Name - Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck 1836)

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:909158 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Macrocheira kaempferi

• Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck)

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Recent Publications

• A redescription of Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck, 1836) zoeas with a discussion of the classification of the Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Brachyura).
• Two zoeal stages and the megalop of Pilumnus sluiteri De Man, 1892 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthoidea: Pilumnidae) described from laboratory-reared material.
• Formal re-establishment of Macrocheiridae Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea) for the giant spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck, 1836) based on a reappraisal of morphological and genetic characters.

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