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Benchmarking global biodiversity of decapod crustaceans (Crustacea: Decapoda)
De Grave, S.; Decock, W.; Dekeyzer, S.; Davie, P.J.F.; Fransen, C.H.J.M.; Boyko, C.B.; Poore, G.C.B.; MacPherson, E.; Ahyong, S.T.; Crandall, K.A.; de Mazancourt, V.; Osawa, M.; Chan, T.-Y.; Ng, P.K.L.; Lemaitre, R.; van der Meij, S.E.T.; Santos, S. (2023). Benchmarking global biodiversity of decapod crustaceans (Crustacea: Decapoda). J. Crust. Biol. 43(3): ruad042. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruad042
In: Journal of Crustacean Biology. Crustacean Society: Washington. ISSN 0278-0372; e-ISSN 1937-240X
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Keywords
    Biodiversity
    Classification > Taxonomy
    Documents > Catalogues > Inventories
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Species richness
Authors  Top 
  • De Grave, S.
  • Decock, W.
  • Dekeyzer, S.
  • Davie, P.J.F.
  • Fransen, C.H.J.M.
  • Boyko, C.B.
  • Poore, G.C.B.
  • MacPherson, E.
  • Ahyong, S.T.
  • Crandall, K.A.
  • de Mazancourt, V.
  • Osawa, M.
  • Chan, T.-Y.
  • Ng, P.K.L.
  • Lemaitre, R.
  • van der Meij, S.E.T.
  • Santos, S.
Abstract
    A new assessment of the global biodiversity of decapod Crustacea (to 31 December 2022) records 17,229 species in 2,550 genera and 203 families. These figures are derived from a well-curated dataset maintained on the online platform DecaNet, a subsidiary of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Distinct phases are recognised in the discovery process (as measured by species descriptions) corresponding to major historical and geopolitical time periods, with the current rate of species descriptions being more than three times higher than in the Victorian age of global exploration. Future trends are briefly explored, and it is recognised that a large number of species remain to be discovered and described.
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