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antenna 1 with a small distal tooth on article 1; coxa 1 apparently 

 completely fused with pereonal segment 1, for no visible lamina is 

 present; lower part of mouth area bearing a toothed lamina but it 

 does not project as an epistome as in Paranamixis bocki Scheilenberg 

 (1938a) ; behind the lamina are 2 bilateral bulbs and behind these is 

 the fully developed maxilliped, lacking any but vestigial inner plates; 

 fourth maxillipedal palp article remarkably elongated and curved; 



Figure 2. — Azotostoma fusta, new species, female, 2 mm., Abbott sta. 102-B-2: a, b, two 

 views of uropod 3; c, telson; d, e, mandibles, two views;/, half of lower lip; g, h, maxillae 

 1, 2; i, maxilliped, dotted line is base of palp behind; ;, palp of maxilliped; k, I, ends 

 of gnathopods 1 and 2, enlarged. 



opposing chelas of gnathopod 1 apically blunt and slightly bulbous, 

 neither claw bearing an apical spine, seventh article (upper claw) 

 with a toothed inner edge; coxa of gnathopod 2 broader than long, 

 much larger than coxa 3, lower edge sinuous, article 2 with a distal 

 tooth and bump, process of article 5 short in comparison with other 

 species of the genus, article 6 broadly expanded, palm longer than 

 hindmargin and cut into 6 teeth, article 7 apically bifid; second 



