Speleophria

Karanovic, Tomislav & Eberhard, Stefan M., 2009, Second representative of the order Misophrioida (Crustacea, Copepoda) from Australia challenges the hypothesis of the Tethyan origin of some anchialine faunas, Zootaxa 2059, pp. 51-68 : 61

Key to species of the genus Speleophria (based on adult females)

1 Second exopodal segment of female fifth leg with three armature elements .............................................................. 2

- Same segment with four elements .......................................................................... S . bivexilla Boxshall & Iliffe, 1986

2 Antenna with five lateral setae on the second endopodal segment............................................................................... 3

- Four setae on this segment ............................................................................................. S . bunderae Jaume et al., 2001

3 First antennular segment without bulbous process...................................................................................................... 4

- This segment with bulbous process ...................................................................................... S . mestrovi Kršiniċ, 2008

4 Innermost apical seta on caudal rami shorter than outermost one .................... S . gymnesica Jaume & Boxshall, 1996

- Innermost seta twice as long outermost ................................................................................ S . nullarborensis sp. nov.