DecaNet taxon details
Deckenia mitis Hilgendorf, 1898
213016 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213016)
accepted
Species
recent only
Hilgendorf, F. (1898). Die Land- und Süsswasser-Dekapoden Ostafrikas. In: Deutsch-Ost-Afrika. Wissenschaftliche Forschungsresultate über Land und Leute unseres ostafrikanischen Schutzgebietes under der angrenzenden Länder. Band IV. Die Thierwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete. Herausgegeben unter Redaktion von Professor Dr. K. Möbius. Wirbellose Thiere. Dietrich, Reimer (Ernst Vohsen), Berlin, pp. 1–37, 1 pl. [details] 
Description Exo-orbital tooth: broadly triangular, tip more rounded.
Infraorbital margin: line with low granules.
Epibranchial...
Infraorbital margin: line with low granules.
Epibranchial...
Description Exo-orbital tooth: broadly triangular, tip more rounded.
Infraorbital margin: line with low granules.
Epibranchial cristae: low to almost undiscernible.
Isehium of cheliped: with low but sharp, sometimes indistinct tooth.
Merus of cheliped: lower margin lined with low spines: upper margin uneven but entire, not serrated, distal edge rounded, without any trace of spine.
Carpus of cheliped: outer margin with 2 low lobes, often undiscernible; distal margin entire.
Carpus of first ambulatory leg: inner and outer surfaces with a low, blunt subterminal projection each.
Merus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin with weak, blunt subdistal spine.
Propodus of ambulatory: dorsal margin uneven but not serrated.
Male abdomen: abdomen broadly triangular, segment 7 broadly triangular in shape.
GI: conical, distal part distinctly tapering. [details]
Infraorbital margin: line with low granules.
Epibranchial cristae: low to almost undiscernible.
Isehium of cheliped: with low but sharp, sometimes indistinct tooth.
Merus of cheliped: lower margin lined with low spines: upper margin uneven but entire, not serrated, distal edge rounded, without any trace of spine.
Carpus of cheliped: outer margin with 2 low lobes, often undiscernible; distal margin entire.
Carpus of first ambulatory leg: inner and outer surfaces with a low, blunt subterminal projection each.
Merus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin with weak, blunt subdistal spine.
Propodus of ambulatory: dorsal margin uneven but not serrated.
Male abdomen: abdomen broadly triangular, segment 7 broadly triangular in shape.
GI: conical, distal part distinctly tapering. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Deckenia mitis Hilgendorf, 1898. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213016 on 2025-04-14
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1998-11-12 08:58:00Z
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Mokobi, Wilkister
original description
Hilgendorf, F. (1898). Die Land- und Süsswasser-Dekapoden Ostafrikas. In: Deutsch-Ost-Afrika. Wissenschaftliche Forschungsresultate über Land und Leute unseres ostafrikanischen Schutzgebietes under der angrenzenden Länder. Band IV. Die Thierwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete. Herausgegeben unter Redaktion von Professor Dr. K. Möbius. Wirbellose Thiere. Dietrich, Reimer (Ernst Vohsen), Berlin, pp. 1–37, 1 pl. [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: broadly triangular, tip more rounded.Infraorbital margin: line with low granules.
Epibranchial cristae: low to almost undiscernible.
Isehium of cheliped: with low but sharp, sometimes indistinct tooth.
Merus of cheliped: lower margin lined with low spines: upper margin uneven but entire, not serrated, distal edge rounded, without any trace of spine.
Carpus of cheliped: outer margin with 2 low lobes, often undiscernible; distal margin entire.
Carpus of first ambulatory leg: inner and outer surfaces with a low, blunt subterminal projection each.
Merus of ambulatory legs: dorsal margin with weak, blunt subdistal spine.
Propodus of ambulatory: dorsal margin uneven but not serrated.
Male abdomen: abdomen broadly triangular, segment 7 broadly triangular in shape.
GI: conical, distal part distinctly tapering. [details]
