Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 1999

Type genus. Micruropus Stebbing, 1899 b.

Diagnostic description. Body laterally compressed. Eyes well developed, ovoid or reniform. Antennae 1–2 calceoli gammarid (type 1). Antenna 1 subequal in length to, or longer than antenna 2; peduncular article 1 longer than article 2; article 2 subequal to or longer than article 3; article 3 shorter than article 1; peduncular articles 1–2 not geniculate; accessory flagellum short or minute. Antenna 2 peduncular article 1 enlarged, bulbous. Mandible molar [not known]; palp symmetrical. Maxilla 1 endopod [not known]; palps symmetrical. Maxilla 2 [not known]. Coxal gills [not known]; sternal gills absent; sternal blisters absent; oostegites fringing setae simple. Gnathopod 1 subchelate; similar in males and females (not sexually dimorphic); similar in size to gnathopod 2. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; similar in males and females (not sexually dimorphic); carpus 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. Pereopod 5 subequal in length to pereopod 6; coxa equilobate or with small anteroventral lobe. Pereopod 7 subequal in length to pereopod 5. Pleonites 1–3 each with dorsal carina or carinae or without dorsal carinae. Urosomites 1–3 free. Urosomite 1 without large distoventral robust seta. Uropod 1 without basofacial robust setae. Uropod 3 sexually dimorphic or not; biramous, without plumose setae; endopod minute or shorter than exopod. Telson deeply cleft; dorsal or lateral robust setae present or absent; apical robust setae present.

Habitat. Freshwater, epigean.

Included subfamilies. Crypturopodinae Kamaltynov, 2001; Gmelinoidinae Kamaltynov, 2001; Micruropodinae Kamaltynov, 2001 .

Crypturopodinae includes 2 genera: Crypturopus Sowinsky, 1915; Homocerisca Bazikalova, 1945 .

Gmelinoidinae includes 1 genus: Gmelinoides Bazikalova, 1945 .

Micruropodinae includes 2 genera: Linevichella Kamaltynov, 2001; Micruropus Stebbing, 1899 b.

Distribution. Lake Baikal.