Family LEUCONIDAE G.O. Sars, 1878

Ommatoleucon ocularis

© Copyright from Hale 1945: fig. 1.

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Introduction

The Leuconidae are a small family of 12 genera and 118 species. Three genera and three species are known from Australian waters. The most recent revision of the family is Watling (1991).

Diagnosis

Male. Antenna 2 flagellum extending beyond thorax or flagellum not extending beyond posterior border of carapace, peduncle with 5 articles. Mandibles truncate. Pereopod 1 simple. Pleopods present. Uropod endopod with 2 articles. Telson not articulated, fused to last pleonite.

Female. Antenna 2 minute, much smaller than antenna 1, peduncle with 2 articles. Mandibles truncate. Maxilliped 3 exopod present. Pereopod 1 simple. Pereopod 3 exopod present, fully developed or absent. Uropod endopod with 2 articles. Telson not articulated, fused to last pleonite. (Generated from Watling & Gerken 2002)

General References

Hale, H.M. 1945. Australian Cumacea. No. 10 The family Leuconidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 69: 86-95

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. 1991. Revision of the cumacean family Leuconidae. Journal of Crustacean Biology 11(4): 569-582

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