Gorgonolaureus

Kolbasov, Gregory A., Chan, Benny K. K. & Petrunina, Alexandra S., 2015, Gorgonolaureus bicornutus sp. nov (Crustacea: Thecostraca: Ascothoracida) from off South-East Taiwan with notes on morphology and distribution, Zootaxa 3972 (3), pp. 328-342 : 341

Key to adult females of the species of the genus Gorgonolaureus

1a Single dorsal horn on second thoracomere.................................................................. 2

1b Two or three dorsal horns on thoracomeres 1–3.............................................................. 6

2a Dorsal horn with long setae............................................................. G. bikiniensis Utinomi

2b Dorsal horn without long setae........................................................................... 3

3a Coxae of thoracopods II–V with 2–4 seminal receptacles, proximal sensory process directly behind claw guard........... 4

3b Coxae of thoracopods II–V with more than 5–20 seminal receptacles, proximal sensory process distinctly separated from claw guard............................................................................................... 5

4a Coxa of thoracopod V with 2 seminal receptacles, free ends of maxillae bent, tips bifid, harpoon-shaped..................................................................................................... G. decurvatus Grygier

4b Coxa of thoracopod V with 4 seminal receptacles, free ends of maxillae straight, tips trifid........... G. helenae Kolbasov

5a Fifth antennular segment with 11–12 stout setae along anterior edge, thoracopods II–V with 10–20 seminal receptacles........................................................................................... G. muzikae Grygier

5b Fifth antennular segment with 7 stout setae along anterior edge, thoracopods II–V with 5–9 seminal receptacles............................................................................................. G. vietnamianus Grygier

6a Thoracomeres 1, 2 with long and thoracomere 3 with short dorsal horns, tips of maxillae trifid, not bent..................................................................................................... G. tricornutus Grygier

6b Thoracomeres 2, 3 with 2 long dorsal horns, tips of maxillae bifid, harpoon-shaped................ G. bicornutus sp. nov.