A phylogenetic study of the Calappidae H. Milne Edwards 1837 (Crustacea: Brachyura) with a reappraisal of the status of the family

The systematic status of the family Calappidae and the phylogenetic relationships of its four component subfamilies are re‐evaluated based on a cladistic analysis of 78 adult morphological characters. A single tree was produced (CI = 0.654). The monophyly of the Calappidae sensu lato is rejected. Th...

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Published in:Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 1996-10, Vol.118 (2), p.165-193
Main Author: BELLWOOD, ORPHA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brachyura
Calappidae
Calappinae
cladistics
Hepatinae
Matutinae
monophyly
Orithyiinae
Oxystomata
systematics
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Summary:The systematic status of the family Calappidae and the phylogenetic relationships of its four component subfamilies are re‐evaluated based on a cladistic analysis of 78 adult morphological characters. A single tree was produced (CI = 0.654). The monophyly of the Calappidae sensu lato is rejected. The data suggest that the Calappinae and Hepatinae form a single lineage which is closer to some xanthids than to the Matutinae or Orithyiinae. A close link between the Matutinae and some leucosiids and between the Orithyiinae. and some dorippids is also apparent, with a suggestion that these four taxa all belong to a single lineage. A revised classification of the Oxystomata emend, and Calappidae is proposed.
ISSN:0024-4082
1096-3642
DOI:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1996.tb00225.x