. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. 116 N. CUMBERLIDGE widest at groove separating fourth, fifth segments. Sixth segment, telson together forming near semicircle. Growth (Fig. 3 a,b, Table 1). Measurements and propor- tions given in Table 1, Fig. 3 a,b. Sexual maturity judged by development of female abdomen: abdomen of mature females overlapping bases of coxae of walking legs, pleopods broad, hair-fringed. Pubertal moult, from pubertal stage to sexual maturity, occurring between CW 33-42 mm. Largest known specimen, (male from Cameroon) CW , CL In Zaire, eggs produced i
. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. 116 N. CUMBERLIDGE widest at groove separating fourth, fifth segments. Sixth segment, telson together forming near semicircle. Growth (Fig. 3 a,b, Table 1). Measurements and propor- tions given in Table 1, Fig. 3 a,b. Sexual maturity judged by development of female abdomen: abdomen of mature females overlapping bases of coxae of walking legs, pleopods broad, hair-fringed. Pubertal moult, from pubertal stage to sexual maturity, occurring between CW 33-42 mm. Largest known specimen, (male from Cameroon) CW , CL In Zaire, eggs produced in December; in Sudan, hatchlings present in April. Dimensions of carapace varying with age (Fig. 3 a). Relative proportions of carapace width (CW/CL) and height (CH/CL) of juvenile and pubescent 5. flowed not significantly different (P >) from adults (Fig. 3 b). Front width becoming smaller with age: FW/CL of adult S. flowed significantly more narrow (P <) than that of juvenile and pubescent animals (Fig. 3 b). Colour. (Living adults from Ogoja, Nigeria). Dorsal cara- pace dark purplish brown, with a contrasting yellow-orange postfrontal crest and yellow orbital border. Flanks light brown, third maxillipeds pale brown with purple tinge, eye- stalks white cream, cornea black, sternum and abdomen light brown with purple tinge. Arthrodial membranes between joints of chelipeds and pereiopods dark brown; dorsal surface Table 1 Means (± SE) of ratio of carapace width (CW), carapace height (CH), and front width (FW), to body size (CL) of adult Sudanonautes flowed compared to the adults of six closely related species of Sudanonautes from Nigeria and Central Africa. CW/CL X±SE CH/CL X±SE FW/CL X±SE Sudanonautes flowed ± ± ± (n = 65) Sudanonautes aubryi ± ± ± (« = 63) Sudanonautes africanus ± ± ± (n = 26) (n = 14) (n = 15) Sudanonautes granulatus ± 0
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