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Pseudothelphusidae

Description

Pseudothelphusidae

(Modified from Chace & Hobbs 1969)

Carapace not very convex longitudinally or transversely, broad, less than three-fifths as long as wide; cervical groove distinct, concave forward; anterolateral margin denticulate, marked by two obscure notches, one at end of cervical groove, one near outer orbital angle; front delimited dorsally by strong transverse crest hiding entire true frontal margin from dorsal view. Third maxilliped with merus subquadrate, lateral margin feebly convex, distal margin somewhat concave; exopod extending beyond ischiomeral articulation. Pereiopods not unusually long or slender. Chela without prominent, swollen protuberance on outer surface near base of fingers... Epilobocera sinuatifrons

Notes

Published as part of Pérez-Reyes, Omar, Crowl, Todd A., Hernández-García, Pablo J., Ledesma-Fusté, Ricardo, Villar-Fornes, Fernando A. & Covich, Alan P., 2013, Freshwater decapods of Puerto Rico: a checklist and reports of new localities, pp. 329-344 in Zootaxa 3717 (3) on page 339, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/218736

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Biodiversity

Family
Pseudothelphusidae
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Decapoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Taxon rank
family