Anthomuda Schultz, 1979

Kensley, B. & Schotte, M., 2000, New species and records of anthuridean isopod crustaceans from the Indian Ocean, Journal of Natural History 34, pp. 2057-2121 : 2058

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1464-5262

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5281138

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scientific name

Anthomuda Schultz, 1979
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Genus Anthomuda Schultz, 1979 View in CoL

Anthomuda Schultz, 1979: 907 View in CoL ; Poore and Lew Ton, 1988a: 500.

Diagnosis. Eyes present in both sexes. Antennular ¯agellum of four to ®ve shortened articles, with three terminal aesthetascs. Antennal ¯agellum of two to three short articles. Mandibular palp of three articles. Pereopods 4±7, propodus with one to two robust setae on posterior margin; carpus with anterior margin shorter than posterior, latter with two robust setae. Telson ¯attened, with single statocyst opening by small pore. Male antennular ¯agellum of about ten articles bearing aesthetascs. Copulatory stylet of pleopod 2 apically hooked.

Remarks. The ®ve species of Anthomuda now known from the Indian Ocean can be separated by subtle features such as the proportions of some appendages, the most obvious of which are summarized in table 1.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Isopoda

Family

Antheluridae

Loc

Anthomuda Schultz, 1979

Kensley, B. & Schotte, M. 2000
2000
Loc

Anthomuda

POORE, G. C. B. & LEW TON, H. M. 1988: 500
SCHULTZ, G. A. 1979: 907
1979
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