MNCN20.04/03493 were labelled as Xantho sp., the specimens MNCN20.04/06096 were unidentified within the family Xanthidae, and the specimens MNCN20.04/20974 as Xantho poressa .</p><p>For identification, see also Monod (1956).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8926F3D54FDE9FEDD24B2FC5D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8926F3D54FDCBFBB8246BFA76.text	CF1487A8926F3D54FDCBFBB8246BFA76.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eupilumnus stridulans (Monod 1956)	<div><p>Eupilumnus stridulans (Monod, 1956)</p><p>Fig. 25</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Annobon Island • 1 ♀ (9.1 ×7.1), 1 ♂ (8.8× 7.1); depth 10−15 m; Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/06086 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were identified as “Sin identificar” (unidentified), and assigned to Xanthidae .</p><p>For identification, see Monod (1956).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8926F3D54FDCBFBB8246BFA76	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8926F3D54FDE2FA422264F865.text	CF1487A8926F3D54FDE2FA422264F865.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lydia annulipes (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Lydia annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Fig. 26</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (28.1×28.7); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03382 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen is in very poor condition. The previous identification on the oldest label is Ozius macrodentu s, a species of which there are no traces in literature, and on the most recent label it appears written as the genus Orius, which is due to a misspelling of the genus name.</p><p>For identification see also Serène (1984), Poupin (2015) and Poupin et al. (2018).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8926F3D54FDE2FA422264F865	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8926A3D51FDD6FB292572F99F.text	CF1487A8926A3D51FDD6FB292572F99F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards 1834	<div><p>Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834</p><p>Fig. 27</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (73.4 ×49.8); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03459 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was previously identified as Pseudocarcinus maculatus ( Xanthidae), name that does not correspond to any known species. This work provides the first record of O. guttatus in the waters of Mauritius. Ward (1942) cited this species, but as a subspecies Ozius guttatus garciaensis Ward, 1942, in the Chagos Islands (Diego García), a territory claimed by Mauritius and close to it.</p><p>For identification see also Ward (1942) and Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8926A3D51FDD6FB292572F99F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8926A3D50FDBBF8A024F3FE24.text	CF1487A8926A3D50FDBBF8A024F3FE24.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machaerus atlanticus (Miers 1881)	<div><p>Machaerus atlanticus (Miers, 1881)</p><p>Fig. 28</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♂ (5.7 ×4.1); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/41926 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen is parasitized by a Rhizocephala Müller, 1862 crustacean. Since this is a juvenile specimen, small in size, the proportions are different from those of an Machaerus atlanticus adult, with very long eye stalks and larger eyes than those of adult specimens.</p><p>For identification, see also Castro &amp; Ng (2010).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8926A3D50FDBBF8A024F3FE24	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8926B3D50FDD1FDB024F3FCA2.text	CF1487A8926B3D50FDD1FDB024F3FCA2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Machaerus oxyacanthus (Monod 1956)	<div><p>Machaerus oxyacanthus (Monod, 1956)</p><p>Fig. 29</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♂ (11.7×7.6); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/41925 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was mixed with other decapods without identification.</p><p>For identification, see also Castro &amp; Ng (2010).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8926B3D50FDD1FDB024F3FCA2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892683D53FDD4FEDD2505FD12.text	CF1487A892683D53FDD4FEDD2505FD12.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Goneplax rhomboides (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Goneplax rhomboides (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Fig. 30</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Larache • 1 ♀ (23.7 ×14.3), 2 ♂ ♂ (20 ×12, 22.3 ×13.7); 1955; MNCN20.04/04392 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The previous identification on the label was “Sin determinar” (undetermined), and assigned to Goneplacidae .</p><p>For identification, see also Guinot &amp; Castro (2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892683D53FDD4FEDD2505FD12	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892683D53FDB7FC2E22EDFADC.text	CF1487A892683D53FDB7FC2E22EDFADC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Homola barbata (Fabricius 1793)	<div><p>Homola barbata (Fabricius, 1793)</p><p>Fig. 31</p><p>Material examined</p><p>SPAIN − Canary Islands, Tenerife • 1 ♀ (14.6×16.6); Santa Cruz de Tenerife; 1906?; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/01155 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The previous identification on the label was “Sin determinar” (undetermined), and assigned to Homolidae .</p><p>For identification see also Zariquiey Álvarez (1968) and Guinot &amp; Richer de Forges (1995).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892683D53FDB7FC2E22EDFADC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892693D52FDD5FC772494F957.text	CF1487A892693D52FDD5FC772494F957.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Atlantolocia laevidorsalis (Miers 1881)	<div><p>Atlantolocia laevidorsalis (Miers, 1881)</p><p>Figs 32−33</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 35 ♂♂ (min. 3.3×4.4, max. 8.7×10.1), 17 ♀♀ (min. 6.1 ×7.1, max. 7.7 ×8.7); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/10271 • 1 ♂ (5.7 ×6.5), 1 ♀ (7.8× 7.3); 1993; MNCN20.04/41936 • 1 ♀ (6.2 ×7.2), 2 ♂♂ (6.3 ×7.2, 7× 8.2); 1993; MNCN20.04/41938 • 9 ♂♂ (min. 4.3 ×5, max. 8×9.4), 4 ♀♀ (min. 6×6.9, max. 7×7.9); 1993; depth 7−10 m; MNCN20.04/41931 • 1 ♂ (5.1× 6); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/20979 • 4 ♂♂ (4.5 ×5.4, 5.5×6.5, 4.6 ×4.9, 4.3 ×4.9); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/41924 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Among the 52 specimens of A. laevidorsalis with MNCN20.04/10271 code, there were two other species of leucosids. The specimens MNCN20.04/41938 were mixed with other two species under the Polybiidae family and the three specimens of MNCN20.04/41936 were also mixed but without assigned family within the Decapoda . The 13 specimens of A. laevidorsalis MNCN 20.04/11657c were mixed with bivalves, polychaetes, and other decapods, simply identified as “ Decapoda ”. The four males of MNCN20.04/41924 were mixed with other decapods without determination. The specimen MNCN20.04/20979 was covered with organic remains, possibly some type of microalgae, which made it look like another species with a rough carapace.</p><p>For identification see also Galil (2009).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892693D52FDD5FC772494F957	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892693D6FFDB0F8A2248CF924.text	CF1487A892693D6FFDB0F8A2248CF924.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Atlantophila cristata (Miers 1881)	<div><p>Atlantophila cristata (Miers, 1881)</p><p>Fig. 34</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 3 ♀♀; Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/10271c • 3 specs (5.2 ×5.2, 5.5 ×6.2, 4.6 ×5); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/20727 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>These three specimens MNCN20.04/10271c were mixed with the specimens of A. laevidorsalis MNCN 20.04/10271, under the label of “Sin determinar” (undetermined), Leucosiidae family. The previous identification of the specimens MNCN20.04/20272 was wrong, as A. laevidorsalis .</p><p>This work provides the first records of A. cristata in Ghanaian waters.</p><p>For identification, see also Galil (2009).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892693D6FFDB0F8A2248CF924	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892543D6EFD70F88E24B2FC7F.text	CF1487A892543D6EFD70F88E24B2FC7F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ilia spinosa Miers 1881	<div><p>Ilia spinosa Miers, 1881</p><p>Fig. 35</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♂ (9.4 ×9.9); 1993; MNCN20.04/41935 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was mixed with another four species, without being assigned to any family.</p><p>For identification, see also Monod (1956).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892543D6EFD70F88E24B2FC7F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892553D6EFDACFC5A2494F9E1.text	CF1487A892553D6EFDACFC5A2494F9E1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ryphila cancellus (Herbst 1783)	<div><p>Ryphila cancellus (Herbst, 1783)</p><p>Fig. 36</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 2 ♀♀ (10.06 ×11, 9.5×9.6), 2 ♂♂ (9.5 ×9.6, 9.5× 9.6); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/01164 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>These four specimens were determined as Philyra scabriuscula (Fabricius, 1798), being the correct identification Ryphila cancellus . Ryphila is a genus described by Galil (2009), when she established a new combination for Philyra scabriuscula as R. cancellus . There is some confusion regarding the position of P. scrabiuscula, as at present the validity of this name is still being considered, as read in DecaNet (2025), or GBIF (2024). This paper provides the first record of R. cancellus in Mauritian waters.</p><p>For identification see also Galil (2009).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892553D6EFDACFC5A2494F9E1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892553D69FE0DF95F2308FDC3.text	CF1487A892553D69FE0DF95F2308FDC3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne-Edwards 1865)	<div><p>Xenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)</p><p>Fig. 37</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 2 unsexed (6.8× 14.2, 5.2×12); 1850?; dry specimens belonged to the “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00160.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>These tiny specimens were part of the “Sala del Mar” exhibition, being dry preserved possibly throughout their entire time at the MNCN. Currently, they are attached to a type of felt fabric, but due to the holes in their carapaces, they were possibly held in place with needles at some point during their exhibition in the Museum.</p><p>This record represents the first report in Mauritian waters.</p><p>For identification, see also Griffin &amp; Tranter (1986), Naderloo (2017) and Poupin et al. (2018).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892553D69FE0DF95F2308FDC3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892533D68FDB9FEDD2287FD76.text	CF1487A892533D68FDB9FEDD2287FD76.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Apiomithrax bocagei (Ozorio 1887)	<div><p>Apiomithrax bocagei (Ozorio, 1887)</p><p>Fig. 38</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♀ ov. (10.7× 11.6); 1993; depth 7−10 m; MNCN20.04/41930 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was mixed with another species under the identification of Decapoda .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892533D68FDB9FEDD2287FD76	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892533D68FE0BFD0227F7FC0F.text	CF1487A892533D68FE0BFD0227F7FC0F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Apiomithrax violaceus (A. Milne-Edwards 1867)	<div><p>Apiomithrax violaceus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)</p><p>Fig. 39</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♂ (6 ×7.9), 4 specs (too damaged to be measured); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/10202 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>These five specimens were identified as “Sin determinar” (undetermined), assigned to Portunidae, and mixed with other species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892533D68FE0BFD0227F7FC0F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892503D6BFDE5FEFA274FFD52.text	CF1487A892503D6BFDE5FEFA274FFD52.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Herbstia nitida Manning & Holthuis 1981	<div><p>Herbstia nitida Manning &amp; Holthuis, 1981</p><p>Fig. 40</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Annobon Island • 1 ♂ (8×10.8); depth 10−15 m; Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/06076 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was previously identified as “Sin determinar” (undetermined), and assigned to Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892503D6BFDE5FEFA274FFD52	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892503D6AFD94FCA724FBFE2E.text	CF1487A892503D6AFD94FCA724FBFE2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pisa armata (Latreille 1803)	<div><p>Pisa armata (Latreille, 1803)</p><p>Fig. 41</p><p>Material examined</p><p>ALGERIA • 1 ♀ (21 ×24.8); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg; MNCN20.04/20934 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was previously identified as Pisa tetraodon (Pennant, 1777), mixed with two other species with code MNCN20.04/1314, and, although the individual is extremely damaged, the carapace shape is unmistakable.</p><p>For identification see also Muñoz et al. (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892503D6AFD94FCA724FBFE2E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892513D6AFD99FE4A22E0FC62.text	CF1487A892513D6AFD99FE4A22E0FC62.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pisa muscosa (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Pisa muscosa (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Fig. 42</p><p>Material examined</p><p>ALGERIA • 2 unsexed (14.4×17, 13.1 ×15), 1 spec. (unmeasured); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/20935 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were previously identified as Pisa tetraodon (Pennant, 1777), mixed with two other species with code MNCN20.04/1314.</p><p>For identification, see also Zariquiey Álvarez (1959), Forest (1965) and Muñoz et al. (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892513D6AFD99FE4A22E0FC62	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892513D6AFD98FC762318FA96.text	CF1487A892513D6AFD98FC762318FA96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pisa tetraodon (Pennant 1777)	<div><p>Pisa tetraodon (Pennant, 1777)</p><p>Fig. 43</p><p>Material examined</p><p>ALGERIA • 3 unsexed (17.9×20.8, 12.9 ×16.4, 13.1 ×15), 1 spec. (unmeasured); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/01314 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The three specimens were mixed with others species, as P. armata and P. muscosa (MNCN20.04/20934 and MNCN20.04/20935).</p><p>For identification, see also Zariquiey Álvarez (1959), Forest (1965) and Muñoz et al. (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892513D6AFD98FC762318FA96	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8925E3D65FDAEFCE52302F846.text	CF1487A8925E3D65FDAEFCE52302F846.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tylocarcinus styx (Herbst 1803)	<div><p>Tylocarcinus styx (Herbst, 1803)</p><p>Fig. 44</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (12.6× 19.2); 1850?; belonging to the “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00192.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This specimen belonged to the exhibition of the Sala del Mar, being dry preserved inside a glass and wooden box, without retaining any old label. It is currently identified as Apiomithrax violaceus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867), originating from the waters of the Cabo Verde Islands. However, this specimen is not A. violaceus, nor is there any species or genus with similar characteristics in the waters of West Africa. The specimen belongs to the species Tylocarcinus styx (Herbst, 1803) which has an Indo-Pacific distribution, as do all species of this genus. This led us to question whether the origin of this specimen was truly Cabo Verde, or perhaps it came from Indo-Pacific waters. In the current records and for many years now, the only data we can obtain about this specimen is that it comes from Cabo Verde, with no collector’s name or year of collection, and a comment where a number supposedly from a catalogue appears, but we have not been able to determine what it corresponds to. Reviewing the inventory files and catalogues of the historical collections of the MNCN, an inventory by San Miguel de la Cámara in 1911 (ACN0248/005), was found, in which a specimen that could be our specimen appears. On page 22 of said catalogue (Fig. 45C–D), a specimen with an almost crossed-out name appears, where “ Arctopsis Styx Herbst from Île de France (current Mauritius), collector Guérin”, can be read, and just below this, the name Micropisa violacea from Cabo Verde (Fig. 45D). We believe that the crossing out of the name, the accompanying date, and the arrangement of the data caused the confusion that has persisted to this day, leading to the assumption that this specimen was the species Micropisa violaceus (today labelled as Apiomithrax violaceus), and that it originated from the waters of Cabo Verde. Since that date in 1911 when San Miguel de la Cámara made his notes about these specimens, this specimen has been considered to originate from the waters of Cabo Verde. However, it is now demonstrated that this specimen comes from the waters of Mauritius and was collected by Guérin-Méneville in 1850.</p><p>For identification, see also Sakai (1938), Griffin &amp; Tranter (1986) and Poore &amp; Ahyong (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8925E3D65FDAEFCE52302F846	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8925F3D64FDCFF9F5250EF81E.text	CF1487A8925F3D64FDCFF9F5250EF81E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus 1761)	<div><p>Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761)</p><p>Fig. 45</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO – Larache • 1 ♀ (10.7×14.8), 1 ♂ (12.9 ×17.9); 1955; MNCN20.04/20973 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were mixed with Phyllodorippe armata (MNCN20.04/10285) under the identification of Majidae . This record confirms the presence of M. rostrata in Moroccan waters, previously cited by García-Isarch &amp; Muñoz (2015). The bigger specimen was totally covered with many barnacles.</p><p>For the synonym see also Spiridonov et al. (2020).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8925F3D64FDCFF9F5250EF81E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8925C3D66FDC8FEB8243AFE6A.text	CF1487A8925C3D66FDC8FEB8243AFE6A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macropodia tenuirostris (Leach 1814)	<div><p>Macropodia tenuirostris (Leach, 1814)</p><p>Fig. 46</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO – Tanger • 1 ♀ (12.8 ×18.2); 20 Nov. 1906; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/04171 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Only the carapace of the specimen is preserved, and the rostrum is broken, but the arrangement of the spines, both ventrally and dorsally, identifies it as a female M. tenuirostris . The previous identification was at family level, Inachidae .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8925C3D66FDC8FEB8243AFE6A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8925D3D66FDB4FDF724F4FC58.text	CF1487A8925D3D66FDB4FDF724F4FC58.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eurynome aspera (Pennant 1777)	<div><p>Eurynome aspera (Pennant, 1777)</p><p>Fig. 47</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Sidi Ifni • 1 ♂ (13.2× 14.1); Jan. 1935; MNCN20.04/10248 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was catalogued without identification and assigned to Majidae .</p><p>For identification, see also García-Raso (1989).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8925D3D66FDB4FDF724F4FC58	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8925D3D66FD99FBBE25F0FA6D.text	CF1487A8925D3D66FD99FBBE25F0FA6D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Micippa philyra (Herbst 1803)	<div><p>Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803)</p><p>Fig. 48</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♀ (damaged); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg; MNCN20.04/01306 • 1 unsexed (9 mm cw); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00191 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Measurements of the specimens were not possible due to its position and conservation.</p><p>For identification, see also Beleem et al. (2016) and Naderloo (2017).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8925D3D66FD99FBBE25F0FA6D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8925B3D60FDFEFEFA22F1FD0D.text	CF1487A8925B3D60FDFEFEFA22F1FD0D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Schizophrys aspera (H. Milne Edwards 1831)	<div><p>Schizophrys aspera (H. Milne Edwards, 1831)</p><p>Fig. 49</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (20.6× 30.2), 1 ♀ (27.8 ×29.1), 2 chelipeds (belonging to another lost specimen); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03576 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens at some point during their preservation were dried out and then rehydrated. They were labelled as Schizophrys dichotomus (Desmarest, 1823) .</p><p>For identification, see also Griffin &amp; Tranter (1986), Naderloo (2017) and Lee et al. (2018).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8925B3D60FDFEFEFA22F1FD0D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8925B3D63FDEFFCA62200FB07.text	CF1487A8925B3D63FDEFFCA62200FB07.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tranter 1986	<div><p>Schizophrys dahlak Griffin &amp; Tranter, 1986</p><p>Fig. 50</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (46 ×49.4); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/41942 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens at some point during their preservation were dried out and then rehydrated. The specimen was identified as S. dichotomus (Desmarest, 1823), and it was mixed with the specimens of S. aspera .</p><p>The known distribution for S. dahlak is Red Sea and Pacific Ocean (Balicasag Island in Philippines, Koror Islands and Palau Islands in Republic of Palau) (Sasaki 2023). This work provides the first record of S. dahlak in Mauritian waters.</p><p>For identification, see also Griffin &amp; Tranter (1986) and Lee et al. (2018).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8925B3D63FDEFFCA62200FB07	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892583D63FDE2FA7B24D5F88C.text	CF1487A892583D63FDE2FA7B24D5F88C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Spinolambrus macrochelos (Herbst 1790)	<div><p>Spinolambrus macrochelos (Herbst, 1790)</p><p>Fig. 51</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Pozos de Kinitra, Port-Licotey • 1 unsexed (55.4 ×37.9); Jul. 1956; José Díaz Pintado leg.; in “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00170 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Dry specimen, previously identified as Parthenope sp. This is a specimen of considerable age, based on size and the quantity of tubiculous worms and scleractinian corals covering its carapace and chelipeds.</p><p>For identification, see also Tan &amp; Ng (2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892583D63FDE2FA7B24D5F88C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892463D7DFDEBFE03256EFCA7.text	CF1487A892463D7DFDEBFE03256EFCA7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Latopilumnus tuberculidens (Monod 1956)	<div><p>Latopilumnus tuberculidens (Monod, 1956)</p><p>Fig. 52</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♂ (7.5 ×5.1); 1993; MNCN20.04/41920 • 1 ♂ (6.6 ×4.2); 1993; MNCN20.04/41928 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was found mixed with another five species within the Decapoda collection but not assigned to any family. Its distribution range is off West Africa, from a few localities between Guinea-Bissau and Congo (Manning &amp; Holthuis 1981).</p><p>For identification, see also Türkay &amp; Schuhmacher (1985).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892463D7DFDEBFE03256EFCA7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892463D7DFDCCFC71251BFAB9.text	CF1487A892463D7DFDCCFC71251BFAB9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pilumnus vespertilio (Fabricius 1793)	<div><p>Pilumnus vespertilio (Fabricius, 1793)</p><p>Fig. 53</p><p>Material examined</p><p>TANZANIA • 1 ♀ (18.6 ×12.9); coast in front of Pemba Island; Jan. 1971; MNCN20.04/20936 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Specimen was labelled as “Sin determinar” (undetermined) and assigned to Xanthidae, mixed with other species.</p><p>For identification, see also El-Sayed et al. (2019).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892463D7DFDCCFC71251BFAB9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892473D7CFDDCFEFA22BBFD54.text	CF1487A892473D7CFDDCFEFA22BBFD54.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Serenepilumnus pisifer (MacLeay 1838)	<div><p>Serenepilumnus pisifer (MacLeay, 1838)</p><p>Fig. 54</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♀ ov. (5.9 ×5.1), 1 ♂ (5.2× 3.4); 1993; MNCN20.04/41927 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were mixed with other decapods, without any identification to species or familial level.</p><p>For identification, see also Türkay &amp; Schuhmacher (1985) and Ng &amp; Ahyong (2001).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892473D7CFDDCFEFA22BBFD54	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892473D7EFDB1FCCB2406FE89.text	CF1487A892473D7EFDB1FCCB2406FE89.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Fig. 55</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO • Boudmil, Tazougarte (Grum river) • 1 ♀ (40× 31.3); Apr. 2001; I. Doadrio leg.; MNCN20.04/10212 . − Essaouira • 1 ♀ (34.1×25.6); MNCN20.04/03153 . – Larache • 1 ♂ (74.1 ×56), 1 ♀ (48×36.1); 1955; MNCN20.04/03180 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens MNCN20.04/03180 and MNCN20.04/03153 were assigned to the Portunidae but without identification at species level.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892473D7EFDB1FCCB2406FE89	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892453D7EFDA6FBBE224AFA4E.text	CF1487A892453D7EFDA6FBBE224AFA4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Necora puber (Linnaeus 1767)	<div><p>Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)</p><p>Fig. 57</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Juby Cape ( Tarfaya) • 2 ♂♂ (79.8 ×60.3, 61.4 ×45.8); Jul. 1933; MNCN20.04/10195 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Necora puber is mainly distributed in European waters. Although there are records of N. puber in Morocco, this new one confirms the presence of this species further south, on the border between Morocco and Western Sahara, as Capart published in 1951.</p><p>For identification and distribution, see algo Capart (1951) and Fransen (2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892453D7EFDA6FBBE224AFA4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892453D7EFD9AFDB025DDFC7F.text	CF1487A892453D7EFD9AFDB025DDFC7F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xaiva mcleayi (Barnard 1947)	<div><p>Xaiva mcleayi (Barnard, 1947)</p><p>Fig. 56</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Annobon Island • 1 ♀ ov. (8.7× 8.3), 1 ♂ (9.5 ×9.7); depth 10−15 m; Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/06080 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Previously, the specimens were without identification at species level, only assigned to the Portunidae .</p><p>For identification see also García-Raso &amp; Manjón-Cabeza (1996).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892453D7EFD9AFDB025DDFC7F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892423D79FEF4FB072532F93C.text	CF1487A892423D79FEF4FB072532F93C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Polybius dioscurus Garcia-Raso, d'Udekem d'Acoz, Moukrim, Schubart & Cuesta 2024	<div><p>Polybius dioscurus García-Raso, d’Udekem d’Acoz, Moukrim, Schubart &amp; Cuesta, 2024</p><p>Fig. 58</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Larache • 2 ♂♂ (16.3×13.2, 11.8 ×10.1); 1955; MNCN20.04/20971 .</p><p>WESTERN SAHARA − La Agüera • 3 ♂ ♂ (20.4 ×16.6, 25.5 ×20.8, 21.2 ×17.6), 1 ♀ (15.9 ×12); Sep. 1993; MNCN20.04/04478 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Polybius dioscurus is a pseudocryptic species described in 2024. It is close to P. vernalis (Risso, 1827), P. holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) and P. marmoreus (Leach, 1814) . This work confirms the presence of this species in Morocco as early as 1955, and in Western Sahara as 1993.</p><p>For identification, see also García-Raso et al. (2024).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892423D79FEF4FB072532F93C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892423D7BFDA5F958228EFC8E.text	CF1487A892423D7BFDA5F958228EFC8E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Polybius henslowii Leach 1820	<div><p>Polybius henslowii Leach, 1820</p><p>Fig. 59</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Larache • 1 ♀ (38.2 ×33.8); Oct. 1923; MNCN20.04/04371 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was previously identified as Portunus sp.</p><p>For identification, see Zariquiey Álvarez (1968) and also García-Raso et al. (2024).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892423D7BFDA5F958228EFC8E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892403D7BFE16FA43225AF815.text	CF1487A892403D7BFE16FA43225AF815.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Callinectes marginatus (A. Milne-Edwards 1861)	<div><p>Callinectes marginatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)</p><p>Fig. 61</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − San Juan Cape • 1 ♂ (80 ×38.9); 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/03112 .</p><p>GULF OF GUINEA • 4 ♂ ♂ (62.7 ×31.9, 67.2 ×30.3, 39.3 ×21.3, 58.7 ×28.7), 2 ♀♀ (64.4 ×30.6, 61.4 ×29.5); Jul. 1891; J. Valero leg.; MNCN20.04/03235 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens MNCN20.04/03235 were previously identified as Portunus sp. At some point during their preservation, they lost their preservative liquid, became dry, and developed visible fungal growth.</p><p>For identification, see also Williams (1974) and Manning &amp; Holthuis (1981).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892403D7BFE16FA43225AF815	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892403D7BFDB3FC272525FAB0.text	CF1487A892403D7BFDB3FC272525FAB0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Polybius pusillus (Leach 1816)	<div><p>Polybius cf. pusillus (Leach, 1816)</p><p>Fig. 60</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Annobon Island • 1 ♀ (6.4 ×6.7, damaged specimen); depth 10−15 m; Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/06083 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen is not in good condition, and, to be cautious, it is identified as Polybius cf. pusillus . If this identification can be confirmed in the future, this record would extend the distribution for P. pusillus southward, down to Equatorial Guinea.</p><p>For identification, see also Froglia &amp; Manning (1982).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892403D7BFDB3FC272525FAB0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8924E3D75FDE0FEB8225AFD53.text	CF1487A8924E3D75FDE0FEB8225AFD53.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Callinectes pallidus (de Rochebrune 1883)	<div><p>Callinectes pallidus (de Rochebrune, 1883)</p><p>Fig. 62</p><p>Material examined</p><p>SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE − Sao Tomé Island • 1 ♂ (76.3×35.6), 1 ♀ (94×42.5); 1959; Santiago Vicente Peris and Julio Álvarez legs.; MNCN20.04/03200 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were previously identified as C. marginatus . This work provides the first record of this species in waters of São Tomé and Príncipe.</p><p>For identification, see also Williams (1974) and Manning &amp; Holthuis (1981).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8924E3D75FDE0FEB8225AFD53	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8924E3D75FDC4FCA725A2FB41.text	CF1487A8924E3D75FDC4FCA725A2FB41.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Fig. 63</p><p>Material examined</p><p>ERITREA − Mitsiwa • 1 ♀ (120 ×57.7); Raffray? Deyrolle leg.; MNCN20.04/03208 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>First record for Eritrean waters, although there is a record very close in the northern waters of Djibouti (DecaNet 2025). The rostral area and shape of the ventral lobe of the propodus of P5 may differentiate this species from P. segnis (Forskål, 1775) (see Lai et al. 2010).</p><p>For identification, see also Lai et al. (2010) and Naderloo (2017).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8924E3D75FDC4FCA725A2FB41	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8924F3D74FDD1FEB925A6FD3E.text	CF1487A8924F3D74FDD1FEB925A6FD3E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst 1783)	<div><p>Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783)</p><p>Fig. 64</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♀ (139.4 ×61.2); May 1885; Pere Antiga leg.; MNCN20.04/03219 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The internal cavity of the specimen is filled with alcohol, indicating that at some point since its collection in 1885, it has been exposed to dry conditions in the old collections of the MNCN. Obviously, the three red spots on the carapace, which make this species unmistakable, have not been preserved after so many years. It also retains several of the old labels tied with strings.</p><p>For identification, see also Crosnier (1962) and Naderloo (2017).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8924F3D74FDD1FEB925A6FD3E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8924C3D76FDAAFEDD248AFE4B.text	CF1487A8924C3D76FDAAFEDD248AFE4B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thalamita admete (Herbst 1803)	<div><p>Thalamita admete (Herbst, 1803)</p><p>Fig. 65</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 5 ♂ ♂ (32.3× 22.6, 25.6 ×14.9, 23.6 ×14.8, 23.8 × 13.5, 13.1 ×8.8); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03067 • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); appears in the 1910 catalogue, so its collection date is earlier; MNCN20.04/00273 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen MNCN20.04/00273 could not be measured or sexed due to its position.</p><p>For identification, see also Edmondson (1954), Crosnier (1962), Wee &amp; Ng (1995), Vannini &amp; Innocenti (2000) and Kloch &amp; Bliznáková (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8924C3D76FDAAFEDD248AFE4B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8924D3D76FE1EFE6D22A9FD0D.text	CF1487A8924D3D76FE1EFE6D22A9FD0D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Jacquinot 1846	<div><p>Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron &amp; Jacquinot, 1846</p><p>Fig. 66</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (52.1 ×40.9); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03066 • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); appears in the 1910 catalogue, so its collection date is earlier; MNCN20.04/00274 .</p><p>For identification, see also Edmondson (1954), Crosnier (1962) and Wee &amp; Ng (1995).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8924D3D76FE1EFE6D22A9FD0D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8924A3D71FDAAFEB8248EFDC3.text	CF1487A8924A3D71FDAAFEB8248EFDC3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thalamita crenata Ruppell 1830	<div><p>Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830</p><p>Fig. 67</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 2 ♀♀ (48.8 ×34.2, 52 × 34.7), 3 ♂ ♂ (62.1× 41, 24.6 ×17.2, 18.4 ×12.4); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03052 .</p><p>For identification, see also Edmondson (1954), Crosnier (1962), Wee &amp; Ng (1995), Apel &amp; Spiridonov (1998) and Vannini &amp; Innocenti (2000).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8924A3D71FDAAFEB8248EFDC3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8924B3D70FE3DFD5224B2FBA3.text	CF1487A8924B3D70FE3DFD5224B2FBA3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nanocassiope melanodactylus (A. Milne-Edwards 1867)	<div><p>Nanocassiope melanodactylus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)</p><p>Fig. 69</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Annobon Island • 3 ♂♂ (6.2 ×5.1, 5.2× 3.9, 5×3.7), 1 ♀ (5.4× 4.3); depth 10−15 m; Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/06077a .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were labelled as “Sin determinar” (undetermined), and assigned to Xanthidae .</p><p>For identification, see also Monod (1956).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8924B3D70FE3DFD5224B2FBA3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8924B3D70FD9CFEB8248AFDC5.text	CF1487A8924B3D70FD9CFEB8248AFDC5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thalamita integra Dana 1852	<div><p>Thalamita integra Dana, 1852</p><p>Fig. 68</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 2 ♂ ♂ (22.8 ×14, 21.1 ×13.4), 2 ♀♀ (18.9×13.1, 24.8 ×16.6); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03113 .</p><p>For identification, see also Edmondson (1954), Crosnier (1962), Wee &amp; Ng (1995), Vannini &amp; Innocenti (2000) and Kloch &amp; Bliznáková (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8924B3D70FD9CFEB8248AFDC5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892483D73FE24FCDA25CBFA2A.text	CF1487A892483D73FE24FCDA25CBFA2A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eurypanopeus blanchardi (A. Milne-Edwards 1880)	<div><p>Eurypanopeus blanchardi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)</p><p>Fig. 70</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Bioko Island • 1 ♂ (12.6 ×8.4); MNCN20.04/20961 (before MNCN20.04/3388) . − San Juan Cape • 1 ♂ (12.5× 9); 17 Aug. 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/041918 .</p><p>GHANA • 1 ♀ ov. (6.5 ×4.9), 1 ♂ (6.4× 5); 1993; MNCN20.04/41933 • 1 ♀ (6.5 ×4.4); 1993; MNCN20.04/41921 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen MNCN20.04/20961 was previously identified as Chlorodius sp. and was mixed with other species, the male MNCN20.04/041918 was mixed with other species and identified as Xantho poressa, and the female MNCN20.04/41921 and specimens MNCN20.04/41933 were also mixed with other species without identification.</p><p>For identificaction, see also Monod (1956) (as Panopeus parvulus).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892483D73FE24FCDA25CBFA2A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892483D73FDF2F98F2580F819.text	CF1487A892483D73FDF2F98F2580F819.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edwards 1867	<div><p>Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867</p><p>Fig. 71</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − San Juan Cape • 3 ♀♀ (37.9 ×25.7, 23 ×17, 16.3 ×11.7), 1 ♂ (20.8 ×14.6); 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/03341 • 1 ♂ (24.2 ×17.3); 17Aug. 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/04407 • 1 ♀ (17.5 ×12); 17 Aug. 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/41919 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Specimen MNCN20.04/04407 was included in the Portunidae family but without identification, and the female MNCN20.04/041919 was identified as Xantho poressa .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892483D73FDF2F98F2580F819	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892363D0DFDD1F93724B9F81B.text	CF1487A892363D0DFDD1F93724B9F81B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Actaeodes hirsutissimus (Ruppell 1830)	<div><p>Actaeodes hirsutissimus (Rüppell, 1830)</p><p>Fig. 72</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); MNCN20.04/00085.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Measurement and sex of the specimen could not be determined due to its arrangement.</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892363D0DFDD1F93724B9F81B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892373D0CFE0FFEB82263FD81.text	CF1487A892373D0CFE0FFEB82263FD81.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Actaeodes tomentosus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Actaeodes tomentosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Fig. 73</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); 1850?; MNCN20.04/00086 • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00087.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Measurement and sex of the specimens could not be determined due to their positions.</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984) and Corsini-Foka &amp; Kondylatos (2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892373D0CFE0FFEB82263FD81	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892343D0FFDB4FCE824B9FB27.text	CF1487A892343D0FFDB4FCE824B9FB27.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cymo andreossyi (Audouin 1826)	<div><p>Cymo andreossyi (Audouin, 1826)</p><p>Fig. 75A</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); 1850?; MNCN20.04/00111b.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen is preserved inside a box, together with another species of Cymo, C. quadrilobulata Miers, 1884, both previously identified as Cymo melanodactylus Dana, 1852 .</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892343D0FFDB4FCE824B9FB27	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892343D0FFDCBFEFA24B9FD31.text	CF1487A892343D0FFDCBFEFA24B9FD31.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gaillardiellus rueppelli (Krauss 1843)	<div><p>Gaillardiellus rueppelli (Krauss, 1843)</p><p>Fig. 74</p><p>Material examined</p><p>TANZANIA − 1♀ (24.5×17.3); coast of Tanzania along Pemba Island; 30 Jan. 1971; MNCN20.04/04482.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was mixed with Pilumnus vespertilio MNCN 20.04/20936 as “No identificado” (unidentified) and assigned to Xanthidae .</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892343D0FFDCBFEFA24B9FD31	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892343D0EFDADFAB124B9FAAD.text	CF1487A892343D0EFDADFAB124B9FAAD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cymo quadrilobatus Miers 1884	<div><p>Cymo quadrilobatus Miers, 1884</p><p>Fig. 75B</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); 1850?; MNCN20.04/00111.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen is preserved inside a box, together another species of Cymo, C. andreossyi (Audouin, 1826), both previously identified as C. melanodactylus Dana, 1852 .</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892343D0EFDADFAB124B9FAAD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892353D0EFDDEFA6B24B9F87C.text	CF1487A892353D0EFDDEFA6B24B9F87C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hypocolpus diverticulatus (Strahl 1861)	<div><p>Hypocolpus diverticulatus (Strahl, 1861)</p><p>Fig. 76</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (41.1× 30.4. dry specimen); appears in the 1910 catalogue, so its collection date is earlier; MNCN20.04/00163.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Sex of the specimens could not be determined. The cheliped that accompanies this specimen obviously does not belong to it, being a typical Ocypodidae male chela.</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892353D0EFDDEFA6B24B9F87C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892323D09FDBAFB4E25EEF917.text	CF1487A892323D09FDBAFB4E25EEF917.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Liomera cinctimanus (White 1847)	<div><p>Liomera cinctimanus (White, 1847)</p><p>Fig. 77</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♀ (38.7 ×21.5, dry specimen); 1850?; MNCN20.04/00175 • 1 ♀ (44.2× 25.1, dry specimen); 1850?; “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00176 • 2 unsexed (23.9×12.7, 16.2 ×8.4); 1885; Pere Antiga leg.; MNCN20.04/03471 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens MNCN20.04/00175 and MNCN20.04/00176 are dry preserved, inside a glass and wooden box, and were exhibit in the “Sala del Mar” exhibition. The specimen MNCN20.04/03471 was previously only identified as Liomera .</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984) and Galil &amp; Vannini (1990).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892323D09FDBAFB4E25EEF917	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892333D08FDC0FB262521FAA7.text	CF1487A892333D08FDC0FB262521FAA7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xanthinae MacLeay 1838	<div><p>Subfamily Xanthinae MacLeay, 1838</p><p>Although Mendoza et al. (2022) transferred some genera to the subfamily Etisinae Ortmann, 1893 ( Leptodius A. Milne-Edwards, 1863, Neoxanthias Ward, 1932, Xanthias Rathbun, 1897, Xanthodius Stimpson, 1859 and Williamstimpsonia Števčić, 2011), the classification followed here is that of Poore &amp; Ahyong (2023), which is also used in DecaNet (2025).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892333D08FDC0FB262521FAA7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892333D08FDEBFA7022FAF815.text	CF1487A892333D08FDEBFA7022FAF815.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cataleptodius floridanus (Gibbes 1850)	<div><p>Cataleptodius aff. floridanus (Gibbes, 1850)</p><p>Fig. 78</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Annobon Island • 1 ♂ (10.5×6.8); depth 10−15 m; Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/41941 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were labelled as “Sin determinar” (undetermined), assigned to Xanthidae and was mixed with specimens of Nanocassiope melanodactylus .</p><p>Cataleptodius floridanus is an amphiatlantic species, mainly distributed in the West Atlantic. Guinot (1968) referred to the African specimens as C. aff. floridanus, as she considered there were some differences with the American specimens, with the aim of clarifying in the future.</p><p>For identification, see also Monod (1956), Guinot (1968) and Manning &amp; Holthuis (1981).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892333D08FDEBFA7022FAF815	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892303D0BFDF1FCE52342FB2A.text	CF1487A892303D0BFDF1FCE52342FB2A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Fig. 79</p><p>Material examined</p><p>ERITREA − Mitsiwa • 1 ♂ (22.8×15.3), 1 ♀ (20.7 ×12.9); Raffray? Deyrolle leg.; appears in the 1911 catalogue, so its collection date is earlier; MNCN20.04/03487 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens were previously only identified as Xantho sp.</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984), Lee et al. (2013), Naderloo (2017) and Amer et al. (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892303D0BFDF1FCE52342FB2A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892303D0BFE0EFB4E24B9F9A0.text	CF1487A892303D0BFE0EFB4E24B9F9A0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Fig. 80</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 2 ♂♂ (25.9 ×17.2, 10.9 × 7.7); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03332 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>All specimens were identified as Xantho lividus, currently Juxtaxanthias lividus (Latreille, 1812) .</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892303D0BFE0EFB4E24B9F9A0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892303D0BFDD0F975258AF848.text	CF1487A892303D0BFDD0F975258AF848.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoxanthias impressus (Latreille 1812)	<div><p>Neoxanthias impressus (Latreille, 1812)</p><p>Fig. 81</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♀ (48.5 ×28.7); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03446 .</p><p>For identification, see also Barnard (1950) and Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892303D0BFDD0F975258AF848	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8923E3D05FDFFFEF925BDFD35.text	CF1487A8923E3D05FDFFFEF925BDFD35.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xanthias punctatus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Xanthias punctatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Fig. 82</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (dry specimen); appears in the 1910 catalogue, so its collection date is earlier; MNCN20.04/288.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Measurement and sexed of the specimen were not possible due to its position.</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984) and Naderloo (2017).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8923E3D05FDFFFEF925BDFD35	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8923F3D06FDBEFEFA229DFE9E.text	CF1487A8923F3D06FDBEFEFA229DFE9E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xantho hydrophilus (Herbst 1790)	<div><p>Xantho hydrophilus (Herbst, 1790)</p><p>Figs 83−84</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Juby Cape ( Tarfaya) • 5 ♂♂ (29.3× 19.3, 29.9 ×19.5, 24.8 ×16.4, 29.5 × 19.2, 21.2 ×14.5); Jul. 1933; MNCN20.04/01215 .</p><p>SPAIN − Canary Islands, Gran Canaria • 1 ♂ (31.5× 20), 1 ♀ (20.9 ×14.3); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, San Cristóbal beach; MNCN20.04/20940 . − Canary Islands, Tenerife • 1 ♂ (20.9 ×14.3); El Médano; Aug. 1961; A. Bello leg.; MNCN20.04/03991 • 4 ♂♂; Anatael Cabrera leg.; appears in the 1910 catalogue, so its collection date is earlier; MNCN20.04/3448 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species is very similar to Xanthodius inaequalis inaequalis (Olivier, 1791) (Figs 87–88). The difference is in the larger cheliped fingertips, which in Xantho are pointed, partially crossing when closed (Fig. 84 G−I), and in Xanthodius are rounded and hollowed on the occlusal surface, meeting when closed (Fig. 87) (Poore &amp; Ahyong 2023).</p><p>Specimens were labelled as “Sin determinar” (undetermined), and assigned to Xanthidae .</p><p>For identification, see also Zariquiey Álvarez (1968) and Poore &amp; Ahyong (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8923F3D06FDBEFEFA229DFE9E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8923D3D06FD92FE39226CFCB5.text	CF1487A8923D3D06FD92FE39226CFCB5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xantho poressa (Olivi 1792)	<div><p>Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792)</p><p>Fig. 85</p><p>Material examined</p><p>SPAIN − Canary Islands, Gran Canaria • 2 ♂♂ (25.6 ×15.6, 29.3 × 18.2); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Anatael Cabrera leg.; MNCN20.04/03549 • 1 ♂ (29.7 ×18.4); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, San Cristóbal beach; MNCN20.04/41932 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Specimens MNCN20.04/03549 were labelled as “Sin determinar” (undetermined), and assigned to Xanthidae, the male MNCN20.04/41932 was mixed with X. hydrophilus as Grapsidae .</p><p>For identification, see also Drach &amp; Forest (1953) and Zariquiey Álvarez (1968).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8923D3D06FD92FE39226CFCB5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8923D3D06FDB7FCDE25D6FAF1.text	CF1487A8923D3D06FDB7FCDE25D6FAF1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xantho sexdentatus (Miers 1881)	<div><p>Xantho sexdentatus (Miers, 1881)</p><p>Fig. 86</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MOROCCO − Juby Cape ( Tarfaya) • ♂ (28.2× 18.7), ♂ (28.1×19.7); Jul. 1933; MNCN20.04/41939 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>These two specimens were mixed with X. hydrophilus MNCN 20.04/01215, a species closely related to it. Xantho sexdentatus has not been cited again since Monod (1933), probably due to misidentification with X. hydrophilus .</p><p>For identification, see also Miers (1881) and Monod (1933, 1956).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8923D3D06FDB7FCDE25D6FAF1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A8923D3D06FE0DFAC122DAF82A.text	CF1487A8923D3D06FE0DFAC122DAF82A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xanthodius inaequalis subsp. inaequalis (Olivier 1791)	<div><p>Xanthodius inaequalis inaequalis (Olivier, 1791)</p><p>Figs 87−88</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Bioko Island • 4 unsexed (18.7× 11.8, 15.8 ×10, 14.6 ×9.7, 10.1 ×6.3), 2 ♂♂ (14.1 ×8.5, 14.6 × 8.6); appear in the 1910 catalogue, so its collection date is earlier; MNCN20.04/03388 . – San Juan Cape • 9 ♂♂ (min. 11.8 ×7.4, max. 15.7 ×11.9), 5 ♀♀ (min. 9.9×6.6, max. 14 ×10.6); depth 10−15 m; Aug. 1901; M. Martínez de la Escalera leg.; MNCN20.04/03462 .</p><p>GHANA • 3 ♂♂ (17.8× 11.7, 7.6 ×5.5, 6.8 ×4.8); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/20977 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimens MNCN20.04/03462 were identified as Xantho poressa, and were mixed with other species, those of MNCN20.04/03388 as Chlorodius sp. (fam. Xanthidae), and the MNCN20.04/20977 as Xanthidae . In the Fig. 86, the peculiar large cheliped fingertips can be seen, spoon-shaped, yet perfectly fitting together, the upper with the lower, very different from those of Xantho hydrophilus .</p><p>For identification, see also Monod (1956), Guinot (1967a) and Poore &amp; Ahyong (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A8923D3D06FE0DFAC122DAF82A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892383D02FDF5F927258EF945.text	CF1487A892383D02FDF5F927258EF945.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Williamstimpsonia denticulata (White 1848)	<div><p>Williamstimpsonia denticulata (White, 1848)</p><p>Fig. 89</p><p>Material examined</p><p>EQUATORIAL GUINEA − Annobon Island • 1 ♂ (8.2 ×5.3); depth 10−15 m; Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/06087 • 1 ♀ (10.9×6.8); Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/06089 • 1 ♂ (10.8×7.7); Emilio Rolán leg.; MNCN20.04/20975 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>None of the three specimens was identified at the genus or species level; they were assigned only to Xanthidae .</p><p>For identification, see also Monod (1956) and Števčić (2011).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892383D02FDF5F927258EF945	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892393D1DFDF3F88F27BDFBB0.text	CF1487A892393D1DFDF3F88F27BDFBB0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Atergatis obtusus A. Milne-Edwards 1865	<div><p>Atergatis cf. obtusus A. Milne-Edwards, 1865</p><p>Fig. 90</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♀ (35.6 ×23.0); 1885; Pere Antiga leg.; MNCN20.04/04377 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was previously identified as Actaea laevigatus, a species name combination that has not been found in literature and is possibly due to a misspelling.</p><p>The key provided by Serène (1984) leads to Atergatis laevigatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1865 (cw/cl = 1.6−1.7) and A. obtusus (cw/cl = 1.5), since our specimen ratio is at 1.54. According to Serène, it would not be any of these two species. However, Takeda &amp; Marumura (1997) published that the carapace proportions of the genus Atergatis varied with the size of the specimens; subsequently, Maenosono (2022) identified a specimen as A. obtusus with a ratio of 1.54. Takeda &amp; Marumura (1997) also observed that A. laevigatus has a prominently projecting anterolateral margin (shoulder), whereas A. obtusus does not, as Takeda &amp; Marumura (1997) named it “sloping shoulder”. Our specimen agrees with the sloping shoulder shape. Subsequent to Serène (1984), the species Atergatis interruptus Takeda &amp; Marumura, 1997 was described, which in its description take its place between A. laevigatus and A. obtusus based on the proportions. However, the posteriolateral edge is interrupted, which does not occur in our specimen.</p><p>This species has few records, and was previously recorded in Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Japan (A. Milne-Edwards 1865; Lai et al. 2011; Maenosono 2022). If the identification is confirmed in the future, this work would provide the first record of A. obtusus in waters of Mauritius, and extend the distribution range for this species. This new citation, far from its known distribution area, would not be exceptional, as many other species in the Indian Ocean have very broad distributions. However, due to all the previously mentioned points, it is possible that there are very closely related “twin” species that have not yet been described, and a molecular approach could solve heir taxonomic status.</p><p>For identification, see also A. Milne-Edwards (1865), Serène, (1984), Takeda &amp; Marumura (1997) and Maenosono (2022).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892393D1DFDF3F88F27BDFBB0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892273D1CFDF4FEFA24B9FD54.text	CF1487A892273D1CFDF4FEFA24B9FD54.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Atergatopsis signata (Adams & White 1849)	<div><p>Atergatopsis signata (Adams &amp; White, 1849)</p><p>Fig. 91</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 unsexed (111.2 ×73.7); 1850?; from “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00054.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Sex of the specimen could not be determined.</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892273D1CFDF4FEFA24B9FD54	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892273D1CFDC1FCA124B9FB69.text	CF1487A892273D1CFDC1FCA124B9FB69.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Platypodia granulosa (Ruppell 1830)	<div><p>Platypodia granulosa (Rüppell, 1830)</p><p>Fig. 92</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (37 ×25.9, dry specimen); “Sala del Mar” exhibition; 1850; MNCN20.04/00172 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was previously only identified as Platypodia . This work provides the first record of P. granulosa in Mauritian waters.</p><p>For identification, see also Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892273D1CFDC1FCA124B9FB69	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892243D1FFDF3FEF822D4FD63.text	CF1487A892243D1FFDF3FEF822D4FD63.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Platypodiella picta (A. Milne-Edwards 1869)	<div><p>Platypodiella picta (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)</p><p>Fig. 93</p><p>Material examined</p><p>GHANA − Taizoradi • 1 ♂ (14.8×10.3); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/10284 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The specimen was previously only identified as Xanthidae .</p><p>For identification, see also Monod (1956), Guinot (1967b) and Hartog &amp; Türkay (1991).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892243D1FFDF3FEF822D4FD63	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892243D1FFDA9FCB3258AFC11.text	CF1487A892243D1FFDA9FCB3258AFC11.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Fig. 94</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MAURITIUS • 1 ♀ (84.7 ×55.9); 1885; Pere Antiga leg.; MNCN20.04/03491 .</p><p>For identification, see also Bouvier (1915) and Serène (1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892243D1FFDA9FCB3258AFC11	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
CF1487A892253D19FDB7FE8C236CFE94.text	CF1487A892253D19FDB7FE8C236CFE94.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pugettia producta (Randall 1840)	<div><p>Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)</p><p>Fig. 95</p><p>Material examined</p><p>UNKNOWN COUNTRY • 1 ♂ (74×81.8); 1850?; MNCN20.04/00154 .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This specimen is dry preserved and placed inside a glass and wooden case for exhibition. There is a hole in the centre of its carapace from having been pinned at some point. Possibly, this specimen was part of the “Sala del Mar” exhibition.</p><p>It was identified as Herbstia rubra A. Milne-Edwards, 1869, and labeled as being from Cabo Verde. However, it turned out to be Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840), a species common in the Northeast Pacific, not the African Atlantic. Therefore, this is clearly a mix-up.</p><p>Based on the available data analyzed, everything suggests that this specimen was likely collected during a Scientific Commission for the Pacific, held between 1862 and 1865, by order of Isabel II, Queen of Spain.</p><p>As it is not a species native to African waters, it should not be included in this catalogue, but we have chosen to cite it as an “additional specimen” because mislabeling in ancient collections is not uncommon and because, by doing so, we highlight the challenges that can arise when studying ancient collections.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF1487A892253D19FDB7FE8C236CFE94	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Muñoz, Isabel;García-Raso, J. Enrique;Chillón, Begoña Sánchez;Cuesta, Jose A.	Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez, Cuesta, Jose A. (2025): Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura). European Journal of Taxonomy 996: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.996.2915, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2915/13199
