Capropodocerus, a new genus in Podoceridae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species Author Matsumoto, Yu 0000-0002-0833-9231 Department of Natural History Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0833 - 9231 Author Kajihara, Hiroshi Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan Author Kakui, Keiichi Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan text Zootaxa 2023 2023-08-24 5336 4 577 589 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.4.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5336.4.8 1175-5326 B87600AF-C095-4361-9692-5E3B5B6A8E78 Genus Capropodocerus gen. nov. [New Japanese name: Warekara-doronomi-zoku] Type species . Capropodocerus tagamaru gen. et sp. nov. , by original designation. Diagnosis . Podocerids having pereonite 1 cylindrical, longer than the head; pereonite 3 cylindrical, at least twice as long as pereonite 4; and two paired uropods. Etymology . The genus name (masculine) refers to the caprellid-like shape of the anterior part of the body and podocerid-like shape of the posterior part and is derived from these two family names.