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Fig. 23

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

Fig. 23

Examples showing character states concerned with the origin of the dorsal basi-ischium muscle of the 3rd pereiopod (character 30). A Dromiidae (Podotremata), B Matutidae (Calappoidea), C Cancridae (Cancroidea), D Carcinidae (Portunoidea). DorsBas P3 3rd pereiopod dorsal basi-ischium muscle, IntPl 6/7 interopleurite between thoracomeres 6 and 7, IntSt interosternite (with number pair indicating thoracomeres between which it is situated), MP median plate

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