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Dimorphism in males of Zaops ostreum (Say) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pinnotheridae)

A case of dimorphism among the males of the pinnotherid crab, Zaops ostreum (Say, 1817), is reported. The morphological features of the two types of males are also given.

Zaops ostreum; dimorphism; males


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