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Marine Decapod Crustacea Gary C.B. Poore (Australian Museum)

Marine Decapod Crustacea By Gary C.B. Poore (Australian Museum)

Marine Decapod Crustacea by Gary C.B. Poore (Australian Museum)

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Marine Decapod Crustacea explains the anatomical features necessary for differentiating taxa and includes diagnoses and identification keys to all 189 families and 2121 genera of marine Decapoda. Many decapods have vivid colours, which are showcased in a selection of spectacular photographs of many representative species.

Marine Decapod Crustacea Summary

Marine Decapod Crustacea: A Guide to Families and Genera of the World by Gary C.B. Poore (Australian Museum)

  • The authors are two of the best taxonomic experts in crustacean decapods, who have established the actual taxonomy and systematic of numerous and important groups of decapods. They have introduced new views and approaches on the taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of these crustaceans.
  • This international edition adds diagnoses and identification keys to all world families and genera: this information simply doesn't exist in any other book.
  • During the last decade, the world register of marine species (WORMS) has created the list of known species and promoted the publication of numerous compilations on crustacean decapods. However, except specialists of each taxa, very few colleagues can identify correctly the new families and genera - there are no keys to these new groups. This book is the first to contain these world keys and is therefore a life rope for students, marine biologists, taxonomists and naturalists.
  • The mixture of taxonomic line drawings, color illustrations and images of real-life specimens is extremely helpful for identification, especially when working in the field.

Marine Decapod Crustacea Reviews

Rarely has a work of this type garnered as much expectation as Poore and Ahyong's book has. This is the volume that many of us have been awaiting for a long time. I am happy to say then that the book exceeds all expectations. In retrospect, it really could not have been otherwise, given how scientifically meticulous, enthusiastic and endlessly dedicated both Poore and Ahyong are. Their energy and attention to detail is evident in every page of the book, and it is clearly a labour of love. The scientific value of the book is unquestionable. It will serve not only as a useful tool for current and future carcinologists, but also as a long-lasting compendium of taxonomy in general and decapod crustaceans in particular.

Enrique Macpherson, Center for Advances Studies of Blanes. Spanish Research Council (CEAB-CSIC)

About Gary C.B. Poore (Australian Museum)

Gary C. B. Poore, PhD, is Principal Curator Emeritus at Museums Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. His research interests, spanning 50 years, include the taxonomy and phylogeny of marine Crustacea, and the biodiversity and biogeography of marine communities. He has published over 225 papers and book chapters, including revisions of several major taxa.

Shane T. Ahyong, PhD, is Principal Research Scientist and Head of Marine Invertebrates at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia, and Adjunct Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research interests, spanning more than 25 years, include the phylogeny and systematics of marine and freshwater Crustacea, marine invasive species, biogeography and phylogenetic methods, published in over 300 papers and book chapters.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Systematics 3. Dendrobranchiata - prawns and shrimps 4. Stenopodidea - coral shrimps and Venus shrimps 5. Procarididea - shrimps 6. Caridea - shrimps 7. Astacidea - scampi and crayfish 8. Glypheidea - lobsters 9. Axiidea - sponge shrimps, ghost shrimps and mud lobsters 10. Gebiidea - mud lobsters and sponge shrimps 11. Achelata - spiny lobsters, slipper lobsters and bugs 12. Polychelida - deep-sea lobsters 13. Anomura - hermit crabs, porcelain crabs, king crabs, mole crabs, squat lobsters 14. Brachyura - crabs. Glossary. Credits. Index to genus-group, family-group and higher taxonomic names

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NPB9781032138022
9781032138022
1032138025
Marine Decapod Crustacea: A Guide to Families and Genera of the World by Gary C.B. Poore (Australian Museum)
Gary C.B. Poore (Australian Museum)
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2023-01-31
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