Mediterranean Amphipoda: Aoridae

R. King & A.A. Myers

Lembos hirsutipes G. Karaman, 1973: 101, figs. 1-2 (non L. hirsutipes Stebbing, 1895: 207, pl. 8-9).

Lembos karamani Myers, 1976b: 469, figs. 106-108. --Myers, 1982a: 118, fig. 78.

Autonoe karamani. --Myers, 1982a: 819.

Type material. Unknown.

Type locality. Boka Kotorska, Yugoslavia.

Description. Based on Myers, 1982a: 118, fig. 78; Myers, 1976b: 469, figs. 106-108.

Head. Rostrum absent or vestigial; Lateral cephalic lobes apically round, anteroventral margin shallowly excavate, moderately recessed. Labium with fine setae only. Maxilla 1 inner plate with 1 long pectinate apical seta. Maxilliped basis without strong flange on anterior margin. Mandible, palp article 3 subequal to 2, posterior margin strongly falcate or widest medially, mandible palp posterior margin setae of more than two distinct lengths.

Peraeon. Sternal spines absent. Gnathopod 1 enlarged in males only; coxa distinctly produced anterodistally, sub-acute; basis robust, half or more as broad as long, without a spine, anterior margin without stridulating ridges, posterodistal margin with brush of long setae, anterodistal margin with flange weak or absent, with a weak distomedial lobe or absent; ischium anterior margin without flange, posterior margin with setae sparse or absent; merus not greatly elongated, fused along its entire length with carpus, posterior margin with sparse setae or setae absent, without posterodistal spine; carpus two thirds length of propodus, anterior margin without stridulating ridges, with setae sparse or absent, anterior surface with no spine, without an oblique row of long setae on medial face, posterior margin without spines; propodus longer than carpus, anterior margin weakly to moderately setiferous, posterior margin straight or evenly convex, palm present, palm delimited from posterior margin, margin forming a broad excavate sinus, palm defined by strong posterodistal spine, with robust seta defining palm, without spine near base of dactylus; dactylus more than half length of propodus, significantly overlapping palm. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; basis anterodistal margin with flange, posterodistal margin without robust setae; with few setae along length of basis; carpus subequal with or shorter than propodus, anterior margin not lobate, moderately to sparsely setiferous; propodus densely setose, palm with robust seta(e) defining palm. Pereopod 6 basis not or weakly produced posterodistally.

Pleon. Epimeron 3 posterodistal margin rounded. Uropod 1 biramous, rami rami subequal, peduncle much longer than broad, distoventral interramal spine shorter than peduncle. Uropod 2 peduncle with distoventral interramal spine. Uropod 3 biramous, rami subequal, inner ramus one and one half times length of peduncle. Telson with distal fine setae and robust setae.

Habitat. Circalittoral.

Depth zones. Littoral.

Distribution. Mediterranean.

Peraeon. Gnathopod 1 margin entire.

Cite this publication as: 'King, R. & A.A. Myers (2001 onwards). Mediterranean Amphipoda: Aoridae. Version 1: 1 September 2001. https://crustacea.net/'. Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1995, 2000) should also be cited (see References).

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