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Niem, V.H.. |
The American grapsid crab Sesarma rubripes, classified as Metasesarma rubripes by Rathbun (1918), was compared with M. rousseauxi, the type species of Metasesarma, and was found to be different in a number of characters. On the other hand, S. rubripes is very close to those species of American Sesarma that are considered to be members of the subgenus Chiromantes. The characters common to S. rubripes and the American Chiromantes can be interpreted as synapomorphies by means of an outgroup comparison. Aratus pisonii and the West African Sesarma elegans are further members of the group in question and both share special derived characters with S. rubripes. As a consequence, S. rubripes should be returned to the genus Sesarma. It is recommended, however, to... |
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Metasesarma; Aratus; Sesarma; Grapsidae; Sesarminae; Phylogeny; 42.74. |
Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318206 |
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