Cteniobathynella Schminke, 1973

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Cteniobathynella Schminke, 1973

Amended generic diagnosis Schminke, 1973, pp. 72–75 (p. 77: diagnosis Schminke 2011)

Synonym: Parabathynella Chappuis, 1926 (partim), Thermobathynella Capart, 1951 (partim). AI six-segmented; segments 5 and 6 with two and three aesthetascs, respectively. AII five-segmented; setal formula: 0 + 0/0,1 + 0,1/1 + 0/1 + 0/3,4(1). Md with conspicuous tooth on the ventral edge. MxI with proximal and distal endite having four and five spines, respectively. MxII three-segmented. Th I–VII with a basipodal seta; exopod of Th I–VII two-segmented, both segments with two terminal setae; second and third segment of the endopod of Th II–VII with comb spinules. Furcal rami with three spines.

Type species. Thermobathynella leleupi Delamare Deboutteville and Chappuis, 1955 .

Other species. C. ahnerti Choi and Cho, 2005 ; C. bakeri (Green, 1964) ; C. calmani (Por, 1968) ; C. caparti (Fryer, 1957) ; C. essameuri Dumont, 1981 ; C. noodti Schminke, 1973 and C. teocchii (Coineau and Knoepffler, 1971) .