Family POLYBIIDAE Ortmann, 1893

Ovalipes iridescens [from Miers 1886: pl. 17 fig. 2]

Museums

Regional Maps

• Polybiidae Ortmann, A.E. 1893. Abtheilung: Brachyura (Brachyura genuina Boas), I. Unterabtheilung: Majoidea und Crancroidea, 1: Section Portuninea. Die Decapoden-Krebse des Strassburger Museums, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der von Herrn Dr Döderlein bei Japan und bei den Liu-Kiu-Inseln gesammelten und z.Z. im Strassburger Museum aufbewahrten Formen, VI. Theil. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 7: 23-88 pl. 3 [66, 68].
• Liocarcininae Rathbun, M.J. 1930. The cancroid crabs of America of the families Euryalidae, Portunidae, Atelecyclidae, Cancridae and Xanthidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 152: i-xvi 1-609, text-figs 1-85 pls 1-230 [18].
• Macropipinae Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1960. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) IV: Remaining Genera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11(1): 73-122 [75, 88].
• Brusiniini Stevcic, Z. 1991. Note on some rare and aberrant Australian crabs. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 121-134 [131].

  Type genus:

   Brusinia Stevcic, 1991.

Diagnosis

Carapace only moderately broad, not obviously convex in both directions; eyestalks of normal length; anterolateral margins with five teeth. Antenna arising from orbital hiatus and lying almost along longitudinal axis of carapace; basal segment broad; flagellum standing inside orbit. Chelipeds and legs both stout and long, one pair of legs as long as chelipeds; last legs with typical swimming paddles, rounded or moderately lanceolate; basal joint of second antenna broad. (Modified after Stephenson & Campbell 1960).

General References

Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1960. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) IV: Remaining Genera. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11(1): 73-122

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