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dorsal denticles and bare ventral tubercles on rostrum; 

 rostrum about 0.7 times as long as carapace. 

 Eyes (Fig. 1 A) Sessile. 

 Abdomen (Fig. 1A) 5 somites plus telson. 

 Antennule (Fig. 1, A and B) Peduncle unsegmented with 

 a strong seta at distromesial margin; outer flagellum with 

 2+2 short aesthetascs. 



Antenna (Fig. 1, A and C) Longer than the whole body 

 length; flagellum segmented throughout its length; outer- 

 distal corner terminated with an acute spine and a minute 

 seta; inner-distal margin 5-segmented with 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 

 setae; inner margin fringed with 28-29 setae. 



Measurement bars represent 1 mm. 

 Figure 2 



Mandible (Fig. 1 D) Asymmetrical; without the same 

 arrangement of denticles, however, almost the same size; 

 incisor process not separated from molar process; armed 

 with several teeth on molar part. 



Maxillule (Fig. 1 E) Coxal and basal endite with serially 

 developed strong spines and multiple setae; endopod with 

 2+3 terminal setae 



Maxilla (Fig. 1 F) Palp with 2, 1, 1, 2 setae; coxal endite with 

 6 distal setae; basal endite with 8 distal setae; broad scaphog- 

 nathite with narrow posterior lobes having long naked setae. 

 First maxilliped (Fig. 1G) Endites separated by shallow 

 notch and with multiple setae; bilobed epipod; endopod 4-seg- 

 mented with 6, 3, 3, 4 setae; exopod 

 with 14 plumose natatory setae; 

 terminal segment with 3 terminal 

 spines and 1 subterminal spine. 

 Second maxilliped (Fig. 1 H) Coxa 

 with 7 setae; basis with 3 setae; no 

 epipod; endopod 5 segmented with 

 5, 5. 2. 4, 4 setae; exopod with 27 

 plumose natatory setae. 

 Third maxilliped (Fig. II) Coxa 

 with 1 seta; basis with 2 setae; endo- 

 pod 5-segmented with various 

 number of setae; exopod with 34-36 

 plumose natatory setae. 

 Pereiopods (Fig. 1, J— N) 1 st pereio- 

 pod (Fig. 1J) not chelate; 3 long ter- 

 minal spines on dactylus; dactylus 

 short; propodus longer than carpus; 

 exopod without natatory setae; 

 endopod of 2 nd pereiopod chelated 

 (Fig. IK); chela with numerous 

 small spines; ischium and carpus of 

 pereiopods 3-5 (Fig. 1, L-N) longer 

 than 1 st and 2 nd ones; propodus 

 armed with several minute spines. 

 Pleopods (Fig. lO) Bilobed buds, 

 not functional. 



Telson (Fig. 1 P) Triangular form; 

 broadened at the end, posterolat- 

 eral margin with 11 + 12 (12+12. 

 11+11) marginal spines; each spine 

 with fine hairs. 



Second stage 



Carapace (Fig. 2A) CL,2.2mm(SD: 



0.11, n=81>: rostrum not strongly 



curved upwards; 5-6 prominent 



dorsal denticles and 3-4 weak 



ventral spines; rostrum shorter 



than carapace; supraorbital spine 



present. 



Eyes (Fig. 2A) Stalked; separated 



from carapace. 



Antenna (Fig. 2A) General shape 



unchanged; longer than that of 1 st 



Antennule (Fig. 2B) Peduncle 3- 



