Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819

Brösing, Andreas, 2010, Recent developments on the morphology of the brachyuran foregut ossicles and gastric teeth, Zootaxa 2510, pp. 1-44 : 36

Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819

Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Fig. 31 )

The unpaired, triangular mesocardiac ossicle (I) covers nearly the whole width of the antero dorsal gastric mill. Ossicles “XXI-XXIa” and “XVII-XXII-XXIII” are observed as mixed ossicles. The unpaired propyloric ossicle (VI) is inclined a few degrees in the posterior direction.

Figures

FIGURE 31. Foregut ossicles and gastric teeth of Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758), 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. 300 µm, D. 100 µm, E. 300 µm, F. 200 µm.