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Fig. 22

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

Fig. 22

Examples showing character states concerned with the origin of the posterior coxa muscle of the 3rd pereiopod (character 29) in axial skeletons seen from anterio-dorsal. A Matutidae (Calappoidea), B Cancridae (Cancroidea), C Portunidae (Portunoidea). IntPl 6/7 interopleurite between thoracomeres 6 and 7, IntSt interosternite (with number pair indicating thoracomeres between which it is situated), PostCox P3 3rd pereiopod posterior coxa muscle

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Frontiers in Zoology

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