Megalobrachium Stimpson, 1858
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.2.2 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6074860 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887D2-3E7E-FFCE-FF2F-E7FB68FF9FC1 |
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Plazi |
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Megalobrachium Stimpson, 1858 |
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Megalobrachium Stimpson, 1858 View in CoL
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 1858: 228 . Porcellanides Nobili, 1901: 21 .
Porcellanopsis Rathbun, 1910: 601 . Pisonella Glassell, 1938: 436.
Type-species. Megalobrachium granuliferum Stimpson, 1858 [by original designation].
Key to species known from Brazil
1. Lateral margins of carapace with row of 3 or 4 teeth. Telson composed of 5 plates........................ M. soriatum View in CoL
- Lateral margins of carapace with crenulate crest. Telson composed of 7 plates.................................... 2
2. Carapace rounded. Walking legs slender, propodus with 5 spines on flexor margin...................... M. mortenseni View in CoL
- Carapace subtriangular. Walking legs robust, propodus with 2 spines on flexor margin...................... M. roseum View in CoL
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