Morfología comparada del esqueleto axial en la familia de cangrejos de agua dulce Trichodactylidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)

Abstract

The axial skeleton is a complex structure of cuticular origin, formed by sclerotic plates of thoracic sternite and pleurites as well as its internal invaginations. The ventral characters of the

A tribute to Michael Türkay (3 April 1948 - 9 September 2015): contributions and legacy of a lifelong study on New World decapods, and personal impressions

“…It was the first time that such a technique was used in systematic studies of Neotropical freshwater crabs, indeed for any freshwater crab. Later, a more detailed anatomical study of the axial skeleton of the family by Pedraza et al (2015) corroborated the supra-generic system proposed by Magalhães & Türkay (1996a).…”