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'''''Insulamon palawanense''''' is a species of [[freshwater crab]] from the [[Philippines]] described in 2012.<ref name="Freitag">{{cite journal |author=Hendrik Freitag |year=2012 |title=Revision of the genus ''Insulamon'' Ng & Takeda, 1992 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Potamidae) with description of four new species |journal=[[Raffles Bulletin of Zoology]] |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=37–55 |url=http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/60/60rbz037-055.pdf |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]}}</ref><ref name="purpo">{{cite news |url= |
'''''Insulamon palawanense''''' is a species of [[freshwater crab]] from the [[Philippines]] described in 2012.<ref name="Freitag">{{cite journal |author=Hendrik Freitag |year=2012 |title=Revision of the genus ''Insulamon'' Ng & Takeda, 1992 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Potamidae) with description of four new species |journal=[[Raffles Bulletin of Zoology]] |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=37–55 |url=http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/60/60rbz037-055.pdf |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]}}</ref><ref name="purpo">{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/photos/newly-discovered-purple-crabs-slideshow/crab-photo-1335220026.html |title=Newly discovered purple crabs |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |accessdate=April 25, 2012}}</ref> They are {{convert|2.5|-|5.3|cm|1}} wide and are a striking purple colour. |
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Insulamon palawanense is a species of freshwater crab from the Philippines described in 2012.[1][2] They are 2.5–5.3 centimetres (1.0–2.1 in) wide and are a striking purple colour.
History
The species was described by Hendrik Freitag of the Senckenberg Museum of Zoology in Dresden, Germany, having previously been included in a wider circumscription of I. unicorn.[1] The species is endemic to the island of Palawan, where it has a wide distribution.[2] The striking iridescent purple coloration may help the crabs to recognise others of its species,[2] or may serve no purpose.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Insulamon palawanense.
- ^ a b Hendrik Freitag (2012). "Revision of the genus Insulamon Ng & Takeda, 1992 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Potamidae) with description of four new species" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 60 (1): 37–55.
- ^ a b c "Newly discovered purple crabs". Yahoo! News. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ "Pretty in Purple". National Geographic Society. April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
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