Portunus pelagicus, SPECIES-COMPLEX
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5342701 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5448775 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AC71483F-E177-FFC8-B49E-FF29FA55A7B2 |
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Diego |
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Portunus pelagicus |
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PORTUNUS PELAGICUS SPECIES-COMPLEX View in CoL
1. Median teeth frontal teeth minute, inconspicuous, almost obsolete ( Fig. 23B View Fig ); western Indian Ocean ............. P. segnis View in CoL
– Median teeth frontal teeth conspicuous, either small or prominent; eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific ......... 2
2. Four spines on anterior margin of cheliped merus ( Fig. 23H View Fig ); Australia................................................................ P. armatus View in CoL
– Three spines on anterior margin of cheliped merus ............. 3
3. Sixth segment of male abdomen relatively shorter, broader ( Fig. 22A View Fig ); white spots on the carapace, often merging into broad almost banded reticulations, in particular on the posterior and branchial regions ( Figs. 6A View Fig , 10 View Fig ); Southeast Asia to northwestern Australia, western Pacific to Japan..................... P. pelagicus View in CoL
– Sixth segment of male abdomen relatively narrower, more elongate ( Fig. 22C View Fig ); carapace covered with spots, rarely merging into short bands ( Figs. 6C View Fig , 16 View Fig ); eastern Indian Ocean but not Australia............................................................ P. reticulatus View in CoL
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