Cymothoa, Fabricius, 1793
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4622.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8397270 |
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Key to the Indian species of Cymothoa View in CoL View at ENA
1. Pereonite 1 anterolateral margins minute and not reaching the middle of the cephalon; uropods extending to pleotelson posterior margin.............................................................................................. 2
- Pereonite 1 anterolateral margins extending nearly half the length of cephalon; uropods not extending to pleotelson posterior margin.............................................................................................. 3
2. Coxae 2–7 posteroventral margins rounded, all are visible from dorsal view............ Cymothoa parupenei Avdeev, 1979 View in CoL
- Coxae 2–7 posteroventral margins subtruncate, only 4–7 visible from dorsal view................................................................................................... Cymothoa indica Schiöedte & Meinert, 1884 View in CoL
3. Pleonites not subequal in width; pereopod 7 merus with bulbous protrusion on inferior distal margin........................................................................................... Cymothoa eremita ( Brünnich, 1783) View in CoL
- Pleonites subequal in width; pereopod 7 merus without bulbous protrusion on inferior distal margin.................... 4
4. Cephalon partially immersed in less developed amphicephalic process of pereonite 1; pereonite 1 anterolateral margins broad, with round or subtruncate projections..................................... Cymothoa frontalis Milne Edwards, 1840 View in CoL
- Cephalon immersed in well-developed amphicephalic process of pereonite 1; pereonite 1 anterolateral margins narrow, with minute projections........................................................ Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979 View in CoL
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