Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 41The Museum, 1955 - Natural history |
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Page 318
... males had fully developed gonads between February and August . In November ( and possibly October ) they had small or resting gonads and in December to January they were growing . It therefore appears that during spring and early summer ...
... males had fully developed gonads between February and August . In November ( and possibly October ) they had small or resting gonads and in December to January they were growing . It therefore appears that during spring and early summer ...
Page 333
... males precedes the maximum moulting activity of the females , in other words the males have already moulted and become hard when the females moult and are ready for copula- tion . In the field where conditions are not uniform this ...
... males precedes the maximum moulting activity of the females , in other words the males have already moulted and become hard when the females moult and are ready for copula- tion . In the field where conditions are not uniform this ...
Page 339
... males it was not easy to decide macroscopically when the crab had become mature . In females , however , the change in shape of the abdomen is an obvious indication of maturity . Moreover the development of the ovaries can usually be ...
... males it was not easy to decide macroscopically when the crab had become mature . In females , however , the change in shape of the abdomen is an obvious indication of maturity . Moreover the development of the ovaries can usually be ...
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1st tibia 2nd coxa 2nd tibia 3-jointed 4th leg 4th segment abdomen Agulhas Bank Antenna antennaires antérieure apex apical claw armé auxiliary claws Barnard basal Behaarung biramous Brachiopoda breit Brnrd Cape Town capensis carapace caudal rami cephalic segment Cephalothorax Chelifer chélipèdes coll cornées coxa crabs crurigers dactyle dents deux dicht distal dorsal dorsal plates espèces False Bay fath fathoms fein females femur Flügeldecken Flynn fortes dents Fühler fused gamianus gelbrot genital segment genus Glieder Halsschild hinten Hist Holotype Kopf Kraussina length lobes Loman longer longueur mâle males margin maxillae maxillipeds mérus Mitte moulting Ocular tubercle oviger Ovisacs Paguristes pair palmaire Palps pédoncules oculaires pléopodes posterior proboscis Proc propodus punktiert région schwarz setae slender slightly South African Museum species specimens spines Stebbing stout subequal Table Bay Terebratula thoracic segments tomentiert U.S. Nat valve ventral width Wilson ziemlich Zool