A new species of vampire crab of the genus Geosesarma De Man, 1892 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from a montane forest in southwestern Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

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dc.citation.epage464
dc.citation.spage457
dc.citation.volume74
dc.contributor.authorJongkar Grinang
dc.contributor.authorPaul Y. C. Ng
dc.contributor.authorPeter K. L. Ng
dc.contributor.departmentInstitute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-20T07:58:22Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractA new species of semiterrestrial crab, Geosesarma penrissen, new species, is described herein from Mount Penrissen in southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia. It represents the third species of Geosesarma known from the montane forests of Borneo, the other two being G. larsi Ng & Grinang, 2018 from Mount Ampungan in Serian, Sarawak, and G. aurantium Ng, 1995 from Mount Silam in Sabah. Diagnostic characters distinguishing G. penrissen, new species, from its congeners are provided, together with ecological notes on its highland habitat.
dc.description.referencesUncontrolled Keywords: freshwater crab, semiterrestrial, taxonomy, lowland forest, comparative morphology.
dc.description.statusPublished
dc.identifier.citationJongkar Grinang, Paul Y. C. Ng, & Peter K. L. Ng. (2026). A new species of vampire crab of the genus Geosesarma De Man, 1892 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from a montane forest in southwestern Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 74, 457–464. https://doi.org/10.26107/RBZ-2026-0029
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.26107/RBZ-2026-0029
dc.identifier.emailgjongkar@unimas.my
dc.identifier.issn2345-7600
dc.identifier.urihttps://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/rbz/a-new-species-of-vampire-crab-of-the-genus-geosesarma-de-man-1892-crustacea-brachyura-sesarmidae-from-a-montane-forest-in-southwestern-sarawak-malaysian-borneo/
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarhub.unimas.my/handle/123456789/776
dc.publisherLee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore
dc.relation.ispartofRAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY
dc.titleA new species of vampire crab of the genus Geosesarma De Man, 1892 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from a montane forest in southwestern Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
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