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HKU marine ecologists discover and name the first endemic tree-climbing crab, Haberma tingkok, from Tolo Harbour

07 Apr 2017

The Mangrove Ecology and Evolution Lab (the Lab) at the Swire Institute of Marine Sciences (SWIMS) and School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has recently discovered, described and named a new species of mangrove-climbing micro-crab wuth the size of less than a centimetre long, from Tolo Horabour, Hong Kong, Haberma tingkok, and published the description in Zookeys, an international journal dedicated to animal taxonomy.

Dr Stefano Cannicci, who led the Lab, and his research team will meet the media to elaborate the details and importance of the discovery. Details of the media briefing are as below:

Date:   April 10, 2017 (Monday)
Time: 10:45 am to 12:00 noon
Venue: Conference Room, Room 6N-11, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building

Spokespersons:
Dr Cannicci, Stefano, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Dr Kevin Ho King-yan, SWIMS

Mr Steven Wong Ho-tin, Year 4 undergraduate student

Miss Cherry Cheung Cheuk-yiu, Research Assistant

Media enquiry:
Communication and Public Affairs Office Ms Rhea Leung (Tel: 2857 8555/ 9022 7446; email: rhea.leung@hku.hk) or
Faculty of Science Ms Cindy Chan (Tel: 3917 5286/ 6703 0212; email: cindycst@hku.hk)