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Fig. 23. Scypholanceola aestiva (Stebbing), male (after Shoemaker 1945a). 



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claw — the relative size of this denticle, prominent in younger individu- 

 als, reduces as the crustacean grows, and in larger individuals becomes 

 almost inconspicuous. Pereopods II are longer than pereopods I; the very 

 weak, distally broadened 5th segment (in large specimens it is nearly 

 cylindrical) is usually somewhat longer but may be equal to or slightly 

 shorter than the narrowly conical 6th segment. Pereopods III and IV are 



