LARVAE OF DECAPOD CRUSTACEA 313 



Leg I not fully developed. Leg 5 with long exopod. Epipods present on legs 1-4. 

 Four pairs of pleopods. 



Fig. 12. Thalassinid D. V. St. 711. 

 a. Rostrum. h. Telson. 



c. Palp of maxillule. d. Endopod of maxillipede i. 



Thalassinid D. VI (Fig. 13) 

 Discovery Sts. 1574, 1576. 

 Rostrum 2-45 mm. ; body 6-45 mm. 



Rostrum rather narrow, tapering, with slender smooth apical part. Carapace with 

 ten small marginal spines. Abdomen: somite 2 with large dorsal spine, somites 3-5 



a. Side view. 



d. Palp of maxillule. 



Fig. 13. Thalassinid D. VI. St. 1574. 



h. Telson. c- Head and rostrum. 



e. Palp of maxilla. /. Endopod of maxillipede 1. 



