Cancridae Latreille, 1802

Brösing, Andreas, 2010, Recent developments on the morphology of the brachyuran foregut ossicles and gastric teeth, Zootaxa 2510, pp. 1-44 : 20

Cancridae Latreille, 1802

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 ( Fig. 14 )

The zygocardiac ossicle (V) has a semicircular impression antero ventral. The unpaired propyloric ossicle (VI) is nearly vertical. The pectinal ossicle (VIII) is horseshoe-shaped with three accessory teeth. The inferior lateral cardiac ossicle (XIII) has a process connecting it with the subdentate ossicle (XIV) antero dorsal. The ossicle (XXIa) is not recognisable.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Foregut ossicles and gastric teeth of Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758, A. dorsal view, B. lateral view, C. lateral tooth, D. accessory teeth, E. dorso-median tooth; scales: A. & B. 1 mm, C. 300 µm, D. 100 µm, E. 300 µm, F. 1 mm.