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dal exopod triangular, length 2.5 times greatest width, shorter than sympod. 

 Telson tapering but not abruptly narrowed in posterior fourth. 



RECORDS Curasao, in shore sediments 1.5 m above tide line; Bonaire, in 

 shore sediments above tide line. 



Paranthura Bate and Westwood, 1868 



DIAGNOSIS Eyes present. Antennular flagellum shorter than peduncle. An- 

 tennal flagellum usually of single flattened setose article. Mandibular palp of 

 three articles, article 3 with comb of spines. Maxillipedal palp of one or two 

 articles; endite small to absent. Pereopod 1, propodus inflated, larger than 

 that of pereopods 2 and 3. Pereopods 4-7, carpi rectangular. Pleonites short, 

 more or less distinct. Pleopod 1, exopod operculiform. Telson lacking 

 statocyst. 



REMARKS This is the largest of the paranthurid genera, with over 50 names 

 in the literature. Many of these are poorly described. Species o{ Paranthura are 

 common in the shallow waters of the temperate and tropical seas. 



Key to species of Paranthura 



1. Telson posteriorly truncate; uropodal exopod rectangular, margins 



serrate infundibulata 



Telson posteriorly rounded; uropodal exopox ovate, margins entire . . 2 



2. Uropodal endopod longer than wide 3 



Uropodal endopod as long as wide antillensis 



3. Uropodal exopod elongate-elliptical; telson parallel sided for half length 



Jloridensis 



Uropodal exopod ovate, outer margin sinuate; telson evenly elliptical 

 bamardi 



Paranthura antillensis Barnard, 1925 

 Figure 31A-F 



DIAGNOSIS 9 5.1 mm. Antennular flageUum of four articles. Mandibular 

 palp, article 3 with five spines. Maxillipedal palp of single article three times 

 longer than basal width; short endite present. Pereopod 1, propodus ex- 



