Evidence using morphology, molecules, and biogeography clarifies the taxonomic status of mole crabs of the genus Emerita Scopoli, 1777 (Anomura, Hippidae) and reveals a new species from the western Atlantic


	Emerita almeidai sp. nov. A ovigerous ♀ holotype, cl. 13.52 mm (CCDB 7233) B ♂ paratype, cl. 7.29 mm (MZUSP 43536) C ♀ paratype, cl. 10.49 mm (MOUFPE 20112) D ♀, cl. 10.20 mm (CCDB 3369). Scale bars: 4 mm (A, B); 2 mm (C); 5 mm (D).

Part of: Mantelatto FL, Paixão JM, Robles R, Teles JN, Balbino FC (2023) Evidence using morphology, molecules, and biogeography clarifies the taxonomic status of mole crabs of the genus Emerita Scopoli, 1777 (Anomura, Hippidae) and reveals a new species from the western Atlantic. ZooKeys 1161: 169-202. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1161.99432