Taxonomy of Shellfish

Unit 7 - Non-penaeid prawns

7.1.3. Macrobranchium scabriculum

• Carpus of second pereopods as long as or shorter than merus
• Fifth legs are about the same length as the fourth
• Fingers of 2nd legs of adult male with more than 4 teeth placed at regular intervals.
• Sometimes restricted to the proximal part, teeth are generally of equal size, but one of the proximal teeth may sometimes be longer
• Fingers with valvetty pubescence in their basal portion
• Dorsal teeth of the rostrum beginning in the distal third of the carapace.