Lophopagurus (Australeremus) McLaughlin, 1981

McLaughlin, P. A., 2003, Illustrated keys to families and genera of the superfamily Paguroidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura), with diagnoses of genera of Paguridae, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60 (1), pp. 111-144 : 123

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.24199/j.mmv.2003.60.16

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12210773

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scientific name

Lophopagurus (Australeremus) McLaughlin, 1981
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Lophopagurus (Australeremus) McLaughlin, 1981

Diagnosis. Gills biserial, 11 pairs. Rostrum triangular. Ocular acicles simple. Crista dentata with 1 accessory tooth. Chelipeds unequal; right chela subrectangular to subtriangular; dorsal surface of palm usually circumscribed by row of dorsomesial, dorsoproximal and dorsolateral marginal spines; left chela with dorsolateral margin elevated, at least proximally, and frequently expanded; propodal-carpal rotation variable. Sternite of somite XII (thoracomere 6, pereopods 3) with subsemicircular, subovate or slender rod-like anterior lobe. Pereopod 4 semichelate; propodal rasp with 1 row of corneous scales; preungual process minute. Male with pleopods 3–5. Female with pleopod 1 paired, modified; pleopods 2–5. Abdomen frequently straight or only weakly flexed. Uropods symmetrical or asymmetrical. Telson with terminal margins straight, oblique or rounded. Type species: Eupagurus cookii Filhol, 1883 .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Paguridae

Genus

Lophopagurus

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