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three articles. Antennal flagellum of six articles. Mandibular palp article 3 

 with four spines. Pereopod 1, carpus triangular, tipped with acute tooth; 

 propodus elongate, palm with about seven teeth, five fringed spines on mesial 

 surface; unguis of dactylus strongly flexed; margin of dactylus with three 

 strong triangular teeth. Uropodal exopod elongate, apically acute, margins 

 serrate; endopod length little more than twice greatest width, outer margin 

 serrate, apex acute. Telson elongate-elliptical, apically narrowly rounded; 

 strong middorsal longitudinal rounded ridge running almost entire length. 



RECORDS Off Venezuela, 95 m. 



REMARKS Wagele (1981) made this species the type of his new genus A^^- 

 manthura, based primarily on the elongate form of the body and appendages. 

 Haliophasma irmae Paul and Menzies, 1971, from the same locality as the 

 above species, is probably the same species. 



Licranthura Kensley and Schotte, 1987 



DIAGNOSIS Serrate process on antennal peduncle article 3. Mandibular 

 palp of three articles; molar lacking. Maxillipedal endite short. Pereopod 1 

 larger than pereopods 2 and 3. Pereopods 4-7, carpi triangular. Pleonites 

 short, free. Pleopod 1, both rami forming operculum. Pleotelson lacking 

 statocysts. 



Licranthura amyle Kensley and Schotte, 1987 

 Figure 16 



DIAGNOSIS 9 3.8 mm. Eyes small, pigmented. Antennular flagellum of 

 three articles. Antennal peduncle article 3 with lamellar expanded process, 

 serrate on mesial margin; flagellum of six articles. Maxillipedal palp of five 

 articles; very short endite. Pereopod 1, propodal palm unarmed. Uropodal 

 and telsonic margins serrate. 



RECORDS Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, 0-25 m, in coral rubble. 



Malacanthura Barnard, 1925 



DIAGNOSIS Eyes present. Mandibular palp of three articles. Maxillipedal 

 palp of three articles, terminal article usually broadly ovate. Pereopod 1, 

 propodus expanded. Pereopods 4-7 with carpi roughly rectangular. Pleopod 



