Family Deoterthridae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987
Diagnosis
Tantulocarida. Rostrum absent. Cephalic shield with 10 pairs of pores (four anterior and six posterior); one pair of subdorsal pores posteriorly. Thoracopods with well developed rami. Leg one with two to three setae on exopod; endopod with one seta or absent. Legs two to five with two to five setae on exopod and two setae on endopod. Abdomen two-segmented, sometimes with surface lamellae. Trunk sac containing adult male formed posterior to thoracic tergite six. Male abdomen two-segmented; caudal rami well developed, cylindrical, with three setae. Copulatory stylet robust, curved, and with large apical opening; originating from first abdominal somite. Ectoparasitic on ostracods and harpacticoid copepods. (Huys, 1990)
Diagnosis References
Huys, R. 1990. Campyloxiphos dineti gen. et spec. nov. from off Namibia and a redefinition of the Deoterthidae Boxshall and Lincoln (Crustacea: Tantulocarida). Journal of Natural History 24: 415-432
History of changes
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| 30-Jul-2010 | ADDED |