This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Shy, Jhy-Yun, Shih, Hsi-Te, Mao, Jean-Jay (2014): Description of a new montane freshwater crab (Crustacea: Potamidae: Geothelphusa) from northern Taiwan. Zootaxa 3869 (5): 565-572, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.5.6

Abstract

A new freshwater crab is described from a montane area in northern Taiwan based on morphological characters and molecular evidence. Geothelphusa cilan sp. nov., from the Cilan Forest, situated on the boundary of Hsinchu and Yilan (= Ilan) counties, is close to G. monticola Shy, Ng & Yu, 1994, and G. takuan Shy, Ng & Yu, 1994, but can be distinguished by its male first gonopod (G1) and the ratio of thoracic sternites. Molecular evidence from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) also supports the identity of the new species.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/e64b875c-b198-49df-a36f-9d286c8d5b60
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/FFBEFFBAFFF2FFE0FFB0BE16ED1B4442
Citation: Shy J, Shih H, Mao J, felipe (2014). Description of a new montane freshwater crab (Crustacea: Potamidae: Geothelphusa) from northern Taiwan. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3869.5.6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.