Subfamily Rhopalophthalminae Hansen, 1910

Rhopalophthalmus longipes

© Copyright from Ii 1964: fig. 46.

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Introduction

The Rhopalophthalminae are a small subfamily comprising one genus and about 17 species (Price et al. 2001). Three species are known from Australian waters. Müller (1993) and Price et al. (2001) catalogued the family.

Diagnosis

Rostrum obtuse. Antenna 2 scale outer margin smooth, without setae. Labrum symmetrical. Mandible lacinia mobilis well developed, left mandible spine row absent or reduced to a single spine (supporting a single thick seta on right mandible), molar process well developed. 3rd pair biramous. Female pleopods uniramous or greatly reduced. Uropod endopod with distal articulation; exopod with distal articulation. (Generated from Meland 2002)

General References

Hansen, H.J. 1910. The Schizopoda of the Siboga Expedition. Siboga-Expéditie Report 37: 1-123 16 pls

Ii, N. 1964. Fauna Japonica, Mysidae. Tokyo : Biogeographical Society of Japan x 610 pp.

Meland, K. 2002. Mysidacea: Families, subfamilies, tribes and subtribes. http://crustacea.net.

Müller H.-G. 1993. World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Recent Mysidacea. Laboratory for Tropical Ecosystems Research and Information Service, Wetzlar. 491 pp.

Price, W., Anderson, G. & Heard, R. 2001. Mysida homepage. http://tidepool.st.usm.edu/mysids/index.html.

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