A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda)
Author
Myers, A
text
Zootaxa
2013
3610
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3610.1.1
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1175-5326
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Chillagoeidae Lowry & Myers, 2012
Type
genus.
Chillagoe
Barnard & Williams, 1995
.
Diagnostic description.
Body laterally compressed. Eyes absent.
Antennae 1–2 calceoli crangonyctoid (
type
9)
. Antenna 1 subequal in length or longer than antenna 2; peduncular article 1 subequal to, or longer than article 2; article 2 longer than article 3; article 3 shorter than article 1; peduncular articles 1–2 not geniculate; accessory flagellum short. Antenna 2 peduncular article 1 enlarged, bulbous. Mandible molar triturative; palp symmetrical. Maxilla 1 basal endite setose along medial margin or apically setose; palps symmetrical. Maxilla 2 basal endite without oblique setal row. Labium inner lobes vestigial or absent. Coxal gills on pereopods 2–6, stalked (without proximal restriction) or not stalked; sternal gills present, simple; sternal blisters absent; oostegites fringing setae simple. Gnathopod subchelate; 1 similar in males and females (not sexually dimorphic); smaller (or weaker) than or similar in size to gnathopod 2; propodus palm without robust setae along palmar margin. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; 1 similar in males and females (not sexually dimorphic); carpus slightly produced along posterior margin of propodus or not produced along posterior margin of propodus, projecting between merus and propodus. Pereopods 3–4 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopod 4 with well developed posteroventral lobe or with small posteroventral lobe or without posteroventral lobe. Pereopod 5 shorter than pereopod 6; coxa with small anteroventral lobe. Pereopod 7 subequal in length to, or longer than pereopod 5. Pleonites 1–3 without dorsal carinae. Urosomites 1–3 free; with slender or robust dorsal setae. Urosomite 1 with large distoventral robust seta.
Urosomite 2 with pair of dorsal concavities each with 1–3 small setae
. Uropod 1 with 1 or 2 basofacial robust setae. Uropod 3 not sexually dimorphic; uniramous, without plumose setae.
Telson deeply cleft
; dorsal or lateral robust setae present or absent; apical robust setae present.
Habitat.
Freshwater, hypogean.
Included genera.
Chillagoe
Barnard & Williams, 1995
.
Distribution.
Tropical
Australia
.