New species of Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from Vembanad backwaters, Southwest coast of India Author Joseph, Philomina Author Nandan, S. Bijoy Author Jayachandran, P. R. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-06-11 4433 1 59 70 journal article 29927 10.11646/zootaxa.4433.1.3 f7924a95-abc6-4b20-b365-1a9f8a4bbf82 1175-5326 1287103 6ED008B7-065A-4634-ABAE-88EC1B53C8DC Key to the species of Victoriopisa Karaman and Barnard, 1979 1 Epimera plate 3 rounded................................................................................ 2 - Epimera plate 3 acute.................................................................................. 4 2 Mandibular palp article 2 longer than article 3............................................................... 3 - Mandibular palp article 2 shorter than article 3........................................ V. ryukyuensis Morino, 1991 3 Maxilliped without spine in the inner lobe............................ V. bantenensis Arfianti & Wongkamhaeng, 2017 - Maxilliped with spine in the inner lobe.............................................. V. multiartus Zhao et al ., 2016 4 Head with anteroventral cheek notch............................................... V.tinggiensis Lim et al ., 2010 - Head without anteroventral cheek notch.................................................................... 5 5 Gnathopod 2 palm smooth.............................................................................. 6 - Gnathopod 2 palm with excavation or prominences........................................................... 7 6 Lateral cephalic lobe and eyes absent....................................... V.marina Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005 - Lateral cephalic lobe and eyes present..................................................... V . cusatensis sp. nov 7 Dactylus with excavation or prominences.................................................................. 8 - Dactylus smooth..................................................................................... 10 8 Epimeral plates without setae............................................. V. bruneiensis Hossain & Hughes, 2016 - Epimeral plates with setae............................................................................... 9 9 Uropod 1 with basofacial setae........................................................... V. papiae Asari, 1983 - Uropod 1 without basofacial setae.................................................. V. chilkensis ( Chilton, 1921 ) 10 Gnathopod 2 palm without spine................................................. V. australiensis ( Chilton, 1923 ) - Gnathopod 2 palm with spine............................................... V. guanarocana Ortiz & Lalana, 1989 11 Uropod 3 outer rami article 1 longer than article 2........................................................... 12 - Uropod 3 outer rami article 1 shorter than article 2........................................ V. wadai Ariyama, 2015 12 Pereopod 7 merus broadly expanded, Uropod 1 without basofacial setae............... V. atlantica Stock & Platvoet, 1981 - Pereopod 7 merus narrow, Uropod 1 with basofacial setae............................. V. epistomata ( Griffiths, 1974 )