Callichiridae, Manning and Felder, 1991

Poore, Gary C. B., Dworschak, Peter C., Robles, Rafael, Mantelatto, Fernando L. & Felder, Darryl L., 2019, A new classification of Callianassidae and related families (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea) derived from a molecular phylogeny with morphological support, Memoirs of Museum Victoria (Mem. Mus. Vic.) 78, pp. 73-146 : 106

Key to genera of Callichiridae

1. Eyestalk cylindrical, separate, with terminal spherical cornea, without terminal lobe (fig. 13a); maxilliped 3

merus with 3 spines along distal margin (fig. 13n)

Calliapagurops

– Eyestalk flattened, contiguous, about twice as long as wide, with cornea subterminal and more or less elevated, with terminal lobe (figs 13b–g); maxilliped 3 merus without spines along distal margin (figs 13j–m) 2

2. Rostrum spine-like, anteriorly or upwardly directed; anterolateral margins of carapace with conical curved spine, sometimes weakly calcified at base (fig. 13g) 3

– Rostrum obsolete or triangular, flat even if sharp; anterolateral margins of carapace not produced (figs 13b–f) or rarely sharp (in Neocallichirus vigilax , Lepidophthalmus tridentatus ) 4

3. Major chelipeds with 3 spines on upper inner margin of merus and propodus, and 4–6 on lower margin of carpus (fig. 13o); rostrum with midventral ridge (fig. 13h); scaphocerite small, discoid; male pleopod 2 with partially articulating appendix masculina (fig. 15k) Glypturus

– Major chelipeds without spines on upper margin of merus and propodus or lower margin of carpus (fig. 13q); rostrum without midventral ridge (fig. 13i); scaphocerite absent; male pleopod 2 with appendix masculina fused to endopod (fig. 15l) Corallianassa

4. Maxilliped 3 exopod present, minute (figs 13k, l) 5