Definitions

Linea thalassinica

• Longitudinal groove or uncalcified line on dorsal part of carapace extending from anterior margin below antennal spine across entire length of carapace to its posterior edge (most thalassinoid decapods). [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
• Longitudinal groove or uncalcified line on dorsal part of carapace extending from anterior margin below antennal spine to posterior margin in most thalassinoideans. [McLaughlin, 1980]
• Longitudinal lateral groove defining upper margin of branchiostegite in Thalassinidea. [Poore, 2004]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) On each side of carapace in certain decapods, longitudinal groove or uncalcified line extending from anterior region below antennal spine to posterior margin. [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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