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Family ODONTODACTYLIDAE Manning, 1980


Compiler and date details

May 2012 - Peter Davie, Queensland Museum, Brisbane

Introduction

Ahyong (2001) recognised a single genus in the family. Odontodactylids include the largest of the `smashers' and occupy a range of habitats from coral reefs to soft, level substrates.

 

Diagnosis

Eye subglobular; cornea with six rows of rectangular ommatidia in the midband. Protopod of antenna with flattened, articulated plate dorsally. Third and fourth maxillipeds with propodi ovate, not ribbed or beaded ventrally; body subcylindrical, articulation compact. Raptorial claw with ischiomeral articulation subterminal; ischium with ventrally directed, triangular lobe; dactylus with small, short teeth on inner margin, strongly inflated basally; propodus lacking proximal movable spine or pectinations on opposable margin. Sixth abdominal somite articulating with telson. Telson with distinct median carina, and submedian denticles in adults; submedian teeth with movable apices. Uropodal protopod with two primary spines; articulation of exopod segments terminal; distal spines on outer margin of uropodal exopod straight or slightly curved, not strongly recurved anteriorly.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
30-May-2012 30-May-2012 MOVED
10-May-2012 10-May-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)