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ANTHURIDEA • ANTHURIDAE 



Amakusanthura lathridia (Wagele, 1982) 

 Figure 3F-I 



DIAGNOSIS 9 2.7 mm. Antennular flagellum of three articles. Antennal 

 flagellum of three articles. Mandibular palp article 3 bearing three spines. 

 Maxilliped lacking endite. Pereopod 1, propodal palm with distal step; 

 carpus with triangular posterodistal lobe. Uropodal exopod apically acute, 

 outer margin slightly excavate, sinuate; endopod length slightly less than 

 twice basal width. Pleotelson elliptical, widest at about midlength, margins 

 weakly serrate. 



RECORDS Cuba, interstitial beach sand just above water line. 



Amakusanthura magnifica (Menzies and Frankenberg, 1966) 

 Figures 4, 5 



DIAGNOSIS 9: 13.9 mm. Maxilliped with short endite, terminal article of 

 palp short, set obliquely at outer distal angle of penultimate article. Pereopod 

 1, propodal palm with strong tubercle; carpus with low distal sclerotized 

 lobe. Uropodal exopod ovate, with shallow distal notch; endopod twice 

 longer than wide. Pleotelson with posterior margin evenly rounded to sub- 

 truncate; dorsally with raised area at midlength, broadening and sloping 



Figure 4. Amakusanthura magnifica: A, 

 pereopod 1; B, telson; C, uropodal sympod 

 and endopod (setae omitted); D, uropodal 

 exopod (setae omitted) 



