Gammaropsis Liljeborg

Appadoo, C & Myers, A. A., 2004, Corophiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Mauritius, Records of the Australian Museum 56 (3), pp. 331-362 : 354

Genus Gammaropsis Liljeborg

Body laterally compressed. Ocular lobes short to moderate, pointed. Antenna 1 accessory flagellum multi-articulate. Mandible palp, article 3 clavate, slightly shorter than article 2. Coxae strongly overlapping, coxa 4 not lobed. Gnathopods 2 greatly larger than 1, merus enlarged, fused distally along posterior margin of carpus. Uropod 1 peduncle with ventrodistal process. Uropod 3 biramous, rami pointed distally, elongate, outer ramus with vestigial article 2. Telson entire, short, ovate, as broad as long with 2 apical cusps.

This complex genus appears to be well represented in Mauritius ( Ledoyer, 1978). A great deal of study is required to understand the many taxa in this genus. For the moment, a list of the taxa under the names in which they have been recorded from Mauritius includes:

Gammaropsis abbotti (J.L. Barnard) .— Ledoyer, 1978: 238.

Gammaropsis afra Stebbing. — Ledoyer, 1978: 239, fig. 16.

Gammaropsis atlantica Stebbing. — Ledoyer, 1978: 241, fig. 17(I); Appadoo & Steele, 1998: 640.

Gammaropsis grandimana Ledoyer, 1978: 243 , fig. 18(II).

Gammaropsis holmesi Stebbing. — Ledoyer, 1978: 245, fig. 17(II).

Gammaropsis mauritiensis Ledoyer, 1978: 246 , fig. 18(I).

Gammaropsis photisimilis Ruffo. — Ledoyer, 1978: 248, fig. 19.

Gammaropsis pokipoki J.L. Barnard. — Ledoyer, 1978: 248, fig. 20.