Figure 6. Typhlotanais Compactus, Female A In Family Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976 And Typhlotanaidae Sieg, 1984 Author Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, Magdalena text Zootaxa 2007 2007-09-28 1598 1 141 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.178692 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.178692 1175­5334 7604A52C-F935-459C-91DD-F7C7AD9F2CC6 Family: Typhlotanaidae Sieg, 1976 Diagnosis (new): Blind. Antennule three-articled. Antenna six-articled. Molar process wide. Maxilliped distal endites with two tubercles. Cheliped without side piece. Pereopods 1–3 with coxa, pereopods 4–6 clinging type , without coxa, with prickly tubercles on carpus (except Obesutanais and Hamatipeda ), dactylus and unguis not fused (if fused than modified to hook), pereopod-6 propodus with three terminal setae distally. Uropod rami one- or two-articled. Marsupium formed from four pairs of oostegites. Male (where known): swimming type . Genera included: Typhlotanais G.O. Sars, 1882 sensu stricto ; Typhlotanais sensu lato ; Peraeospinosus Sieg, 1986 ; Typhlotanaoides Sieg, 1983 ; Obesutanais Larsen et al . 2006 ; Hamatipeda n. gen. ; Larsenotanais n. gen. ; Pulcherella n. gen. ; Torquella n. gen. ; Typhlamia n. gen. Remarks: Two species, Typhlotanais dubius and T. gruzovi , do not have the clinging form of pereopods 4–6. T. dubius almost certainly belongs in Pseudoparatanais , while T. gruzovi may belong to Paratyphlotanais or a similar genus (Bird, pers. comm.). As this material is not available for study the problem cannot be resolved for a while, but it is quite probable that these species cannot be included within the Typhlotanaidae as defined here.