title: A new species of the genus Mantisgebia Sakai, 2006 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Gebiidea, Upogebiidae) from the South China Sea.
abstract: A new species of the genus Mantisgebia Sakai, 2006, M. multispinosa sp. nov., collected from the South China Sea, is described and illustrated. It is readily distinguished from the other three species of the genus by the numerous spines on the cervical groove, hepatic region, and lower margins of the antennular and antennal peduncles.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China. wlliu@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Wenliang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ruiyu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D033364:Decapoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009792:Oceans and Seas