Deep-sea Oplophoridae (Crustacea Caridea) from the southwestern Brazil Author Cardoso, Irene Author Contents, Paulo Young Table Of text Zootaxa 2005 2005-08-08 1031 1 1 76 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1031.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1031.1.1 1175­5334 5050357 BDBAFE95-EF09-4574-9308-B8F39657CD1E Genus Oplophorus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Oplophorus H. Milne Edwards, 1837: 423 ; Chace, 1986: 57 ; Holthuis: 39, fig. 19. Diagnosis: Rostrum with as many or more dorsal as ventral teeth. Carapace not denticulate dorsally; without lateral gastro­orbital carina; branchiostegal groove present, not delimited by vertical groove, without hepatic spine. Abdomen somite 3 to 5 with strong dorsal tooth; somite 6 shorter than 5, without dorsal carina. Telson tapering to sharply acute apex; with or without spinose end piece. Scaphocerite with lateral teeth (except in O. novazeelandiae ). Mandible not very dissimilar, incisor process in entire length. Pereopods with ischium and merus not broadly compressed. Pereopod 4 with epipod well developed, except for vertical component. Appendix masculina present on second pleopod. Eggs large and few (less than 50) (modified from Chace 1986 ).