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Fig. 16

From: New insights into the evolution of portunoid swimming crabs (Portunoidea, Heterotremata, Brachyura) and the brachyuran axial skeleton

Fig. 16

Variabilty in the shape of the process of interosternite 7/8. A–D Examples showing character states concerned with the absence or presence of a connection between interosternite 7/8 and the sella turcica (character 19) in the axial skeleton seen from postero-dorsal, E–H examples showing character states concerned with the absence or presence of a connection between interosternite 7/8 process and interosternite 6/7 (character 20) in the axial skeleton seen from the left side. IntSt 6/7 interosternite between thoracomeres 6 and 7, IntSt 7/8 interosternite between thoracomeres 7 and 8, JP junction plate, Proc interosternal process of interosternite 7/8, ST sella turcica

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Frontiers in Zoology

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