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Family TAKUIDAE Manning, 1995


Compiler and date details

May 2012 - Peter Davie, Queensland Museum, Brisbane

 

Introduction

The Takuidae include three genera of 'smashers', but only Taku has been recorded from Australia. Like gonodactylids, takuids occupy cavities in rock or coral substrates, commonly on coral reefs.

 

Diagnosis

Cornea with six rows of rectangular ommatidia in the midband. Protopod of antenna with fixed, anteriorly directed spine dorsally. Third and fourth maxillipeds with ovate propodi, not ribbed or beaded ventrally; body subcylindrical, articulation compact. Raptorial claw with ischiomeral articulation subterminal; dactylus without teeth on inner margin, strongly inflated basally to form a blunt heel. Abdominal somite 6 articulating with telson. Telson with distinct median carina; submedian teeth with movable apices; at most with three `intermediate' denticles, arising marginally. Uropodal protopod with two primary spines; articulation of exopod segments subterminal. Distal spines on outer margin of uropodal exopod 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)
28-Sep-2017 STOMATOPODA Latreille, 1817 25-Jul-2017 MODIFIED Dr Shane Ahyong
30-May-2012 30-May-2012 MOVED
10-May-2012 10-May-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)