A redescription of Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck, 1836) zoeas with a discussion of the classification of the Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Brachyura)

The zoeal stages of the Japanese giant spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, are redescribed and the new information is used to reappraise the classification of the majoids. Phylogenetic relationships among the zoeas of 10 spider crab genera are investigated using PAUP, and two equally parsimonious cl...

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Published inJournal of natural history Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 1259 - 1279
Main Authors Clark, Paul F., Webber, W. Richard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.1991
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Crustacea
Decapoda
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Macrocheira kaempferi
Majoidea
Marine
Morphology. Histology. Cytology
phylogenetics
Zoea
Taxonomy
Brachyura
Phylogeny
Zoea instar
Crustacea
Marine environment
Taxonomic review
Larva
Arthropoda
Morphology
Developmental stage
Decapoda
Invertebrata
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Summary:The zoeal stages of the Japanese giant spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, are redescribed and the new information is used to reappraise the classification of the majoids. Phylogenetic relationships among the zoeas of 10 spider crab genera are investigated using PAUP, and two equally parsimonious cladograms were generated. The cladogram with the lowest f-value was selected and it formed the basis for a proposal of a new familial classification of the Majoidea (sensu Guinot, 1978: 214).
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ISSN:0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222939100770781