Urocaridella
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4012.1.11 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D6C4D223-EB36-4069-B658-5EF08AC40E10 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6118195 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F687E0-FFDC-1D15-FF56-F9F75AE7DB0C |
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Urocaridella |
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Key to species of the genus Urocaridella View in CoL
1. Third abdominal somite produced posteriorly into a large triangular cap overhanging fourth abdominal somite; distal margin of telson bearing two pairs of spines; fingers of second pereiopod much shorter than palm................... U. liui View in CoL sp. nov.
-. Third abdominal somite with dorsal margin at most slightly produced posteriorly, not overhanging anterior part of fourth abdominal somite; distal margin of telson bearing three pairs of spines; fingers more or less as long as palm in second pereiopod............................................................................................ 2
2. Telson terminating posteriorly in narrowly triangular endpiece; mandible with well-developed 2- articulated palp; first pereiopod with fingers longer than palm, chela more than twice as long as carpus; second pereiopod with fingers considerably longer than palm, palm longer than carpus; third pereiopod with propodus less than three times as long as dactyl; fourth and fifth pereiopods with propodus less than four times as long as dactyl..................................... U. urocaridella View in CoL
-. Telson with posterior margin rather simply triangular without narrow endpiece; mandible with vestige of pale or none at all; first pereiopod with fingers subequal to palm in length, chela much shorter than carpus; second pereiopod with fingers more or less subequal to palm in length, palm no longer than carpus; third pereiopod with propodus at least four times as long as dactyl; fourth pereiopod with propodus more than four times as long as dactyl; fifth pereiopod with propodus more than five times as long as dactyl......................................................................................... 3
3. Branchiostegal spine removed from margin by more than length of spine; fifth abdominal somite rounded poster-ventrally.. 4
-. Branchiostegal spine removed from margin by no more than length of spine; fifth abdominal somite strongly acute poster-ven- trally..................................................................................... U. vestigialis View in CoL
4. Third abdominal somite without rounded ridge medially, with nearly subrectangular dorsal profile......... U. antonbruunii View in CoL
-. Third abdominal somite with prominent, rounded ridge medially, subrectangular in profile.................... U. pulchell
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