中国瘤蟹蛛属1新纪录种(蜘蛛目:蟹蛛科)

记述我国瘤蟹蛛属1新纪录种,加藤瘤蟹蛛（Phrynarachne katoi Tkiuni,1955)。     

马来溪蟹属一新种：十足目：石蟹科

本文描述采自福建永安的马来溪蟹属Ｍａｌａｙｏｐｏｔａｍｏｎ Ｂｏｔｔ，１９６８一新种－永安马来溪蟹Ｍ．ｙｏｎｇａｎｅｎｓｅ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。孳生于海拔６００－７００ｍ的小山溪中。蟹体肺吸虫囊蚴感染率８１．８％。     

甘肃数种蟹蛛（蜘蛛目：蟹蛛科）记述

记述采自甘肃文县和武都县的蟹蛛科蜘蛛５种,其中包括３新种和２种雌蛛新发现。     

城口华溪蟹新模标本指定(十足目:溪蟹科:华溪蟹属)

城口华溪蟹Sinopotamon chengkuense Huang,LuoLiu,1986隶属于溪蟹科Potamidae Ortmann,1896华溪蟹属Sinopotamon Bott,1967。因其模式标本遗失,本文为该物种指定新模,并对其头胸甲、第三颚足、雄性腹部、雄性第一和第二腹肢,以及雌性生殖孔等形态特征予以描述。     

我国2种微蟹蛛记述（蜘蛛目：蟹蛛科）

提出对前报道的蟹蛛科微蟹蛛属２种的修订：西安微蟹蛛ＬｙｓｔｉｅｌｅｓｘｉａｎｅｎｓｉｓＳｏｎｇｅｔＷａｎｇ,１９９１应为小微蟹蛛Ｌｙｓｔｅｌｅｓｍｉｎｉｕｍｕｓ（Ｓｃｈｅｎｋｅｌ１９５３）的异名,唐迎秋等（１９９５）报道的小微蟹蛛雌蛛,改订为１个新种－文微蟹蛛Ｌｙｓｔｅｌｅｓｗｅｎｅｎｓｉｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ。     

中国绿蟹蛛属一新种(蜘蛛目:蟹蛛科)

本文记述采自浙江宁波天童森林公司的蟹蛛科绿蟹蛛属一新种,钳绿蟹蛛Ｏｘｙｔａｔｅ ｆｏｒｃｉｐａｔｕｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ。     

广西绿蟹蛛1新种：蜘蛛目：蟹蛛科

记述采自广西壮族自治区百色县茶园的蟹蛛科绿蟹蛛属1新种,广西绿蟹蛛Oxytate guangx-tensis sp.nov.。     

七种方蟹科蟹类的遗传关系

利用水平电泳方法对方蟹科方蟹亚科粗腿厚纹蟹,弓蟹亚科日本绒螯蟹、中华绒螯蟹、肉球近方蟹、绒螯近方蟹、平背蜞及斜纹蟹亚科齿突斜纹蟹进行遗传分析,计检测了９种同工酶,１２个位点。结果表明,七种蟹类的多态座位比例及平均杂合度分别为：０．１６７和０．００３,０．２５０和０．０３６,０．３３３和０．０６２,０．２５０和０．０１２,０．０８３和０．００２,０．０８３和０．０５９,０．０８３和０．００２。最小遗     

海南水域玉蟹科六新种记述(甲壳动物:十足目:短尾次目)

海南水域蟹类区系十分丰富,仅玉蟹科就有54种,本文报道了其中发现6新种。     

海南岛淡水蟹类分布格局与多样性保护

热带岛屿生物多样性是全球生物多样性保护研究的热点之一。海南岛是中国面积最大的热带岛屿, 丰富独特的淡水蟹类是维持岛内淡水生态系统功能完整性的关键类群。本文通过多年野外调查, 综合历史及最新文献资料, 对海南岛淡水蟹类物种多样性及其现状进行调查和评估, 并对淡水蟹类物种多样性保护现状进行了分析讨论。研究发现, 海南岛淡水蟹类物种多样性分布中心位于中南部山地, 主要集中于中部的霸王岭、鹦哥岭和猕猴岭, 南部的五指山和吊罗山, 以及西南部的尖峰岭一带。其物种多样性整体上呈现中南部山地高、平原台地低的特点。根据《IUCN物种红色名录濒危等级和标准》对海南岛淡水蟹类物种现状的评估结果显示, 全岛受威胁淡水蟹类物种的占比为16.7%。基于分布区预测, 以海南热带雨林国家公园为主体的保护地对淡水蟹类潜在适宜分布区的覆盖度明显优于此前碎片化的各级保护区。本文研究结果显示, 海南岛淡水蟹类的总体生存状况良好, 但一部分山地或平原种类处于受胁状态。国家公园体制的建立有望为岛内淡水蟹类物种多样性保护提供前所未有的机遇。基于物种多样性分布格局开展淡水蟹类等淡水生物多样性监测, 有助于促进海南岛淡水生态系统完整性的长效保护与可持续发展。     

Results of the global conservation assessment of the freshwater crabs (Brachyura,Pseudothelphusidae and Trichodactylidae): The Neotropical region,with an update on diversity

The freshwater crabs of the Neotropics comprise 311 species in two families (Pseudothelphusidae and Trichodactylidae) and one or both of these families are found in all of the countries in the Neotropical region (except for Chile and some of the Caribbean islands). Colombia (102 species, 81% endemic) and Mexico (67 species, 95% endemic) are the biodiversity hotspots of freshwater crab species richness and country-level endemism for this region. The results of the IUCN Red List conservation assessments show that 34% of pseudothelphusids and 10% of trichodactylids have an elevated risk of extinction, 29% of pseudothelphusids and 75% of trichodactylids are not at-risk (Least Concern), and although none are actually extinct, 56% of pseudothelphusids and 17% of trichodactylids are too poorly known to assess (Data Deficient). Colombia (14 species), Venezuela (7 species), Mexico (6 species), and Ecuador (5 species) are the countries with the highest number of threatened species of Neotropical freshwater crabs. The majority of threatened species are restricted-range semiterrestrial endemics living in habitats subjected to deforestation, alteration of drainage patterns, and pollution. This underlines the need to prioritize and develop conservation measures before species decline to levels from which they cannot recover. These results represent a baseline that can be used to design strategies to save threatened Neotropical species of freshwater crabs.     

Phylogeny of the freshwater crabs of the Western Ghats (Brachyura,Gecarcinucidae)

The Western Ghats mountain range in India is a biodiversity hotspot for a variety of organisms including a large number of endemic freshwater crab species and genera of the family Gecarcinucidae. The phylogenetic relationships of these taxa, however, have remained poorly understood. Here, we present a phylogeny that includes 90% of peninsular Indian genera based on mitochondrial 16S rRNA and nuclear histone H3 gene sequences. The subfamily Gecarcinucinae was found to be paraphyletic with members of two other subfamilies, Liotelphusinae and Parathelphusinae, nesting within. We identify a well‐supported clade consisting of north Indian species and one clade comprising mostly south Indian species that inhabit the southern ‘sky islands’ of the Western Ghats. Relationships of early diverging genera, however, were resolved with low support. This study also includes newly sampled material from an isolated mountain plateau in the northern part of the Western Ghats, representing a new species of Gubernatoriana, which we describe here as Gubernatoriana basalticola sp. n. The new species is immediately distinguished from its congeners and the related genera Ghatiana and Inglethelphusa by its carapace and cheliped morphology, which are unique among Indian freshwater crabs. This study highlights the urgent need for continued faunistic studies to assess the true diversity of gecarcinucid crabs on the Indian subcontinent, to fully understand the basal phylogenetic relationships within the freshwater crab family Gecarcinucidae, and to evaluate the conservation threat status and biogeography of the montane freshwater crabs of the Western Ghats.     

Global diversity of crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in freshwater

An assessment of the global freshwater crab diversity is presented. A total of 1,476 species in 14 families are currently known from all zoogeographical regions (except Antarctica), including 1,306 species in eight exclusively freshwater families (Pseudothelphusidae, Trichodactylidae, Potamonautidae, Deckeniidae, Platythelphusidae, Potamidae, Gecarcinucidae and Parathelphusidae). Estimates of true freshwater crab diversity including likely numbers of undescribed taxa suggest that the field remains largely in a “discovery” phase. Main ideas on the origins, diversification, and phylogeny of true freshwater crabs are briefly discussed. The economic importance of freshwater crabs is also highlighted. Guest editors: E. V. Balian, C. Lévêque, H. Segers & K. Martens Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment     

Neglected refugia of biodiversity: mountainous regions in Mozambique and Malawi yield two novel freshwater crab species (Potamonautidae: Potamonautes)

Phylogenetic relationships amongst the southern African freshwater crab fauna are reinvestigated following the recent collection of morphologically distinct Potamonautes specimens from remote mountainous regions in Malawi and Mozambique. Specimens were subjected to DNA sequencing of three mtDNA loci, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), 12S rRNA, and 16S rRNA and compared to the 14 described species from the region. Phylogenetic analysis using maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference revealed the presence of two novel evolutionary lineages. The phylogeny demonstrates that Potamonautes obesus (A. Milne‐Edwards, 1868) is sister to a morphologically distinct novel species from Mount Namuli in Mozambique. Two sympatric and genetically distinct species from Mount Mulanje, in Malawi (forms A and B) were recognized. Form B is sister to the large‐bodied South African riverine freshwater crabs and represents a novel lineage whereas the remaining species (form A) from Mulanje, in Malawi was sister to samples from Mounts Inago and Mabu, and in Mozambique was identified as Potamonautes choloensis (Chace, 1953). The two novel evolutionary lineages were genetically distinct and morphologically different from the described species in each of the respective regions. Two new freshwater crab species Potamonautes namuliensis sp. nov. and Potamonautes mulanjeensis sp. nov. , are described in the present study. The samples from Mount Mulanje in Malawi, and Mounts Mabu and Inago in Mozambique represent new distribution records for Potamonautes choloensis. © 2012 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, 164 , 498–509.     

Predatory Potential of Freshwater Animals on an Invasive Agricultural Pest, the Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae), in Southern Japan

The apple snail Pomacea canaliculata is an invasive species and a serious pest of rice in many Asian countries. We studied predatory activities of various animals living in Japanese freshwater habitats, by keeping each individual of a potential predator species with 36 snails of various sizes for three days in the aquarium. Forty-six species were tested, and 26 in eight classes fed on small snails. A species of leech, crabs, the common carp, turtles, the mallard duck and the Norway rat attacked even adult snails of 20–30 mm in shell height. These findings will be helpful in identifying effective predators for biological control of the pest snail. In addition, most of the animals attacking snails are reported to be common in rivers or ponds, but few live in modernized paddy fields having little connections with natural water systems. This may be a reason why this snail maintains large populations in paddy fields but not in other freshwater habitats.     

中国短桨蟹属(十足目,短尾次目,梭子蟹科)二新种

记述梭子蟹科Portunidae,短桨蟹属Thalamita 2新种,即刺肢短桨蟹T.acanthophallus和西沙短桨蟹T.xishaensis.     

Health management during handling and live transport of crustaceans: a review

Best practice approaches used in the live transport of commercial crustacean species groups are reviewed and the physiological responses to handling practices are described. Codes of practice aimed at providing technological guidelines in handling and transportation of live prawns, lobsters, crabs and freshwater crayfish are examined. While some handling and transport practices are common across species groups, for example purging and chilling, recommended practices vary with species group. The influence of stress responses on health and survival during live transport is discussed and research investigations on the effect of stressors, in particular air exposure, handling and physical disturbances and temperature fluctuations on physiological processes are reviewed for the six species groups, crabs, freshwater crayfish, clawed and spiny lobsters, freshwater prawns and marine prawns. Investigations on the assessment of immune responses to live transport stressors using haemograms, clotting times, phenoloxidase activity, phagocytic activity, bacteremia and antibacterial activity and haemolymph protein concentration are described. A combination of physiological parameters is desirable in the assessment of stress response or health status in crustacean species transported live to seafood markets.     

A conservation assessment of the freshwater crabs of southern Africa (Brachyura: Potamonautidae)

Recent taxonomic revisions of the freshwater crabs of southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) allow accurate depictions of their diversity, distribution patterns and conservation status. The southern African region is home to nineteen species of freshwater crabs all belonging to the genus Potamonautes (family Potamonautidae). These crabs show high levels of species endemism (84%) to the southern African region and to the country of South Africa (74%). The conservation status of each species is assessed using the IUCN (2003) Red List criteria, based on detailed compilations of the majority of known specimens. The results indicate that one species should be considered vulnerable, fifteen species least concern and three species data deficient. The results have been utilized by the IUCN for Red Lists, and may prove useful when developing a conservation strategy for southern Africa’s endemic freshwater crab fauna.