福建沿海蟹类初步调查

本文共记述了福建沿海蟹类169种,分隶于15科86属。其中4种系国内首次报道。福建沿海蟹类以热带、亚热带种类占绝对优势,一些典型的热带性种类,通常以平潭岛及其附近海区为分布北界。文章还对蟹类的区系组成及其生态特点作了概述。

A Preliminary Investigation of Coastal Crabs in Fujian

Since 1979, a survey of crabs have been made in the coastal areas of Fujian, ranging from Xiapu county in the cast to Dongshan Island in the south. A lot of various specimens were collected.The present paper records one hundred and sixty-nine species, which belong to fifteen families and eighty-six genera. Among them, four species are recorded for the first time from Chinese waters: Hexapus (Lambdophallus) anfractus Rathbun; Chlorinoides aculeatus (H. Milne-Edwards); Micippa thalia (Herbst);Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf.Coastal crabs in Fujian are mainly those of tropical and subtropical species. Generally, no clodtemperate species exist here. The northern boundary of the distribution of some typical tropical species is generally considered as far as Pingtan Island and its adjacent waters.Most of the above mentioned coastal crabs arc Grapsidac, then, according to order of sequence, they are: Ocypodidae; Portunidae; Xanthidac; Leucosiidae, Goneplacidae and Maiidae etc.