Leuconidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) from the collections of the Museum Victoria, Australia
Author
Gerken, Sarah
text
Zootaxa
2016
4067
3
251
292
journal article
51153
10.11646/zootaxa.4067.3.1
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1175-5326
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Ommatoleucon
Watling, 1991
Type
species.
Leucon ocularis
Hale, 1945
.
Diagnosis.
Female and subadult male
. Carapace without dorsal crest. Eyelobe present as expansion of frontal lobe, large, with obvious visual elements. Endopod uniarticulate or biarticulate.
Adult male.
Eyelobe larger than in female, with more visual elements. Antennal flagellum extending to end of pleon. Without penial lobes. With 2 pairs of pleopods.
Remarks.
This is the only genus in the
Leuconidae
with visual elements, and is also endemic to Australian waters.
Species.
Ommatoleucon megalopos
n. sp.
,
O. ocularis
(
Hale, 1945
)
.