Family LAMPROPIDAE G.O. Sars, 1878

Hemilamprops latus

© Copyright from Hale 1946: fig. 1.

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Introduction

The Lampropidae are a small, cold-water family of 15 genera and 86 species. The family is distinctive with members easily recognised by having at least three terminal setae on the telson. Only one genus and two species are known from Australian waters.

Diagnosis

Male. Antenna 2 flagellum extending beyond thorax, peduncle with 5 articles. Mandibles navicular. Pereopod 1 simple. Pleopods present. Uropod endopod with 3 articles. Telson articulated (may be small flap), size variable; anus present, with 1 or with 3 or more terminal setae.

Female. Antenna 2 reduced, slightly smaller than antenna 1, peduncle with 4 articles or with 5 articles. Mandibles navicular. Maxilliped 3 exopod present. Pereopod 1 simple. Pereopod 3 exopod rudimentary or absent. Uropod endopod with 3 articles. Telson articulated (may be small flap). (Generated from Watling & Gerken 2002)

General References

Hale, H.M. 1946. Australian Cumacea. No. 13 The family Lampropidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 70: 178-188

Sars, G.O. 1878. Nye bidrag til kundskaben om Middelhavets Invertebratfauna. II. Middelhavets Cumaceer. Archiv for Mathematik og Naturvidenskab, Kristiania 3: 416-512, pls 1-18

Watling, L. & Gerken, S. 2002. Cumacea: Families and subfamilies. http://crustacea.net