Eocuma dimorphum Fage, 1928

Bochert, Ralf & Zettler, Michael L., 2011, Cumacea from the continental shelf of Angola and Namibia with descriptions of new species, Zootaxa 2978, pp. 1-33 : 19

Eocuma dimorphum Fage, 1928

Eocuma dimorpha Fage, 1928 a: 180 , fig. 4; Fage, 1928 b: 333, fig. 1; Jones, 1956: 197.

Material examined. 1 male; 3 females (St. 8: grab sampling; 12°05.273´S, 13°42.047´E); 2 males; 1 female (St. 29: grab sampling; 17°23.415´S, 11°43.432´E); 1 female (St. 10: grab sampling; 13°56.059´S, 12°23.838´E); 4 males; 6 females; 1 juvenile (St. 11: grab sampling; 13°57.470´S, 12°23.680´E)

Remarks. E. dimorphum occurred widely on the West African coast, and was sampled not only with single specimens like other Eocuma species. The carapace with one pair of lateral horns, the appearances of maxilliped 3 and pereopod 1 and the short pereopod 2 in females distinguish this species from other Eocuma species, especially from Eocuma ferox .

Distribution. West Africa, Morocco, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Angola; 19–50 m