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Macrocheira kaempferi
Taxonomy
Maja kaempferi was named by Temminck (1836). It is extant. It is the type species of Macrocheira.
It was recombined as Macrocheira kaempferi by Nyborg et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Macrocheira kaempferi by Nyborg et al. (2016).
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2019-05-02
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1836 | Maja kaempferi Temminck |
| 2016 | Macrocheira kaempferi Nyborg et al. p. 126 |
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Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck 1836
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| T. Nyborg et al. 2016 | Carapace pyriform, longer than wide, widest at midwidth of branchial region; bifid rostrum, rudimentary orbital eave; orbit poorly developed, separated by preorbital, intercalated, and post-orbital spines; carapace surface ornamented with numerous tubercles and bulbous regions of various sizes; inflated epi-, mesobranchial, and protogastric regions; flask-shaped mesogastric region; U-shaped metagastric region; depressed urogastric region; long, diamond-shaped cardiac region. |
Measurements
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Collections
No collection or age range data are available