Family THALASSINIDAE Latreille, 1831

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• Thalassinidae Latreille, P.A. 1831. Cours d'entomologie ou de l'histoire naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides, des Myriopodes et des Insectes. Exposition méthodique des ordres, des familles et des genres des trois premières classes. Vol. XII 568 + 26 pp. [377] [name placed on the Official List of Family Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1956. Opinion 434. Use of the Plenary Powers to secure that the name Upegebia [Leach], [1814], and Processa Leach, [1815], shall be the oldest names for the genera in question and that the family-group names based on these generic names shall be the oldest available names for the family-group taxa concerned. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 14: 403–424].

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   International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1956. Opinion 434. Use of the Plenary Powers to secure that the name Upegebia [Leach], [1814], and Processa Leach, [1815], shall be the oldest names for the genera in question and that the family-group names based on these generic names shall be the oldest available names for the family-group taxa concerned. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 14: 403-424.

Introduction

Mud lobsters of the only genus, Thalassina, are dominant and important members of tropical intertidal and shallow mangrove and seagrass communities. They are deep burrowers, usually estuarine but also found in fully marine environments (Ng and Kang 1988; Ngoc-Ho and de Saint Laurent 2009). Their burrow openings are typically surrounded by a high volcano of mud.

Diagnosis

Midposterior margin of carapace ending in sharp projection. Rostrum sharply triangular, with marginal ridge. Antennular peduncular article 3 about as long as proximal articles. Uropodal rami cylindrical. Maximum cl. to 80 mm.

Diagnosis References

Poore, G.C.B.,& Ahyong, S.T. 2023. Marine decapod Crustacea. A guide to families and genera of the World. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing pp. 928.

General References

Ng, P.K.L., & Kang, N. 1988. The mud lobster Thalassina. Nature Malaysiana 13: 18-31

Ngoc-Ho, N. & de Saint Laurent, M 2009. The genus Thalassina Latreille, 1806 (Crustacea: Thalaainidea: Thalassinidae). Bulletin of the Raffles Museum Supplement 20: 121-158

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