Gonodactylopsis Manning, 1969

Ahyong, Shane T., 2022, Revision of the Indo-West Pacific Coral Reef Mantis Shrimp Genus, Gonodactylopsis Manning, 1969 (Crustacea: Stomatopoda: Gonodactylidae), Records of the Australian Museum 74 (2), pp. 41-57 : 42

Gonodactylopsis Manning, 1969

Gonodactylopsis Manning, 1969: 149 .

Type species. Gonodactylus herdmani Tattersall, 1906 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Eye subcylindrical, cornea subglobular. Ocular scales low, separate, not wider than basal width of median spine of rostral plate. Rostral plate trispinous, with slender median spine and shorter, wider lateral spines. Carapace anterolateral margins convex, extending anteriorly beyond base of rostral plate. Mandibular palp present. Raptorial claw propodus with proximal movable spine. Telson with submedian, intermediate and lateral primary teeth; mid-dorsal surface with median, accessory median, anterior submedian and anterior intermediate carinae, each posteriorly armed; submedian and intermediate primary teeth with 1 or more upright basal spines or bosses; carina of intermediate tooth without accessory carina on mesial margin; anus located ventrally. Uropodal protopod without lobes between terminal spines; exopod inner margin glabrous, distal article outer margin setose; endopod inner margin glabrous, outer margin distal half setose; distal exopod article and endopod with soft, membranous, glabrous mesial surface.

Figure 1. Distribution of species of Gonodactylopsis : G. herdmani ( Tattersall, 1906) (▼), G. drepanophora ( De Man, 1902) (●), G. komodoensis Erdmann & Manning, 1998 (▲), G. lata sp. nov. (Ɨ), G. maqqaba sp. nov. (■).