Definitions

Linea dromica

• Feature on carapace of dromiid crabs comparable to thalassinica.
  (syn. linea dromiidica) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
• Longitudinal groove or uncalcified line on dromioidean decapods comparable with linea thalassinica.
  (syn. linea dromiidica) [McLaughlin, 1980]
• On each side of carapace in certain decapods, longitudinal groove or uncalcified line— comparable to linea thalassinica—extending from anterior to posterior margin.
  (syn. linea dromiidica) [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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