Morphology data of Ammothea adunca
Identification keys
Main Ref. Child, C.A., 1998
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis Size large with a leg span of 163 mm. Integument covered with short scattered spines. Trunk robust, chunky, with large closely spaced lateral processes. Trunk segment cowls narrow, with dorsal extensions of rims not produced into pointed tubercles. Proboscis longer than trunk, swollen proximally, a down curved narrow cylinder distally. Chelifores enlarged, massive, scapes short, with fully developed chelae. Palps 9 segmented, reduced in size, almost miniature, shorter than proboscis, distal 5 segments without ventral tubercles. Oviger segments mostly curved, clothed tiny setules, strigilis segments recurved, armed with simple setae. Legs short, with few setae, simple setae. Propodus of uniform size, long, curved, without differentiated heel spines but few robust larger sole spines among many smaller sole setae. Claw short, auxiliary claws half main claw length.
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Ammothea adunca

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
spines     
soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
spines     
soft-rays   
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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