Mesolamprops bispinosus Given, 1964

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 93

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scientific name	Mesolamprops bispinosus Given, 1964
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Mesolamprops bispinosus Given, 1964 View in CoL

Mesolamprops bispinosus Given, 1964: 289–291 View in CoL , fis. 1A–K, 2A–I.

Type material. Holotype: adult male, AHF 5917 View Materials , held by LACM . Paratype: female, held by LACM. Not seen. Off the coast of Los Angeles , 33°38’45”N, 118°14’45”W GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Carapace without lateral ridges, dorsal crest entire. Pleon not including telson shorter than carapace and pereonites together. Telson with 2 pairs lateral setae, 5 terminal setae,outer pair longest, inner pair short. Adult male antennal flagellum “long”, extending at least to the mid–pleon; pleopod rami unequal, uniarticulate, lateral ramus smaller than medial ramus.

Depth. 30–100 m.

Distribution. Eastern Pacific continental shelf, south of Point Conception.

Remarks. The most similar species is Mesolamprops japonicus ; however, in M. japonicus the pleon (not including the telson) is longer than the carapace and pereonites together, while in M. bispinosa the pleon (not including the telson) is shorter than the carapace and pereonites together.