Asterocheres, Boeck, 1859

Bahiana, Bruna, Farias, Amilcar, Neves, Elizabeth & Johnsson, Rodrigo, 2025, The taxonomic status of Phyllocheres Humes, 1996 and Neoasterocheres Canário et al., 2017, and three new Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 species (Siphonostomatoida, Asterocheridae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 5696 (2), pp. 205-232 : 227

Key to the Brazilian species of Asterocheres :

1. Female antennule 19-segmented.................................................. A. crenulatus Johnsson, 1998 Female antennule 20-segmented or more.................................................................. 2

2. Female antennule 20-segmented......................................................................... 3 Female antennule 21-segmented......................................................................... 7

3. Leg 5 armed with 4 setae....................................................... A. tetrasetosus Johnsson, 1998 Leg 5 armed with less than 4 setae....................................................................... 4

4. Leg 5 armed with 2 setae.......................................................... A. neptunei Johnsson, 2001 Leg 5 armed with 3 setae............................................................................... 5

5. Maxilliped 4-segmented..................................................... A. siphunculus Bahia et al., 2012 Maxilliped 5-segmented............................................................................... 6

6. Mandibular palp 1-segmented, maxillule inner and outer lobes with 4 and 3 setae, respectively........................................................................................... A. bimbarrensis Bispo & Johnsson, 2006 Mandibular palp 2-segmented, maxillule lobes with 4 setae................................... A. angelicae sp. nov.

7. Maxilliped 5-segmented............................................................... A. quiteriae sp. nov. Maxilliped 6-segmented.................................................................. A. felipae sp. nov.