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Fig. 27

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

Fig. 27

Examples showing character states concerned with the origin of the ventral posterior coxa muscle of the 5th pereiopod (character 36) and the relative volume of the dorsal posterior coxa muscle of the 5th pereiopod compared to the ventral in axial skeletons seen from posterio-dorsal. A Varunidae (Thoracotremata), B Matutidae (Calappoidea), C Dorippidae (Dorippoidea), D Portunidae (Portunoidea). DorsPostCox P5 5th pereiopod dorsal posterior coxa muscle, MP median plate, VentrPostCox P5 5th pereiopod ventral posterior coxa muscle

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