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1895, pp. 255-256; 1898, pp. 502, 511, 512, 513, 514.— Sokolwsky, 1900, 



p. 161, pi. 3, fig. 15.— d'A. Thompson, 1901, p. 41.— Gracffe, 1902, p. 19.— 



Lonnbcrg, 1902 (1903), p. 50.— Tattersall, 1913, pp. 20, 22.— Monterosso, 



1915, pp. 3-6.— Oliveira, 1940, p. 140.— S. Carausu, 1956, p. 133. 

 Proto Goodsiri.—Stehhing, 1876, p. 78.— Haller, 1879a, p. 231; 1879b, pp. 398- 



399, pi. 22, figs. 23-25.— Hansson, 1882 (1883), p. 77.— Chevreux, 1887b, 



p. 579; 1888, p. 34. 

 Proto Ventricosa. — Meinert, 1877-78, pp. 166-168. 

 Leptomera pedata (Gammarus). — M. Sars, 1858 (1859), p. 150. 

 Proto goodsiri. —Stchhing, 1879, p. 521.— ChevTeux, 1887a, pp. 318, 335. 

 Proto brunneovittata Haller, lS79a, p. 231; 1879b, pp. 399-400, pi. 22, figs. 19- 



22.— Mayer, 1882, p. 25; 1890, p. 14.— Cams, 1885, p. 387. 

 Gammarus pedatus. — Abildgaard, 1789, pp. 33-34, pi. 101, figs. 1-2. 

 Phthisica marina. — Norman, 1886, p. 26; 1905, p. 26.— Allen and Todd, 1900, 



pp. 166, 174, 203.— BjorcK, 1915, p. 35.— Chevreux and Fage, 1925, pp. 



434-436, fig. 422.— Schellenberg, 1942, pp. 234-235, fig. 192.— Marine Biol. 



Assoc, 1957, pp. 232-233. 

 Proto spec. Mayer, 1903, p. 21. 

 Phthisica acatidata.—ReihiscYi, 1906, pp. 214-216, 219, 220, 221, 222, 229, 230, 



232, 233.— Zernov, 1913. pp. 68, 127, 233. 

 Phtisica acaudata.—Tichy, 1911, pp. 1125-1127, 1133, 1134.— Borcea, 1931, 



p. 702.— Carausu, 1956, p. 132. 

 Phytisca marina. — Crawshay, 1912, p. 351. 

 Phtysica acaudata. — Borcea, 1934, p. 404. 

 Phtisica antillensis [not Mayer]. — Pequegnat, 1966, p. 25. 



Diagnosis. — Carpus of gnathopod 2 shorter than merus, propodus 

 with greatest wddth proximal and with proximal grasping spines. 



Description. — Body smooth. Length of largest male 14 mm, 

 largest female 13 mm, smallest ovigerous female 3.7 mm. 



Antenna 1 variable in length from one-half to length of body. 

 Antenna 2 approximately equal in length to peduncle of antenna 1, 

 fiagellum of 3-5 articles. 



Mandibular palp 3-segmented, setal formula for terminal article 

 varies from 1-1-1 to 1-6-1. Left mandible with 5-toothed incisor, 

 5-toothed lacinia mobihs, 2 additional plates, setal row of 7 or 8 short 

 blunt setae and 3 longer apically serrate setae. Right mandible with 

 5-toothed incisor, lacinia mobihs smooth, 2 additional plates, setal 

 row of 6 or 7 short setae and 2 longer apically serrate setae. Outer 

 lobe of labium winghke, both lobes quite setose. Palp of maxilla 1 

 with 3 or 4 apical spines of which 2 sometimes serrate and mth 3 

 or 4 proximal setae, outer lobe with 6 apical spines which become 

 bifid or serrate in larger individuals. Outer lobe of maxiUiped with 

 1 apical seta, 1 short apical spine, and 2-5 proximal setae along 

 medial margin; inner lobe as long as outer lobe and nearly fused 

 along medial margins, mediodistal corner with 1 very large serrate 

 spine, 1 small spine, and 1 shghtly lateral marginally serrate spine, 

 lateral margin of lobe sometimes toothed; article 2 of palp robust. 



