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Macrocheira kaempferi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macrocheiridae

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).

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2019-05-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Maja kaempferi Temminck
2016Macrocheira kaempferi Nyborg et al. p. 126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMacrocheiridaeDana 1851
genusMacrocheiraDe Haan 1839
specieskaempferi(Temminck 1836)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck 1836
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Nyborg et al. 2016Carapace 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
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available