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Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 56
Identification aid for the Indo-West Pacific species of Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Pontoniinae) using ambulatory dactyli
Bruce, A.J.
Published online: 30 June 2013
Citation
Bruce, A.J. 2013. Identification aid for the Indo-West Pacific species of Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Pontoniinae) using ambulatory dactyli. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 56(2): 639-646. Brisbane. ISSN 0079-8835. https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.56.2.2013-21
Published online
30 June 2013
Peer reviewed
Yes
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.56.2.2013-21
Keywords
Periclimenaeus, Palaemonidae, dactyli, morphology, commensal, Indo-Pacific Ocean
Abstract
Species of the Indo-West Pacific shrimp genus Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915, can be preliminarily identified using the morphology of the dactylus of the third ambulatory pereiopods. The dactyli of the 60 currently recognised species are illustrated, and are placed into seven discrete groupings. Data is provided on major morphological reports, hosts, type material and general distribution.
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