Definitions

Linea anomurica, L. homolica, L. thalassinica

• A groove running from behind and forward on either side of the carapace (in Homoloidea, a superfamily of the Section Dromiacea). [Ingle, 1983]
• Longitudinal groove or uncalcified line on carapace of many anomuran decapods. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
• Longitudinal groove or uncalcified line on carapace of many anomuran decapods. [McLaughlin, 1980]
• Longitudinal groove or uncalcified line on carapace which may form a hinge; such lines found in various groups, from which come the names. [Williams, 1984]

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