Racovitzaibathynella Serban and Coineau, 1994

Camacho, A. I., Brancelj, A., Dorda, B. A., Casado, A. & Rey, I., 2016, New Parabathynellidae species in Africa: the first bathynellids from Chad and an assay of their phylogenetic position in the order Bathynellacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca) based on 18 S sequences, Journal of Natural History 50, pp. 2691-2726 : 2703-2705

Racovitzaibathynella Serban and Coineau, 1994

Amended generic diagnosis (after Schminke 2011): A.I 6-segmented. A.II 5-segmented; outer seta of terminal segment in male transformed into a long strong fang curved inwards. Md with big tooth of the ventral edge; lobe with row of 3 claws. Maxilla 3- segmented. Th VIII of male twice as long as wide; penial region consisting of 2 lobes: dentate and posterior lobes; dentate lobe with up to 20 denticles; external lobe fused with basipod; exopod located on distal face of basipod; endopodal segment completely reduced. Th VIII of female 1-segmented and very reduced in size. Furcal rami with 3 terminal spines.

Type species: Racovitzaibathynella emilei Serban and Coineau, 1994 . Type locality: interstitial of Mutlumuvi River, Krueger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa.

Other species: Racovitzaibathynella transvaalensis Serban and Coineau, 1994 . Type locality: interstitial of Mutlumuvi River , Krueger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa .