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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDCFFF5257BFBBCFEA3154B" box="[283,342,1119,1143]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="394">laevis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A55BCFFDCFFF5253CFBBCFDF9154B" author="Miers, E. J." box="[348,524,1119,1143]" pageId="2" pageNumber="394" pagination="178 - 322" refId="ref4539" refString="Miers, E. J. (1884) Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Crustacea. In: Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H. M. S. Alert 1881 - 2. British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. 178 - 322, pls. 18 - 32." type="book chapter" year="1884">Miers, 1884: 244</bibRefCitation>
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, pl. 25 fig. C.—
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9A55BCFFDCFFF526CDFBBCFCAF154B" author="Tesch, J. J." box="[685,858,1119,1143]" pageId="2" pageNumber="394" pagination="149 - 295" refId="ref5770" refString="Tesch, J. J. (1918) Decapoda Brachyura II. Goneplacidae and Pinnotheridae. Siboga Expeditie Monographie, 39 c 1, 149 - 295, pls. 7 - 18." type="journal article" year="1918">Tesch 1918: 203</bibRefCitation>
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B53CEFFDCFFF524F7FB9CFEB815AA" ID-CoL="77Y2Z" authorityName="Miers" authorityYear="1884" box="[151,333,1150,1174]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pilumnidae" genus="Pronotonyx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="394" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laevis">Pronotonyx laevis</taxonomicName>
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, pl. 1 figs. 46.—
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9A55BCFFDCFFF526CBFB9DFCDB15AA" author="Ng, P. K. L." box="[683,814,1150,1174]" pageId="2" pageNumber="394" pagination="69 - 111" refId="ref4856" refString="Ng, P. K. L. (1987) The Indo-Pacific Pilumnidae II. A revision of the genus Rhizopa Stimpson, 1858 and the status of the Rhizopinae Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Indo-Malayan Zoology, 4 (1), 69 - 111, pl. 1." type="journal article" year="1987">Ng 1987: 79</bibRefCitation>
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, 98.—
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9A55BCFFDCFFF5270FFB9DFBEF15AA" author="Davie, P. J. F." box="[879,1050,1150,1174]" pageId="2" pageNumber="394" pagination="1 - 641" refId="ref4228" refString="Davie, P. J. F. (2002) Crustacea: Malacostraca. Eucarida (Part 2). Decapoda - Anomura, Brachyura. In: Wells, A. &amp; Houston, W. W. K. (Eds.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3 B. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, pp. i - xiv + 1 - 641." type="book chapter" year="2002">Davie 2002: 426</bibRefCitation>
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(list).—Ng
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2008: 144 (list).
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: NHM 1882.7, female (cl 5.0 mm, cw
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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDCFFF524A7FA23FECF14E6" bold="true" box="[199,314,1472,1498]" pageId="2" pageNumber="394">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. As for genus.
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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDCFFF524A7FA07FEAC14C2" bold="true" box="[199,345,1508,1534]" pageId="2" pageNumber="394">Description.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDCFFF5253DFA07FE5414C2" box="[349,417,1508,1534]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="394">Males</emphasis>
. Carapace subquadrate, 1.321.39 × wider than long; dorsal surface gently convex in anterior half, regions not defined, surface very smooth, polished, without granules or rugosities, frontal and anterolateral margins almost glabrous, with scattered. coarse setae, never fully obscuring margins or surface (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDCFFF520A0F9CFFAC2177A" box="[1216,1335,1580,1606]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="394">Fig. 2A, B</figureCitation>
). Frontal margin slightly produced, deflexed downwards, with 2 very low lobes, barely separated by very shallow concavity; lateral lobe not visible; with scattered coarse setae just posterior to margin (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDCFFF527BCF997FBA017B2" box="[988,1109,1652,1678]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="394">Fig. 2A, B</figureCitation>
). Anterolateral margin gently convex; external orbital tooth very low, almost undiscernible, not demarcated from remainder of smooth to weakly granulated margin, entire or at most with 3 very low barely discernible lobes (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDCFFF52077F95FFB6117EA" box="[1047,1172,1724,1750]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="394">Fig. 2A, B</figureCitation>
). Posterolateral margin almost straight or slightly concave, distinctly converging to almost straight posterior carapace margin (
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). Suborbital, subhepatic, pterygostomial and sub-branchial regions smooth (
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). Orbit transverse, large; supraorbital margin almost straight, entire; suborbital margin gently sinuous, entire, without tooth on inner angle; eyes large with short peduncle and large cornea (
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).
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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDDFFF424F7FC93FEF812B4" bold="true" box="[151,269,880,904]" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
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, holotype female (cl 5.0 mm, cw 6.5 mm), Arafura Sea, NHM 1882.7. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, frontal view of cephalothorax; C, ventral view of cephalothorax; D, right chela (outer view).
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Antennular fossa rectangular, antennule folding transversely (
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).Antenna with basal article subquadrate, immobile with epistome but sutures visible, articles 3 and 4 distinctly shorter than basal article, flagellum short, just entering orbit (
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). Epistome longitudinally wide; buccal margin wide, sinuous medially obtuse with median fissure, separated from convex lateral lobes by short fissure (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF427FEFB89FBE215B9" box="[926,1047,1130,1157]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">Fig. 2D, E</figureCitation>
,
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). Endostome with low oblique ridge on each half.
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Maxilliped 3 relatively short; merus quadrate, anteroexternal angle auriculiform; ischium subrectangular with shallow oblique median sulcus; exopod relatively broad, tip almost reaching distal edge of merus, with long flagellum (
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).
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<paragraph id="8BB4284DFFDDFFF424A7FAFDFCA714D1" blockId="3.[151,1437,1022,2021]" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">
Chelipeds stout, size asymmetrical, similar in structure Basis-ischium almost smooth on ventral margin; merus short, with blunt dorsal tooth in adults. Carpus dorsal surface smooth; inner distal margin with low, acute, tooth; distal margins with fringe of short and long setae (
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). Chela outer surface smooth, glabrous, dorsal margins distinctly setose; palm high; pollex almost as long as or subequal to palm, with distinct keel on ventral margin of palm; dactylus oriented obliquely, when flexed, inclined at angle not exceeding 45° to the vertical; occlusal margins of fingers with low, wide teeth, gape absent to slight (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB4284DFFDDFFF424A7FA15FE241741" blockId="3.[151,1437,1022,2021]" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">
Ambulatory legs (P25) relatively long, slender, smooth; margins covered with short pubescence; P3 longest (merus 0.710.74 × cl), P5 shortest. Merus without cristae on dorsal margin, entire. Carpus and propodus smooth. P2P4 dactylus falciform, gently curved along most of length, tip hooked, almost glabrous. P5 dactylus shorter, slightly upcurved (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF4250AF981FE311741" box="[362,452,1634,1661]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB4284DFFDDFFF424A7F965FF181669" blockId="3.[151,1437,1022,2021]" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">
Thoracic sternum relatively wide, smooth. Sternites 1 and 2 completely fused to form triangular structure with weakly concave lateral margins. Sternites 2 and 3 separated by distinct suture. Sternites 3 and 4 fused but oblique lateral depression demarcating sternites visible. Sternites 14 width 1.7 × length in males (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF420F2F92DFB1817D5" box="[1170,1261,1742,1769]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1719,1743]" captionTargetBox="[153,1434,599,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-203@6.[151,1436,597,1695]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884): AB, female (cl 5.5 mm, cw 7.3 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; CD, female (cl 3.8 mm, cw 5.0 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; E, female holotype (cl 5.0 mm, cw 6.5 mm), Arafura Sea, NHM 1882.7; FJ, male (cl 10.3, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, cephalothorax, anterior view; BC, carapace, right anterolateral portion, dorsal view; D, front, dorsal view; E, left maxilliped 3, anterior view; F, median buccal margin; G, anterior thoracic sternum; H, pleon; I, left G1, pleonal view; J, left G2, pleonal view. Scale: A, I, J = 1.0 mm; BD, FH = 2.0; E = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960060" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960060/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">Fig. 4G</figureCitation>
). Sternopleonal cavity reaching level of midlength of cheliped coxae (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF42691F911FC981631" box="[753,877,1778,1805]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">Fig. 2H, G</figureCitation>
). Sternite 8 exposed when pleon closed, visible as subtriangular plate (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF4251BF8F5FE3E160D" box="[379,459,1814,1841]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">Fig. 2I</figureCitation>
). Penis long, at condyle of P5 coxa, positioned in short, partially exposed coxosternal groove.
</paragraph>
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Male pleon triangular, T-shaped, all somites and telson free (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF427E8F8BDFBF31645" box="[904,1030,1886,1913]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">Figs. 2GI</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF42074F8BCFBCE1645" box="[1044,1083,1887,1913]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1719,1743]" captionTargetBox="[153,1434,599,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-203@6.[151,1436,597,1695]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884): AB, female (cl 5.5 mm, cw 7.3 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; CD, female (cl 3.8 mm, cw 5.0 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; E, female holotype (cl 5.0 mm, cw 6.5 mm), Arafura Sea, NHM 1882.7; FJ, male (cl 10.3, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, cephalothorax, anterior view; BC, carapace, right anterolateral portion, dorsal view; D, front, dorsal view; E, left maxilliped 3, anterior view; F, median buccal margin; G, anterior thoracic sternum; H, pleon; I, left G1, pleonal view; J, left G2, pleonal view. Scale: A, I, J = 1.0 mm; BD, FH = 2.0; E = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960060" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960060/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">4H</figureCitation>
). Somite 1 widest, reaching to P5 coxae. Somite 2 much narrower than somites 1 and 3. Somite 3 wide, almost reaching condyles of P5 coxae. Somites 46 transversely narrow; somites 4 and 5 trapezoidal with gently concave margins; somite 6 rectangular. Telson linguiform, longer than wide (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF4265AF829FD3516D9" box="[570,704,1994,2021]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure-17@4.[168,1420,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960054" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960054/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">Figs. 2G, H</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDDFFF426ABF828FD0716D9" box="[715,754,1995,2021]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1719,1743]" captionTargetBox="[153,1434,599,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-203@6.[151,1436,597,1695]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884): AB, female (cl 5.5 mm, cw 7.3 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; CD, female (cl 3.8 mm, cw 5.0 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; E, female holotype (cl 5.0 mm, cw 6.5 mm), Arafura Sea, NHM 1882.7; FJ, male (cl 10.3, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, cephalothorax, anterior view; BC, carapace, right anterolateral portion, dorsal view; D, front, dorsal view; E, left maxilliped 3, anterior view; F, median buccal margin; G, anterior thoracic sternum; H, pleon; I, left G1, pleonal view; J, left G2, pleonal view. Scale: A, I, J = 1.0 mm; BD, FH = 2.0; E = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960060" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960060/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="395">4H</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDAFFF324F7F897FEFA16B0" bold="true" box="[151,271,1908,1932]" pageId="4" pageNumber="396">FIGURE 2</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDAFFF3257DF896FE2016B0" box="[285,469,1908,1932]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="396">Pronotonyx laevis</emphasis>
(
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)
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, male (cl 10.3 mm, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, overall dorsal habitus; B, dorsal view of carapace; C, left maxilliped 3; D, frontal view of cephalothorax; E, frontal view showing epistome, eyes, antennules, antenna and orbit; F, outer view of chelae; G, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; I, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon.
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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDBFFF224F7F98BFEE417BC" bold="true" box="[151,273,1640,1664]" pageId="5" pageNumber="397">FIGURE 3</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDBFFF22542F98AFE2817BC" box="[290,477,1640,1664]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="397">Pronotonyx laevis</emphasis>
(
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, Lindeman Island, Queensland: A, female (cl 3.8 mm, cw 5.0 mm), NHM 1937.7.15.18; B, female (cl 5.5 mm, cw 7.3 mm), NHM 1937.7.15.19; CH, female (cl 9.5 mm, cw 13.2 mm), AM P93048. AC, overall dorsal habitus; D, dorsal view of carapace; E, outer view of chelae; F, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; G, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, sternopleonal cavity showing vulvae.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BB4284DFFDBFFF224A7F8DDFF081640" blockId="5.[151,1436,1854,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="397">
G1 strongly sinuous, distal part strongly curved, hooked, elongate (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDBFFF227DBF8DDFBFC1664" box="[955,1033,1854,1880]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1719,1743]" captionTargetBox="[153,1434,599,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-203@6.[151,1436,597,1695]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884): AB, female (cl 5.5 mm, cw 7.3 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; CD, female (cl 3.8 mm, cw 5.0 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; E, female holotype (cl 5.0 mm, cw 6.5 mm), Arafura Sea, NHM 1882.7; FJ, male (cl 10.3, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, cephalothorax, anterior view; BC, carapace, right anterolateral portion, dorsal view; D, front, dorsal view; E, left maxilliped 3, anterior view; F, median buccal margin; G, anterior thoracic sternum; H, pleon; I, left G1, pleonal view; J, left G2, pleonal view. Scale: A, I, J = 1.0 mm; BD, FH = 2.0; E = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960060" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960060/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="397">Fig. 4I</figureCitation>
). G2 short, sigmoid, tip spatuliform (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDBFFF224FFF881FF051640" box="[159,240,1890,1916]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1719,1743]" captionTargetBox="[153,1434,599,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-203@6.[151,1436,597,1695]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884): AB, female (cl 5.5 mm, cw 7.3 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; CD, female (cl 3.8 mm, cw 5.0 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, NHM 1937.7.15.1819; E, female holotype (cl 5.0 mm, cw 6.5 mm), Arafura Sea, NHM 1882.7; FJ, male (cl 10.3, cw 13.5 mm), Lindeman Island, Queensland, AM P93048. A, cephalothorax, anterior view; BC, carapace, right anterolateral portion, dorsal view; D, front, dorsal view; E, left maxilliped 3, anterior view; F, median buccal margin; G, anterior thoracic sternum; H, pleon; I, left G1, pleonal view; J, left G2, pleonal view. Scale: A, I, J = 1.0 mm; BD, FH = 2.0; E = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960060" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960060/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="397">Fig. 4J</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB4284DFFDBFFF124A7F865FD2311E9" blockId="5.[151,1436,1854,2025]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1437,150,573]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="398" pageId="5" pageNumber="397">
<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFDBFFF224A7F865FED3169C" box="[199,294,1926,1952]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="397">Females</emphasis>
. Chelipeds symmetrical, proportionally smaller (
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,
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFDBFFF22786F865FBBF169C" box="[998,1098,1926,1952]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1640,1664]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1616]" captionTargetId="figure-18@5.[151,1436,181,1616]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), Lindeman Island, Queensland: A, female (cl 3.8 mm, cw 5.0 mm), NHM 1937.7.15.18; B, female (cl 5.5 mm, cw 7.3 mm), NHM 1937.7.15.19; CH, female (cl 9.5 mm, cw 13.2 mm), AM P93048. AC, overall dorsal habitus; D, dorsal view of carapace; E, outer view of chelae; F, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; G, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, sternopleonal cavity showing vulvae." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960056" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960056/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="397">3AC, E</figureCitation>
) and ambulatory legs slightly shorter (P3 merus 0.670.70 × cl) than in males, otherwise similar to males in all non-sexual characters. Female pleon longitudinally subovate, not covering entirety of thoracic sternum; telson broadly linguiform, as long as wide; somite 1 narrow, very wide, reaching to P5 coxae (
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). Vulvae on anterior half of sternite 6, obliquely positioned, subovate, without operculum (
<figureCitation id="133034C8FFD8FFF1260FFF58FD3C11E9" box="[623,713,187,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1640,1664]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1616]" captionTargetId="figure-18@5.[151,1436,181,1616]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Pronotonyx laevis (Miers, 1884), Lindeman Island, Queensland: A, female (cl 3.8 mm, cw 5.0 mm), NHM 1937.7.15.18; B, female (cl 5.5 mm, cw 7.3 mm), NHM 1937.7.15.19; CH, female (cl 9.5 mm, cw 13.2 mm), AM P93048. AC, overall dorsal habitus; D, dorsal view of carapace; E, outer view of chelae; F, buccal cavity, anterior thoracic sternites and pleon; G, posterior thoracic sternites and pleon; H, sternopleonal cavity showing vulvae." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7960056" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7960056/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="398">Fig. 3H</figureCitation>
).
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<subSubSection id="C3117BC6FFD8FFF124A7FF3CFE3C1301" pageId="6" pageNumber="398" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BB4284DFFD8FFF124A7FF3CFDFE10ED" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,573]" pageId="6" pageNumber="398">
<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFD8FFF124A7FF3CFEC111C5" bold="true" box="[199,308,223,249]" pageId="6" pageNumber="398">Remarks</emphasis>
. The series of
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<emphasis id="B97FF45FFFD8FFF125BAFF3CFD5111C5" box="[474,676,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="398">Pronotonyx laevis</emphasis>
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examined has permitted documentation of adults of both sexes. We note two misinterpretations in previous accounts (Miers 1886;
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A55BCFFD8FFF12706FEE0FC111021" author="Ward, M." box="[870,996,259,285]" pageId="6" pageNumber="398" pagination="1 - 13" refId="ref5805" refString="Ward, M. (1936) Crustacea Brachyura from the coasts of Queensland. Memoirs of Queensland Museum, 11 (1), 1 - 13, pls. 1 - 3." type="journal article" year="1936">Ward 1936</bibRefCitation>
) in that a blunt dorsal tooth is present on the dorsal margin of the cheliped merus in adults (weakly developed in the juvenile female
<typeStatus id="54B096EFFFD8FFF120AFFEC4FAC0107D" box="[1231,1333,295,321]" pageId="6" pageNumber="398">holotype</typeStatus>
), and the male pleonal somite 1 reaches (rather than almost reaches) the P5 coxae.
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A55BCFFD8FFF127A8FEA8FB871059" author="Ward, M." box="[968,1138,331,357]" pageId="6" pageNumber="398" pagination="1 - 13" refId="ref5805" refString="Ward, M. (1936) Crustacea Brachyura from the coasts of Queensland. Memoirs of Queensland Museum, 11 (1), 1 - 13, pls. 1 - 3." type="journal article" year="1936">Ward (1936: 4)</bibRefCitation>
listed
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and
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from Lindeman Island in his study. There are altogether
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(AM P93048, ZRC 2023.0030, NHM 1937.7.15.1819) all from the same locality, collected by Ward; it is unclear which of these specimens were those Ward recorded in his 1936 paper.
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The
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female was dredged from depths of
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in the Arafura Sea.
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A55BCFFD8FFF12013FE38FAD510C9" author="Ward, M." box="[1139,1312,475,501]" pageId="6" pageNumber="398" pagination="1 - 13" refId="ref5805" refString="Ward, M. (1936) Crustacea Brachyura from the coasts of Queensland. Memoirs of Queensland Museum, 11 (1), 1 - 13, pls. 1 - 3." type="journal article" year="1936">Ward (1936: 3)</bibRefCitation>
stated that the “species occurs in deep water in the vicinity of Lindeman Island where I have dredged it on mud”; nothing else is known about its ecology.
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