Figure 1
Carcinoplax mistio n. sp., holotype male (29.2 x 19.0 mm) (ZSI Reg. No. C7123/2), Bay of Bengal. A, overall habitus; B, frontal view of cephalothorax; C, left third maxilliped; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4-6 and telson; E, posterior thoracic sternum and pleonal somites 1-3; F, dorsal view of right cheliped; G, outer view of right chela; H, outer view of left chela.
Figure 2
Carcinoplax mistio n. sp., paratype female (36.4 x 24.2 mm) (ZSI Reg. No. C7124/2), Bay of Bengal. A, overall habitus; B, frontal view of cephalothorax; C, left third maxilliped; D, E, dorsal view of right cheliped (viewed at slightly different angles); F, outer view of right chela; G, outer view of left chela.
Figure 3
Carcinoplax purpureaRathbun, 1914Rathbun, M.J. 1914. A new genus and some new species of crabs of the family Goneplacidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 48 (2067): 137-154., male (31.0 x 24.2 mm) (ZRC 1999.0773), Taiwan. A, overall habitus; B, left third maxilliped; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4-6 and telson; E, dorsal view of right cheliped; F, outer view of right chela; G, outer view of left chela.
Figure 4
Carcinoplax sinicaChen, 1984Chen, H. 1984. A study of the genus Carcinoplax (Crustacea, Decapoda: Goneplacidae) of Chinese waters. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica, 15: 188-201, pl. 1., male (28.5 x 19.5 mm) (ZRC 1984.5693), South China Sea. A, overall habitus; B, left third maxilliped; C, frontal view of cephalothorax; D, anterior thoracic sternum, pleonal somites 4-6 and telson; E, dorsal view of right cheliped; F, outer view of right chela; G, outer view of left chela.
Figure 5
Carcinoplax sinicaChen, 1984Chen, H. 1984. A study of the genus Carcinoplax (Crustacea, Decapoda: Goneplacidae) of Chinese waters. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica, 15: 188-201, pl. 1., overall habitus. A, male (31.7 x 20.9 mm) (ZRC 2011.0607), Gulf of Tonkin; B, male (35.2 x 23.4 mm) (ZRC 1984.7842), South China Sea; C, male (34.6 x 25.0 mm) (ZRC 1984.6314), South China Sea.
Figure 6
Dorsal view of male carapace. A, Carcinoplax mistio n. sp., holotype male (29.2 x 19.0 mm) (ZSI Reg. No. C7123/2), Bay of Bengal; B, C. mistio n. sp., paratype female (36.4 x 24.2 mm) (ZSI Reg. No. C7124/2), Bay of Bengal; C, C. purpureaRathbun, 1914Rathbun, M.J. 1914. A new genus and some new species of crabs of the family Goneplacidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 48 (2067): 137-154. (31.0 x 24.2 mm) (ZRC 1999.0773), Taiwan; D, C. purpurea (31.7 x 24.3 mm) (ZRC 2001.0017), Taiwan; E, C. sinicaChen, 1984Chen, H. 1984. A study of the genus Carcinoplax (Crustacea, Decapoda: Goneplacidae) of Chinese waters. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica, 15: 188-201, pl. 1. (31.7 x 20.9 mm) (ZRC 2011.0607), Gulf of Tonkin; F, C. sinica (28.5 x 19.5 mm) (ZRC 1984.5693), South China Sea; G, C. sinica (35.2 x 23.4 mm) (ZRC 1984.7842), South China Sea; H, C. sinica (34.6 x 25.0 mm) (ZRC 1984.6314), South China Sea.
Figure 7
Male pleon and ambulatory legs. A, G, H, Carcinoplax mistio n. sp., holotype male (29.2 x 19.0 mm) (ZSI Reg. No. C7123/2), Bay of Bengal; B, I, J, C. purpureaRathbun, 1914Rathbun, M.J. 1914. A new genus and some new species of crabs of the family Goneplacidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 48 (2067): 137-154., male (31.0 x 24.2 mm) (ZRC 1999.0773), Taiwan; C, C. purpurea Rathbun, 1914, male (31.7 x 24.3 mm) (ZRC 2001.0017), Taiwan; D, K, L, C. sinica (28.5 x 19.5 mm) (ZRC 1984.5693), South China Sea; E, C. sinica (35.2 x 23.4 mm) (ZRC 1984.7842), South China Sea; F, C. sinica (34.6 x 25.0 mm) (ZRC 1984.6314), South China Sea. A-F, male pleonal somites 3-6 and telson; G, I, K, right P4; H, J, L, right P5.
Figure 8
Gonopods. A-D, Carcinoplax mistio n. sp., holotype male (29.2 x 19.0 mm) (ZSI Reg. No. C7123/2), Bay of Bengal; E-J, C. mistio n. sp., K-M, male (45.0 x 29.0 mm) (Copenhagen Museum), Persian Gulf; H-J, C. purpureaRathbun, 1914Rathbun, M.J. 1914. A new genus and some new species of crabs of the family Goneplacidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 48 (2067): 137-154., male (31.0 x 24.2 mm) (ZRC 1999.0773), Taiwan; K-M, C. sinicaChen, 1984Chen, H. 1984. A study of the genus Carcinoplax (Crustacea, Decapoda: Goneplacidae) of Chinese waters. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica, 15: 188-201, pl. 1., male (31.7 x 20.9 mm) (ZRC 2011.0607), Gulf of Tonkin; N, C. sinica Chen, 1984, male (34.6 x 25.0 mm) (ZRC 1984.6314), South China Sea. A, H, K, left G1 (ventral view); B, C, I, L, N, distal part of left G (ventral view); D, right G2 (transposed for comparative purposes); E, distal part of G1; F, G1; G, G2; J, M, left G2. (E, after Stephensen, 1946: fig. 44A, B; F, G, after Guinot, 1989Guinot, D. 1989. Le genre Carcinoplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852 (Crustacea, Brachyura: Goneplacidae). In: J. Forest. (ed), Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, 5. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, (A) 144: 265-345.: fig. 14). Scales: A, D, H, J, K, M = 1.0 mm; B, C, I, L, N = 0.5 mm.
Figure 9
A, B, Carcinoplax mistio n. sp., paratype female (36.4 x 24.2 mm) (ZSI Reg. No. C7124/2), Bay of Bengal; C, D, Carcinoplax purpureaRathbun, 1914Rathbun, M.J. 1914. A new genus and some new species of crabs of the family Goneplacidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 48 (2067): 137-154., female (38.8 x 29.5 mm) (ZRC 2001.0017), Taiwan; E, F, C. sinicaChen, 1984Chen, H. 1984. A study of the genus Carcinoplax (Crustacea, Decapoda: Goneplacidae) of Chinese waters. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica, 15: 188-201, pl. 1., female (35.9 x 25.6 mm) (ZRC 1984.6313) South China Sea. A, anterior thoracic sternum and pleon; C, E, overall habitus; B, D, F, sternopleonal cavity showing vulvae.