Sandroidae Lowry & Myers, 2012

Myers, A, 2013, A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda), Zootaxa 3610 (1), pp. 1-80 : 52

Sandroidae Lowry & Myers, 2012

Type genus. Sandro Karaman & Barnard, 1979.

Diagnostic description. Body laterally compressed. Eyes apparently absent. Antennae 1–2 calceoli absent. Antenna 1 longer than antenna 2; peduncular article 1 subequal to, or longer than article 2; article 2 longer than article 3; article 3 longer than article 1; peduncular articles 1–2 not geniculate; accessory flagellum minute. Antenna 2 peduncular article 1 enlarged, bulbous. Mandible molar triturative; palp symmetrical. Maxilla 1 basal endite without setae; palps symmetrical. Maxilla 2 basal endite without oblique setal row. Labium inner lobes present. Coxal gills on pereopods 3–7, not stalked; 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; propodus palm without robust setae along palmar margin. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; carpus slightly produced along posterior margin of propodus. Pereopods 3–4 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopod 4 with well developed posteroventral lobe. Pereopod 5 shorter than pereopod 6; coxa with small posterodorsal lobe. Pereopod 7 longer than pereopod 5. Pleonites 1–3 without dorsal carinae. Urosomites 1–3 coalesced; with sparse slender or robust dorsal setae. Urosomite 1 with large distoventral robust seta. Urosomite 2 without dorsal setae. Uropod 1 without basofacial robust setae. Uropod 3 sexually dimorphic; biramous, without plumose setae; endopod minute. Telson deeply cleft ; dorsal or lateral robust setae absent; apical robust setae present.

Habitat. Freshwater, epigean.

Included genera. Sandro Karaman & Barnard, 1979.

Distribution. Madagascar.