Orithyiidae, Dana, 1852

GUINOT, DANIÈLE, TAVARES, MARCOS & CASTRO, PETER, 2013, Significance of the sexual openings and supplementary structures on the phylogeny of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), with new nomina for higher-ranked podotreme taxa, Zootaxa 3665 (1), pp. 1-414 : 128

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Orithyiidae
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Family Orithyiidae

The male gonopore is coxal in this monotypic family, often ranked to Orithyioidea . In Orithyia , a thick and short penis emerges from the extremity of the large P5 coxo-sternal condyle (see Modalities of penis protection: Condylar protection). The condyle moves freely, with only a small basal portion articulating on a narrow elevation of sternite 8. The penis is covered by a sclerotised sheath, followed by a soft papilla after its emergence ( Fig. 31A). See Monophyletic Heterotremata: Superfamily Orithyioidea .