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Meterythrops Smith 1879

Description

Key to species of Meterythrops

1. Lateral margin of antennal scale without terminal spiniform process. M. megalops

– Lateral margin of antennal scale terminating in spiniform process..... 2

2. Lateral margin of antennal scale serrated.......... M. pictus

– Lateral margin of antennal scale not serrated........... 3

3. Telson short, 1–1.3 times as long as maximum width. Endopod of uropod with a single or without spines on ventral surface close to statocyst...... 4

– Telson long, 1.7–2 times as long as maximum width. Endopod of uropod with many spines on mesial ventral margin............. 5

Notes

Published as part of Fukuoka, Kouki & Murano, Masaaki, 2006, Taxonomy of the genus Meterythrops (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae), with a redescription of M. microphthalmus and descriptions of two new species, pp. 1641-1674 in Journal of Natural History 40 (27 - 28) on page 1670, DOI: 10.1080/00222930600956858, http://zenodo.org/record/4581825

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Mysidae
Genus
Meterythrops
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Mysida
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Smith
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Meterythrops Smith, 1879 sec. Fukuoka & Murano, 2006