Microcharon sabulum 91 



REMARKS All the members of this family are tiny (usually less than 2 mm), 

 and most are interstitial in habit, being found in marine, brackish, and fresh- 

 water environments. 



Angliera Chappuis and Delamare Deboutteville, 1955 



DIAGNOSIS Mandibular palp with two proximal articles inflated, terminal 

 article, slender hooklike, articles lacking setae and spines. Maxillipedal palp 

 of four articles, articles 1 and 3 elongate, article 2 short, article 4 with termi- 

 nal acute process. Pleopod 1 in S forming broad lamella. 



Angliera psamathus Y^tnsXty , 1984 

 Figure 41A-D 



DIAGNOSIS 6 1.0 mm, 9 1.0 mm. Maxillipedal endite with seven setae on 

 distal margin. Posterior four pairs of pereopods with claw on dactylus dorsal 

 to unguis. Uropodal endopod subequal in length to sympod. 



RECORDS Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, interstitial in intertidal sand bank. 



REMARKS Two Other species oi Angliera have been recorded from the Carib- 

 bean area: A. dubitans Stock, 1977, from Bonaire, and A. racovitzai Coineau 

 and Botosaneanu, 1973, from Cuba. The reader should refer to the original 

 descriptions to distinguish the species, as differences are extremely subtle. 



Microcharon Karaman, 1934 



DIAGNOSIS Mandibular palp of three articles, two distal articles bearing 

 spines and/or setae. Maxillipedal palp of five articles, articles 1, 2 and 3 

 expanded. 6 , pleopod 1 narrow, elongate, not obscuring pleopod 2. 



REMARKS More than 20 species o{ Microcharon have been described world- 

 wide. The genus is unusual in that the species have been found in true ma- 

 rine environments, in brackish habitats such as wells, and inland in 

 freshwater. 



Microcharon sabulum Kensley, 1984 

 Figure 41E-H 



DIAGNOSIS S 1.4 mm, 9 1.5 mm. Antennule of five articles. Inner ramus of 

 maxilla 2 with pectinate spine. Pereopodal dactyli short, biunguiculate. En- 



