Family Pariambidae Laubitz, 1993 emended

Diagnosis. Antenna 2 flagellum 2­articulate. Mandible molar present, palp 3­articulate; setal formula 1­x­1, 2­x­ 1 or one apical setae incisor 5­toothed; left lacinia mobilis 5­ toothed; right lacinia serrate or broadly three­toothed. Lower lip with inner lobes well demarcated. Maxilla 1 with 6 spiniform setae on outer plate. Maxilliped outer plate larger than inner; inner plate truncate with few apical setae. Gnathopod 1 propodus triangular to slender. Gills on pereonite 3 and 4. Pereopod 3 and 4 greatly reduced; pereopod 5 weaker than 6 and 7.