Platytyphlops arafurensis ( Jones, 1969 ) Gerken, 2018

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 140

Platytyphlops arafurensis ( Jones, 1969) n. comb.

Paralamprops arafurensis Jones, 1969: 122–123 , fig. 11a–h.

Type material. Holotype: UZMK, ovigerous female. Arafura Sea, 7°34’S, 132°44’E.

Diagnosis. Carapace with 2 lateral ridges, marginal carina entire, ridge on pseudorostrum; eyelobe with lenses or tumidities. Antennule article 1 not expanded; accessory flagellum subequal to main flagellum. Telson shorter than uropod peduncles, with 5 terminal setae, terminal setae equal. Uropod endopod article 1 twice length of articles 2 and 3 together. Adult male unknown.

Depth. 390 m.

Distribution. Arafura Sea, 7°34’S, 132°44’E.

Remarks. Platytyphlops arafurensis is most similar to P. lowryi , but can be differentiated by the uropod endopod setation; in P. arafurensis article 1 of the uropod endopod has 20 setae whereas in P. lowryi there are at least 28 setae on the article 1 of the endopod. The ridge patterns of the carapace are similar, although P. lowryi has a dorsal crest down the pereonites, while this crest is not present in P. arafurensis .