Podochela meloi Sankarankutty, Ferreira & Cunha, 2001, a junior synonym of the spider crab Inachoides forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Inachoididae)

Podochela meloi Sankarankutty, Ferreira & Cunha, 2001, originally described in the Inachidae MacLeay, 1838, was recently transferred to the Inachoididae genus Inachoides H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1842, based upon overall similarities. Placement of P. meloi in both Inachoididae and Inachoides is found to be supported by a number of synapomorphies as shown herein. Podochela meloi is shown to be a junior synonym of Inachoides forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1879.

CAPES, Brasilia

CAPES, Brasilia[33002010027P5]

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, U. S. A through the Ernst Mayr Travel Grant in Animal Systematics

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, U. S. A through the Ernst Mayr Travel Grant in Animal Systematics

Petrobras and CNPq, Brasilia[302065/2007-5]

Petrobras and CNPq, Brasilia