Elasmopus Costa, 1853
Lowry, J. K. & Hughes, L. E., 2009, Maeridae, the Elasmopus group *, Zootaxa 2260 (1), pp. 643-702 : 645
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.33 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5493112 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F487FF-FFCC-FFFD-FF13-E9B9FAFE96EA |
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Felipe |
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Elasmopus Costa, 1853 |
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Elasmopus Costa, 1853 View in CoL
Remarks. Elasmopus is a large genus of 89 species. Including the new species described here Elasmopus contains 50 species in the Indo-West Pacific, 13 of which are known from Australian waters. The main characters to distinguish species of Elasmopus are the shape of the falcate mandibular palp, the palm of male gnathopod 2, the posteroventral corner of epimeron 3 and the lateral and apical margins of the telson.
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