Cumella, Sars, 1865

Petrescu, Iorgu, 2018, On the Family Nannastacidae (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the Australian Museum Collection, Records of the Australian Museum 70 (1), pp. 1-111 : 32

Key to species of Cumella from Australian waters

1 Eyelobe reaching end of pseudorostral lobes ............................................................................ 2

—— Eyelobe not reaching end of pseudorostral lobes ........................................................................subgenus Cyclaspocumella Watling, 1991 ......... 7

2 Eyelobe with or without lenses, in male without lenses on pseudorostrum ........................................................................subgenus Cumella Sars, 1865 ............................. 3

—— Eyelobe with lenses, in male, lenses also on pseudorostrum ........................................................................subgenus Cumewingia Băcescu, 1971 ................ 5

3 Uropodal peduncle shorter than pleonite 6 .................................. C. michaelseni Zimmer, 1914

—— Uropodal peduncle longer than pleonite 6 ................................................................................ 4

4 Uropodal endopod with 6 setae on inner margin in female .......... Cumella similis Fage, 1945 1

—— Uropodal endopod with 3 setae on inner margin in female ......................... C. cana Hale, 1945

5 Uropodal peduncle longer than pleonite 6 ..................................... C. indosinica Zimmer, 1952

—— Uropodal peduncle equal of shorter than pleonite 6 .................................................................. 6

1 Hale (1949) found no differences between Cumella munroi Hale, 1945 and Cumella similis Fage, 1945 . Cumella munroi is a junior synonym of Cumella similis and is mentioned from Australian waters (see also Băcescu, 1992, Crustaceorum catalogus, 8, p. 226).