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these features is still unknown. It seems unlikely that the species recorded as 

 E. littoralis by Moreira (1972) from Brazil is the same species. 



Eurydice personata Kensley, 1987a 

 Figures 66F,G; 67C 



DIAGNOSIS S 6.0 mm, ovigerous 9 5.1-6.4 mm. Frontal lamina slender, 

 lanceolate, anteriorly acute. Posterior margin between notches faintly con- 

 vex, with four relatively elongate spines (inner pair five or six times longer 

 than wide) and few setae between dentitions. 6: Plicate organ on antennal 

 flagellar articles half length of article. Pleopod 2, copulatory stylet on endo- 

 pod clavate, barely reaching beyond ramus. 



RECORDS Bermuda; off' Georgia, 18-27 m; off" South Carohna, 34 m; off" 

 Miami, Florida; Puerto Rico, 13-17 m; Bahamas, 1-2 m and surface 

 plankton tow; Haiti; Cuba; Venezuela. 



REMARKS This recently discovered species has masqueraded under the 

 names of E. convexa and E. littoralis for some time, which may explain some of 

 the inconsistencies in the literature, especially in variation in the pleotelsonic 

 apex. 



Eurydice piperata Menzies and Frankenberg, 1966 

 Figure 66H 



DIAGNOSIS 6 4.0 mm, 9 4.5 mm. Frontal lamina slender, widening ante- 

 riorly to become slightly bilobed. Posterior margin of pleotelson between 

 notches straight to faintly convex, with four spines barely twice longer than 

 wide, and several much longer setae between dentition. 6: Plicate organ on 

 antennal flagellar articles about '/e length of article but situated subdistally. 

 Pleopod 2, copulatory stylet clavate, reaching well beyond ramus. 



RECORDS Georgia to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, 37-150 m. 



Excirolana Richardson, 1912a 



DIAGNOSIS Cephalon with prominent rostrum separating antennular bases; 

 fused with flattened frontal lamina. Clypeus with short, broadly triangular 

 blade projecting anteroventrally. Antennal peduncle with four or five arti- 

 cles. Maxillipedal endite with single coupling hook. Pleopods 3-5, endopods 



