Decanet taxon details
Deckenia imitatrix Hilgendorf, 1868
213015 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213015)
accepted
Species
recent only
Hilgendorf, F. (1868). [...eine eine neue Gattung, <i>Deckenia</i> (<i>imitatrix</i>), der kurzschwänzigen Krebse vor, aus den sammlungen des Baron v. d. Deckens stammend...]. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1868: 2. [details] 
Description Exo-orbital tooth: acutely triangular, tip sharp
Infraorbital Margin: lined with very sharp spines
Epibranchial cristae:...
Infraorbital Margin: lined with very sharp spines
Epibranchial cristae:...
Description Exo-orbital tooth: acutely triangular, tip sharp
Infraorbital Margin: lined with very sharp spines
Epibranchial cristae: very sharp, prominent
Isehium of cheliped: with strong, sharp spine
Merus of eheliped: lower margin lined with very sharp spines; upper margin strongly serrated with long spines, with 1 large terminally bifurcated distal spine.
Carpus of cheliped: outer margin with 2 distinct spines: distal margin serrated with distinct serrated with distinct sharp spines.
Carpus of first ambulatory leg: inner and outer surfaces with a well developed, sharp subdistal spine each.
Merus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin with well developed, very sharp subdistal spine.
Propodus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin distinctly serrated.
Male abdomen: subconical, distal part cylindrical.
GI:subconical, distal part cylindrical. [details]
Infraorbital Margin: lined with very sharp spines
Epibranchial cristae: very sharp, prominent
Isehium of cheliped: with strong, sharp spine
Merus of eheliped: lower margin lined with very sharp spines; upper margin strongly serrated with long spines, with 1 large terminally bifurcated distal spine.
Carpus of cheliped: outer margin with 2 distinct spines: distal margin serrated with distinct serrated with distinct sharp spines.
Carpus of first ambulatory leg: inner and outer surfaces with a well developed, sharp subdistal spine each.
Merus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin with well developed, very sharp subdistal spine.
Propodus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin distinctly serrated.
Male abdomen: subconical, distal part cylindrical.
GI:subconical, distal part cylindrical. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Deckenia imitatrix Hilgendorf, 1868. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213015 on 2025-09-12
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Mokobi, Wilkister
original description
Hilgendorf, F. (1868). [...eine eine neue Gattung, <i>Deckenia</i> (<i>imitatrix</i>), der kurzschwänzigen Krebse vor, aus den sammlungen des Baron v. d. Deckens stammend...]. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1868: 2. [details]
basis of record Ng, P.K.L.; Števčić Z.; Pretzmann, G. (1995). A revision of the family Deckeniidae Ortmann, 1897 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamoidea), with description of a new genus (Gecarcinucidae: Gecarcinucoidea) from the Seychelles, Indian Ocean. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29: 581-600. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Ng, P.K.L.; Števčić Z.; Pretzmann, G. (1995). A revision of the family Deckeniidae Ortmann, 1897 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamoidea), with description of a new genus (Gecarcinucidae: Gecarcinucoidea) from the Seychelles, Indian Ocean. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29: 581-600. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Exo-orbital tooth: acutely triangular, tip sharpInfraorbital Margin: lined with very sharp spines
Epibranchial cristae: very sharp, prominent
Isehium of cheliped: with strong, sharp spine
Merus of eheliped: lower margin lined with very sharp spines; upper margin strongly serrated with long spines, with 1 large terminally bifurcated distal spine.
Carpus of cheliped: outer margin with 2 distinct spines: distal margin serrated with distinct serrated with distinct sharp spines.
Carpus of first ambulatory leg: inner and outer surfaces with a well developed, sharp subdistal spine each.
Merus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin with well developed, very sharp subdistal spine.
Propodus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin distinctly serrated.
Male abdomen: subconical, distal part cylindrical.
GI:subconical, distal part cylindrical. [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Deckenia imitatrix)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 19545)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Deckenia imitatrix)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 19545)