A new classification of Callianassidae and related families (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea) derived from a molecular phylogeny with morphological support
Author
Poore, Gary C. B.
Author
Dworschak, Peter C.
Author
Robles, Rafael
Author
Mantelatto, Fernando L.
Author
Felder, Darryl L.
text
Memoirs of Museum Victoria
2019
Mem. Mus. Vic.
2019-12-31
78
73
146
http://dx.doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.2019.78.05
journal article
10.24199/j.mmv.2019.78.05
1447-2554
12214175
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:263C1363-0ADA-4972-9224-AC690A1FD238
Ctenocheloides
Anker, 2010
Ctenocheloides
Anker, 2010: 1790–1791
.—
Sakai, 2011: 596
.—
Poore, 2015b: 142–143
.
Type
species
.
Ctenocheloides attenboroughi
Anker, 2010
, by original designation and monotypy.
Diagnosis
.
Cardiac prominence present
. Rostrum obsolete or obtusely triangular, flat, not reaching cornea.
Maxilliped 3 merus with mesial spine at midpoint
. Male major cheliped merus with oblique spine near midpoint of lower margin; propodus swollen, with fine pectinate fingers about as long as palm. Minor cheliped merus lower margin with spine at or near midpoint; propodus cylindrical, slightly swollen at midpoint, about twice as wide as long. Male pleopod 1 article 2 simple, tapering, without coupling hooks.
Telson
parallel-sided over anterior half, then tapering to evenly rounded apex.
Remarks
. The pectinate fingers on the major cheliped are a little longer than the palm, whereas in
Ctenocheles
the fingers are at least twice as long as the palm, and the spikes more pronounced. Three species are known (
Poore, 2015b
).
Ctenocheloides boucheti
is a sister taxon to two species of
Ctenocheles
in the molecular analysis (Robles et al., in press).