Genus Phtisica Slabber, 1769

Included species: Phtisica antillensis (Mayer, 1903); Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769 .

Diagnosis

Antenna 2 flagellum 2–5 articulate. Swimming setae absent. Mandible palp 3-articulate, setal formula 1–x–y–1, molar absent. Maxilliped external plate equal to or little larger than outer plate. Pereopods 3–4 6-articulate, pereopod 5 5-articulate. Male abdomen with two lobes, three pair of appendages. Female abdomen with two appendages and pair of lobes (modified from McCain 1968).