Paracilicaea, Stebbing, 1910
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930400005757 |
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Felipe |
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Paracilicaea |
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Key to species of Paracilicaea View in CoL from the Indian Ocean
1. Pleotelson without large bosses, lobes or conical tubercles; pleotelson with six longitudinal rows of small tubercles; uropodal exopods long, curved.................... Paracilicaea flexilis Baker, 1928 [Western Australia]
– Pleotelson with two or more large lobes, bosses or tubercles; exopods various. 2
2. Pleotelsonic bosses triangular in shape, each extending anteriorly to form ridge meeting submedian pair of tubercles on posterior margin of pleonite 4, thus forming a square-shaped concavity..... Paracilicaea keijii Javed, 1990 [ Pakistan]
– Pleotelson not as above................. 3
3. Each of three pleotelsonic apical processes notched; uropodal rami apically notched........... Paracilicaea mossambicus Barnard, 1914 [ Mozambique; Madagascar; Seychelles; Mauritius]
– Pleotelsonic apical processes unnotched, rounded or truncate or acute... 4
4. Posterior margin of pleon entire, not produced and without tubercles or processes 5 – Posterior margin of pleon produced, or with processes and/or tubercles... 6
5. Uropodal endopods parallel-sided, width of exopod ca one-sixth of length, apically acute............. Paracilicaea teretron Barnard, 1955 View in CoL [ Mozambique; Madagascar]
– Uropodal endopods not parallel-sided, width of exopod ca one-third of length, apically rounded......... Paracilicaea watamuae Müller, 1995 View in CoL [ Kenya]
6. Posterior margin of pleon markedly and broadly produced at midline.... 7
– Posterior margin not produced at midline; bearing tubercles or two processes. 8
7. Dorsum covered with pile of setae; uropodal exopod with conical tooth on distal external margin...... Paracilicaea pubescens H. Milne Edwards, 1840 View in CoL [South Australia; Zanzibar; Indonesia]
– Dorsum smooth; exopod long, narrow and without tooth on margin.................. Paracilicaea dakini Tattersall, 1922 [Western Australia]
8. One or two small, median tubercles at base of pleotelsonic notch..... 9
– Lacking small tubercles at base of pleotelsonic notch........ 10
9. Single, small tubercle at base of pleotelsonic notch; two large, setose bosses on pleotelson........... Paracilicaea eupyga ( Nobili, 1906) View in CoL [Red Sea]
– Pair of small tubercles at base of pleotelsonic notch; four large, setose lobes on pleotelson............ Paracilicaea setosa Müller, 1995 View in CoL [ Kenya]
10. Medial process in pleotelsonic notch cross-shaped......................... Paracilicaea stauros View in CoL sp. nov.
– Not as above................... 11
11. Pair of small tubercles at base of pleotelson anterior to large bosses.................. Paracilicaea cordylina Kensley, 1984 View in CoL [Africa]
– Pair of small tubercles absent at base of pleotelson........ 12
12. Pleotelsonic lobes truncate apically; uropodal exopods curved, rounded at apex............. Paracilicaea hanseni Stebbing, 1910 View in CoL [Gulf of Kutch, India]
– Pleotelsonic lobes narrowly rounded apically; uropodal exopods straight, acute at apex............. Paracilicaea clavus Barnard, 1955 View in CoL [ Mozambique]
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