Parameiropsis Becker, 1974

Cho, Dae Hyun, Wi, Jin Hee & Suh, Hae-Lip, 2016, Two new species of the deep-sea genus Parameiropsis (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from the eastern central Pacific, Zootaxa 4132 (4), pp. 521-539 : 522

Genus Parameiropsis Becker, 1974

Generic diagnosis (amended from Becker 1974). Females. Body cylindrical. Rostrum small, triangular, not fused to cephalothorax. Antennule 8-segmented in females, aesthetasc on third and eighth segments. Antenna with basis or allobasis; exp 1-segmented, small; enp 1-segmented with 7 strong spines (2 subdistal, 5 distal), outermost spine modified. Mandible with elongated coxa and very long gnathobasis; mandibular palp with unarmed basis, exp 1- segmented, enp 1-segmented. Maxillule with very long praecoxal arthrite, enp represented lobe, exp 1-segmented. Maxilla syncoxa fused to basis; basis with 3 endites, proximal basal endite reduced; enp-1 drawn into strong, sclerotized claw with strong spine; enp-2 with 2 slender setae. Syncoxa of maxilliped with 2 distal setae; enp with strong claw armed with 1 seta. Intercoxal sclerite of P1 transversely elongated; intercoxal sclerite of P2–P4 longitudinally elongated. P1–P4 both rami tapering distally, 3-segmented. Basis of P1 with strong inner spine. P5 benp fused medially; benp with 1 outer seta on basis; endopodal lobe with 4 long spines; exp 1-segmented.