Family PARABATHYNELLIDAE Noodt, 1965

Notobathynella williamsi [from Schminke]

© Copyright from Schminke 1973.

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Introduction

Four of 32 genera occurring throughout the world are found in Australia. Schminke (1982) diagnosed the family. At least 90 species are known in all (Coineau 1996).

Diagnosis

Pleon as wide as thorax. Antennae directed posteriorly, without exopod. Labrum with border armed with teeth or fine setae. Mandible with short 1-articled palp, with 1 seta, and with row of spines on gnathobase. Maxilla 1, article 2 with 2 or 3 simple setae on outer distal margin. Thoracopods 1-7 with 1-articled exopod with setae on lower margin; or with multiarticulate exopod and setae on both margins. Pleopod 1 absent or uniramous, 1-articled. Pleotelson without pair of dorsal setae. Uropodal peduncle long.

References

Coineau, N. 1996. Sous-classe des Eumalacostracés (Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892) Super-ordre des syncarides (Syncarida Packard, 1885). pp. 897–954 in Forest, J. (ed.). Traité de Zoologie sous la direction de P.-P. Grassé. Tom. 7 Fasc. 2. Généralités (suite) et systématique (céphalocarides à syncarides). Paris : Masson éditeur pp. 1002

Noodt, W. 1965. Natürliches System und Biogeographie der Syncarida (Crustacea Malacostraca). Gewässer und Abwässer, Dusseldorf 37/38: 77–186

Schminke, H.K. 1982. Syncarida. pp. 233–237 in Parker, S.P. (ed.). Synopsis and classification of living organisms. New York : McGraw-Hill Vol. 2