title: Taxonomy and ecology of the Cape Town Spider Crab, Macropodia falcifera (Stimpson, 1858) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Inachidae).
abstract: The nomenclature and taxonomy of the Cape Town Spider Crab, Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1858, is treated. The species is rediagnosed and figured, and its ecology discussed. A key is also provided of the Indo-West Pacific species of Macropodia.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Marine Science Institute and Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore. dbsngkl@nus.edu.sg
authors.forename: Peter K L
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Richer De Forges
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013019:South Africa; D013045:Species Specificity