Palinuroidea, Part II: This guide celebrates the beauty and diversity of slipper lobsters (family Scyllaridae), and includes subfamilies Arctidinae (Arctides and Scyllarides), Ibacinae (Evibacus, Ibacus, Parribacus), Scyllarinae (Scyllarus, Et al.) and Theninae (Thenus). It is a sister guide ...mais ↓
Palinuroidea, Part II: This guide celebrates the beauty and diversity of slipper lobsters (family Scyllaridae), and includes subfamilies Arctidinae (Arctides and Scyllarides), Ibacinae (Evibacus, Ibacus, Parribacus), Scyllarinae (Scyllarus, Et al.) and Theninae (Thenus). It is a sister guide to Spiny Lobsters of the World.
Included are field characteristics that I find helpful for identification, most taken from Holthuis (link below). Practical ID tips are a work in progress - if you find any errors or have any suggestions regarding ID, taxonomy changes or range extensions, I welcome all feedback.
If you are looking for a key, look no further:
http://www.fao.org/3/t0411e/t0411e00.htm
I will try to include recent genus revision keys in the species entries.
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