Curiotalitridae, Myers & Lowry, 2020

Myers, A. A. & Lowry, J. K., 2020, A phylogeny and classification of the Talitroidea (Amphipoda, Senticaudata) based on interpretation of morphological synapomorphies and homoplasies, Zootaxa 4778 (2), pp. 281-310 : 302

Curiotalitridae fam. nov.

Type genus. Curiotalitrus Lowry & Coleman, 2012 .

Included genera (1). Curiotalitrus Lowry & Coleman, 2012 .

Category. Femipod.

Ecological type. Forest-hoppers.

Distribution. The Philippines.

Diagnostic description. Antenna 1 short, not reaching midpoint of peduncular article 5 of antenna 2. Maxilliped palp article 2 without distomedial lobe; article 4 small, distinct. Gnathopod 1 posterior margin of carpus with palmate lobe or posterior margin of carpus and proximal margin of propodus each with palmate setae; propodus subrectangular. Gnathopod 2 mitten-shaped. Pereopods 3–7 cuspidactylate. Pereopod 4 dactylus homobasidactylate. Pereopod 5 dactylus not inflated. Pereopod 6 subequal in length to pereopod 7. Pereopod 7 not sexually dimorphic. Epimera 1–3 slits absent. Uropods 1–2 rami without apical spear-shaped setae. Uropod 1 male exopod sexually dimorphic, spoon-shaped; exopod with marginal robust setae in one row. Uropod 3 ramus shorter than peduncle. Telson with apical and marginal robust setae, with 3–6 robust setae per lobe.