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Rochinia confusa, a junior synonym of R-umbonata (Crustacea: Brachyura: Epialtidae) as revealed by ontogenetic changes

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Author(s):
Tavares, Marcos ; Santana, William ; Pettan, Renata
Total Authors: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom; v. 96, n. 5, p. 1065-1071, AUG 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

The carapace and chelipeds ornamentation of the deep-water spider crab Rochinia umbonata (Stimpson, 1871), from the Western Atlantic undergo very dramatic ontogenetic changes. Since the also deep-water spider crab Rochinia confusa Tavares, 1991 is differentiated from R. umbonata mostly on the basis of these characters, R. confusa is regarded herein as an ontogenetic stage and, therefore, a junior subjective synonym of R. umbonata. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 08/11280-6 - Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships in Pyromaia Stimpson, 1871 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Majoidea)
Grantee:William Ricardo Amancio Santana
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 13/01201-0 - Biodiversity and endemic patterns of Majoidea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) in Brazil
Grantee:William Ricardo Amancio Santana
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants