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Fig. 13

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

Fig. 13

Examples showing character 17, which is concerned with the distance from medial edge to median plane in interosternite 6/7 compared to interosternite 7/8 in axial skeletons seen from dorsal. Number pair separated by backslash indicates thoracomeres between which the respective interosternite is situated. A Dromiidae (Podotremata), B Varunidae (Thoracotremata), C, D Carcinidae (Portunoidea), E Geryonidae (Portunoidea), F Portunidae (Portunoidea)

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