Taxonomic Studies on Deep Water Lobsters from The Andaman Sea of Thailand

Somchai Bussarawit

Authors

Somchai Bussarawit Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand

Keywords:

Taxonomy, deep water lobster, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Abstract

The deep water lobster specimens from the Andaman Sea of Thailand collected from the Thai-Danish BIODEEP cruises “RV. Chakratong Tongyai” during 1996-2000, ‘M.V. SEAFDEC’ in 1994, ‘M.S. Dhanarajana’ in 1989 and ‘M.V. Paknam’ in 1987 were described and illustrated. They belong to the family Nephropidae: Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1891) and Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1873; family Palinuridae: Linuparus trigonus (Siebold, 1824); Palinustus waguensis Kubo, 1963 and Puerulus sewelli Ramadan, 1938. Future biodiversity research and study in the area need to be promoted.

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