Photidae

Myers, Alan A., Rigolet, Carine, Thiébaut, Eric & Dubois, Stanislas F., 2012, A new species of amphipod, Photis inornatus sp. nov. (Corophiidea, Photidae) from a ‘ Haploops community’ in Brittany, Zootaxa 3236, pp. 55-61 : 56

Family Photidae

Diagnosis. Body laterally compressed, rostrum short, lateral cephalic lobe weakly or strongly extended, eye, if present, situated proximal to lobe or completely of partially enclosed in extended lobe; anteroventral margin moderately to strongly recessed and moderately excavate. Mandible palp article 3 asymmetrical, distally rounded, setae extending along most of posterior margin or subsymmetrical with setae mostly distal. Gnathopod 2 in male larger than gnathopod 1, merus not enlarged. Pereopods 5–7 not subchelate. Pereopod 7 slightly longer than pereopod 6; urosomites free. Uropod 3 peduncle short with sides expanded or long, parallel-sided or narrowing distally; telson without hooks or denticles.