New species and records of anthuridean isopod crustaceans from the Indian Ocean
Author
Kensley, B.
Author
Schotte, M.
text
Journal of Natural History
2000
34
2057
2121
journal article
1464-5262
Genus
Leptanthura
Sars, 1899
Leptanthura
Sars, 1899: 47
;
Poore, 1978: 136
;
Poore, 1980: 61
;
Poore, 1981: 76
.
Diagnosis
. Eyes usually lacking. Antennular ¯agellum of three to four articles. Antennal ¯agellum of four to ®ve articles. Mandibular palp of three articles. Maxillipedal endite obsolete. Pereopod 1 subchelate, propodus ināted. Pereopods 2 and 3 subchelate, propodi not as ināted as in pereopod 1. Pereopods 4±7 with carpi triangular, lacking free anterior margin. Pleopod 1 exopod operculiform. Pleonites short, free. Telson thin, often dorsally concave, with single basal statocyst.