Litobopyrus Markham, 1982

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Litobopyrus Markham, 1982

DIAGNOSIS (after Markham, 1982): Female: Body distorted; head distinct from pereon; frontal lamina obscure; maxilliped with tuft of setae, palp lacking; barbula of two moderately long projections on each side; oostegite 1 lacking internal ornamentation and posterolateral point; lateral plates elongate; five pairs of biramous pleopods with endopodites reduced to sessile knobs; uropods broad and long.

Male: Greater than three times as long as broad ; head medially fused with first pereomere; pereopods subequal, with all articles distinct; pleomeres fused, lacking appendages.

TYPE SPECIES: Litobopyrus longicaudatus Markham, 1982 , by original designation.

OTHER SPECIES: None.