Calappa liaoi Ng, 2002

Galil, Bella S. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2009, Calappoidea and Leucosioidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Luzon, Philippines, with descriptions of two new species of Mursia, Zootaxa 2085, pp. 45-60 : 46

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.187381
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4689972
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scientific name	Calappa liaoi Ng, 2002
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Calappa liaoi Ng, 2002 View in CoL

Calappa liaoi Ng 2002: 50 View in CoL , figs. 7–11.

Material examined. Off Aurora Province, eastern Luzon, Philippines: 1 Ƥ (CL 21.5 mm) ( NMCR), stn. CP 2653, 16º05.85’N 21º58.85’E, 105 m, 20 May 2007; 1 Ƥ (CL 16.3 mm) ( ZRC 2009.0246), stn. CP 2654, 16º04.26’N 21º56.98’E, 98–107 m, 20 May 2007; 1 3 (CL 17.2 mm) ( ZRC 2009.0247), stn. CP 2747, 15º55.53’N 121º42.12’E, 124 m, 2 June 2007.

Distribution. Philippines.

Remarks. Previously known only from the type specimen which was collected from shallow water (less than 10 m, in coral debris) (Ng 2002: 52); the present records extend the depth range to 124 m. It also extends the range northwards to Luzon.