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Dotillopsis brevitarsis
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SUMMARY
Carapace subglobular. Sculpture of carapace well defined with frontal grove almost reaching the posterior margin. Chelipeds are nearly equal in size. Merus of pereiopods bearing tympanum. Posterior margin of merus on walking legs 1-3 with a setal brush. Fourth somite of abdomen of male expanded, nearly three times as broad as fifth somite.
Vernacular name: Mud soldier crab.
This crab lives on very soft mud and is related to the soldier crabs.