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Fig. 18 | Frontiers in Zoology

Fig. 18

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

Fig. 18

Variability in the shape of the sella turcica and in its connection with interopleurite 7/8 and the junction plate. AH Examples showing character states concerned with the degree of coverage of the dorsal median plate margin by the sella tucica (character 23), IL examples showing character states concerned with the presence or absence of a connection between the junction plate and the sella turcica (character 21) and character states concerning the degree of conncection between interopleutite 7/8 and the sella turcica (character 24). IntPl 7/8 Interopleurite between thoracomeres 7 and 8, JP junction plate, MP median plate, Pleu pleurum, ST sella turcica

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