Genus Deutella Mayer, 1890 emended

Diagnosis. Antenna 2 flagellum with 2 articles, swimming setae absent. Mandibular palp 3­articulate; setal formula for distal article 1­x­1, 2­x­ 1 or 1 setae; molar present. Outer plate of maxilliped longer than inner lobe. Pereopod 5 with six articles. Male abdomen with pair of appendages and pair of setose lobes.

Type species: Deutella californica Mayer, 1890 .