Ampithoe, Leach, 1814
publication ID |
2201-4349 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5240493 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AA5A4530-FF92-FF96-FDFD-FF0F7168FCBB |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Ampithoe |
status |
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Key to male Ampithoe View in CoL of Mauritius
1 Mandible palp slender, article 3 with two apical setae only .......................................................... 2
—— Mandible palp robust, article 3 with slender setae on lateral margin and apex ........................................................................................................................................... 3
2 Gnathopod 1 carpus medially expanded; Gnathopod 2 carpus reduced, three times as broad as long, propodus longer than carpus, distally expanded, palm transverse, weakly sinuous .............................................. Ampithoe lafkui View in CoL
—— Gnathopod 1 carpus not expanded medially; Gnathopod 2 carpus elongate, slightly less than two and half times as long as broad, propodus slender, subequal to carpus, palm oblique with a weak excavation ...................................................................................................... Ampithoe longicarpus View in CoL
3 Gnathopod 2 palmar margin substraight or weakly sinuous .......................................................... 4
—— Gnathopod 2 palmar margin excavate with thumb-like process .................................................... 5
4 Uropod 3 peduncle subrectangular, 2× as long as broad ................................ Ampithoe laxipodus View in CoL
—— Uropod 3 peduncle subsquare less than 1.5× as long as broad ............... Ampithoe mascarenensis View in CoL
5 Antenna 2 flagellum longer than peduncle article 5 ......................................... Ampithoe ramondi View in CoL
—— Antenna 2 flagellum shorter than peduncle article 5 .............................................. Ampithoe kava View in CoL
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