Accalathura

King, Rachael A., 2008, A re-description of Accalathura crenulata (Richardson, 1901) from type material and the description of two new Accalathura species (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoida), Zootaxa 1761, pp. 17-29 : 28

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.181945

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6235127

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Accalathura
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Key to species of Accalathura View in CoL from the Caribbean and adjacent areas

(for adult specimens)

1. Uropodal endopod short (slightly longer than broad), uropodal exopod 2 times as long as broad A. setosa View in CoL

- Uropodal endopod 1.5 or greater times as long as broad, uropodal exopod around 3 times as long as broad.....................................................................................................................................................................2

2. Uropodal endopods broadly rounded, around 1.5 times as long as broad; Pereopod 2 propodus around 2 times as long as broad............................................................................................................... A. crenulata View in CoL

- Uropodal endopods elongate, 1.7 to 2 times as long as broad; Pereopod 2 propodus nearly 3 times as long as broad........................................................................................................................................................3

3. Adult females pereopod 3 propodus around 3 times as long as broad; uropodal endopod 1.7 times as long as broad; telson broadest at mid-length. Adult males with appendix masculina apically bifid ........................ ......................................................................................................................................... A. schotteae View in CoL n. sp.

- Adult females pereopod 3 propodus more than 4 times as long as broad; uropodal endopod 2 times as long as broad; telson broadest proximally. Males with appendix masculina sub-apically inflated and narrowing to a sub-acute point........................................................................................................... A. kensleyi View in CoL n. sp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Isopoda

SubOrder

Cymothoida

Family

Leptanthuridae

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