taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
03AE87DA485CFFCFFDB0FCD31890A0CB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/17324122/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17324122	FIGURE 1. Metaplax crenulata (Gerstaecker, 1856). A–E, male (36.6 × 28.3 mm) (ZRC 2013.1199); F, female (24.3 × 19.6 mm) (ZRC 2013.1199); G, male (18.8 × 15.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17350).A, F, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, frontal view; D, left suborbital crista; E, right third ambulatory leg (P4) and fourth ambulatory leg (P5); G, color in life; H, habitat in Chalong Bay, Phuket, Thailand.	FIGURE 1. Metaplax crenulata (Gerstaecker, 1856). A–E, male (36.6 × 28.3 mm) (ZRC 2013.1199); F, female (24.3 × 19.6 mm) (ZRC 2013.1199); G, male (18.8 × 15.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17350).A, F, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, frontal view; D, left suborbital crista; E, right third ambulatory leg (P4) and fourth ambulatory leg (P5); G, color in life; H, habitat in Chalong Bay, Phuket, Thailand.	2025-09-19	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang		Zenodo	biologists	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang			
03AE87DA485CFFCFFDB0FCD31890A0CB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/17324124/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17324124	FIGURE 2. Syntypes of Metaplax crenulata (from von Rintelen & Wolff 2025). A, B, E, male, lectotype herein designated (33.0 × 26.0 mm) (ZMB 604); C, F, female, paralectotype herein designated (23.0 × 19.0 mm) (ZMB 604); D, G, female, paralectotype herein designated (23.1 × 19.6 mm) (ZMB 604); H, label of ZMB 604. A, C, D, dorsal view; B, ventral view; E, F, G, frontal view.	FIGURE 2. Syntypes of Metaplax crenulata (from von Rintelen & Wolff 2025). A, B, E, male, lectotype herein designated (33.0 × 26.0 mm) (ZMB 604); C, F, female, paralectotype herein designated (23.0 × 19.0 mm) (ZMB 604); D, G, female, paralectotype herein designated (23.1 × 19.6 mm) (ZMB 604); H, label of ZMB 604. A, C, D, dorsal view; B, ventral view; E, F, G, frontal view.	2025-09-19	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang		Zenodo	biologists	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang			
03AE87DA4859FFC1FDB0FBEE1A80A42B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/17324126/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17324126	FIGURE 3. Metaplax pristis sp. nov. A, B, E, male, holotype (44.1 × 33.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17352); C, D, F, female, paratype (43.6 × 32.5 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17353). A, C, dorsal view; B, D, ventral view; E, F, frontal view.	FIGURE 3. Metaplax pristis sp. nov. A, B, E, male, holotype (44.1 × 33.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17352); C, D, F, female, paratype (43.6 × 32.5 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17353). A, C, dorsal view; B, D, ventral view; E, F, frontal view.	2025-09-19	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang		Zenodo	biologists	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang			
03AE87DA4859FFC1FDB0FBEE1A80A42B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/17324132/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17324132	FIGURE 4. Color in life and habitat of M. pristis sp. nov. A–C, E, F, male, holotype (44.1 × 33.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17352); D, female, paratype (43.6 × 32.5 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17353); G, juvenile (specimen not examined); H, habitat in T. T. Can Thanh, Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (arrowed).	FIGURE 4. Color in life and habitat of M. pristis sp. nov. A–C, E, F, male, holotype (44.1 × 33.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17352); D, female, paratype (43.6 × 32.5 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17353); G, juvenile (specimen not examined); H, habitat in T. T. Can Thanh, Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (arrowed).	2025-09-19	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang		Zenodo	biologists	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang			
03AE87DA4859FFC1FDB0FBEE1A80A42B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/17324134/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17324134	FIGURE 5. Metaplax pristis sp. nov., male, holotype (44.1 × 33.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17352).A, carapace; B, left anterolateral teeth and supraorbital margin; C, left suborbital crista; D, left chelipedal merus; E, left chelipedal manus; F, right third ambulatory leg (P4) and fourth ambulatory leg (P5).	FIGURE 5. Metaplax pristis sp. nov., male, holotype (44.1 × 33.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17352).A, carapace; B, left anterolateral teeth and supraorbital margin; C, left suborbital crista; D, left chelipedal merus; E, left chelipedal manus; F, right third ambulatory leg (P4) and fourth ambulatory leg (P5).	2025-09-19	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang		Zenodo	biologists	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang			
03AE87DA4859FFC1FDB0FBEE1A80A42B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/17324136/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17324136	FIGURE 6. Right G1 of Metaplax pristis sp. nov., male, holotype (44.1 × 33.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17352). A, B, dorsal view; C, D, lateral view.	FIGURE 6. Right G1 of Metaplax pristis sp. nov., male, holotype (44.1 × 33.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17352). A, B, dorsal view; C, D, lateral view.	2025-09-19	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang		Zenodo	biologists	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang			
03AE87DA4859FFC1FDB0FBEE1A80A42B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/17324138/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17324138	FIGURE 7. Bayesian inference (BI) tree of the of Metaplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852, based on the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. The values at the node are the support values for BI and maximum likelihood (ML). Only values> 50% are shown.	FIGURE 7. Bayesian inference (BI) tree of the of Metaplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852, based on the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. The values at the node are the support values for BI and maximum likelihood (ML). Only values> 50% are shown.	2025-09-19	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang		Zenodo	biologists	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang			
03AE87DA4859FFC1FDB0FBEE1A80A42B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/17324122/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17324122	FIGURE 1. Metaplax crenulata (Gerstaecker, 1856). A–E, male (36.6 × 28.3 mm) (ZRC 2013.1199); F, female (24.3 × 19.6 mm) (ZRC 2013.1199); G, male (18.8 × 15.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17350).A, F, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, frontal view; D, left suborbital crista; E, right third ambulatory leg (P4) and fourth ambulatory leg (P5); G, color in life; H, habitat in Chalong Bay, Phuket, Thailand.	FIGURE 1. Metaplax crenulata (Gerstaecker, 1856). A–E, male (36.6 × 28.3 mm) (ZRC 2013.1199); F, female (24.3 × 19.6 mm) (ZRC 2013.1199); G, male (18.8 × 15.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 17350).A, F, dorsal view; B, ventral view; C, frontal view; D, left suborbital crista; E, right third ambulatory leg (P4) and fourth ambulatory leg (P5); G, color in life; H, habitat in Chalong Bay, Phuket, Thailand.	2025-09-19	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang		Zenodo	biologists	Hsu, Jhih-Wei;Shih, Hsi-Te;Ngo, Xuan Quang			
