WoRMS taxon details
Alox naispela Galil & Ng, 2015
1036032 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1036032)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Galil, B. S.; Ng, P. K. L. (2015). Leucosiid crabs from Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4027(4): 451-486., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4027.4.1 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Holotype: 1 ovigerous female (8.3 mm)...
05°05.3'S 145°48.1'E, 1–6 m, 17.12.2012. Paratypes: 1 immature female (6.3 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-1193), stn
PD66, south Yabob I., 05°15.5'S 145°47.3'E, 2–6 m, 3.12.2012; 1 immature female (6.6 mm) (ZRC 2015.269), stn
PD73, Madang, 6.12.2013. [details]
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Type material Holotype: 1 ovigerous female (8.3 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-1352), stn PD31, Alexishafen,05°05.3'S 145°48.1'E, 1–6 m, 17.12.2012. Paratypes: 1 immature female (6.3 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-1193), stn
PD66, south Yabob I., 05°15.5'S 145°47.3'E, 2–6 m, 3.12.2012; 1 immature female (6.6 mm) (ZRC 2015.269), stn
PD73, Madang, 6.12.2013. [details]
Etymology From naispela for “beautiful” in Tok Pisin, the Pidgin language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Used as a noun in apposition.
Etymology From naispela for “beautiful” in Tok Pisin, the Pidgin language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Used as a noun in apposition. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Alox naispela Galil & Ng, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1036032 on 2025-04-14
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Nomenclature
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Galil, B. S.; Ng, P. K. L. (2015). Leucosiid crabs from Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4027(4): 451-486., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4027.4.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology From naispela for “beautiful” in Tok Pisin, the Pidgin language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Used as a noun in apposition. [details]Type material Holotype: 1 ovigerous female (8.3 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-1352), stn PD31, Alexishafen,
05°05.3'S 145°48.1'E, 1–6 m, 17.12.2012. Paratypes: 1 immature female (6.3 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-1193), stn
PD66, south Yabob I., 05°15.5'S 145°47.3'E, 2–6 m, 3.12.2012; 1 immature female (6.6 mm) (ZRC 2015.269), stn
PD73, Madang, 6.12.2013. [details]
