Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

<I>Keuphylia nodosa</I>

Keuphylia nodosa

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Family KEUPHYLIIDAE Bruce, 1980


Compiler and date details

Gary C.B. Poore & Helen M. Lew Ton

Introduction

The family comprises a single species, epizoic on coral reefs in the region of Australia. Bruce (1980, 1988) believed the family to be most closely related to the Limnoriidae.

 

Diagnosis

Body dorsoventrally compressed. Head flat, eyes dorsal. Labrum, clypeus and frontal lamina present. Pleonites 1–5 free. Telson elongate with subapical uropods. Mandible lacks lacinia mobilis, molar process and palp. Maxilliped with epipod and 5–articulate palp. Pereopods all ambulatory. Paired penes present. Pleopods all lamelliform, all setose. The diagnosis follows that of Bruce (1980).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022 04-May-2011 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 29-Jun-2010 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)