Xanthidae Dana, 1851

Brösing, Andreas, 2010, Recent developments on the morphology of the brachyuran foregut ossicles and gastric teeth, Zootaxa 2510, pp. 1-44 : 24

Xanthidae Dana, 1851

Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) ( Fig. 19 )

The cardiac sac is comparatively very small. Ossicles I, II and VI are nearly vertical. The pectinal ossicle (VIII) is horseshoe-shaped with ten accessory teeth. The inferior lateral cardiac ossicle (XIII) has a connection-piece to the subdentate ossicle (XIV) antero dorsal.

Figures

FIGURE 19. Foregut ossicles and gastric teeth of Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834), A. dorsal view, B. lateral view, C. lateral tooth, D. accessory teeth, E. dorso-median tooth, F. cardio-pyloric valve; scales: A. & B. 1 mm, C. 200 µm, D. 100 µm, E. & F. 200 µm.