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length 8-10 times more than its width; the anterior and distal margins 

 are finely denticulate; the thin claw is 1/4 the length of the 6th segment. 

 The 2nd segment of pereopods VI is longer than in pereopods V, the 

 distal part of the anterior margin with five-seven spinules; the 4th seg- 

 ment is slightly longer than the 5th, which has five-seven strong spines 

 on its anterior margin while much weaker spines occur on the distal part 

 of the anterior margin of the 4th segment; the narrow 6th segment is 

 seven-eight times longer than wide and its anterior margin denticulate; 

 the claw is slightly more than 1/4 the length of the 6th segment. The 

 2nd segment of pereopods VII is broad and short, 1/3 the length of the 

 leg, its length about equal to its width, and its posterior lobe broadly 

 rounded and slightly extending beyond the base of the 4th segment; 

 the 4th segment is slightly longer than wide, with spines in the distal 

 angles; the 5th segment is twice longer than wide; the 6th segment is 

 slightly longer and notably narrower than the 5th; the 7th segment is 

 finger-shaped and 2/3 the length of the 6th segment; the anterior distal 

 parts of the 2nd-5th segments are finely denticulate; the 7th segment has 

 a squamose pattern on the surface. 



The urosome is the same length as somite III of the pleon. Uro- 

 somites I and III are identical in size; urosomite II is very short; the 

 border between urosomites II and III is marked by a shallow lateral 

 notch. The basipodite of uropods I is almost three times longer than 

 wide and the distal half of its outer margin is denticulate; the rami are 

 equal in length, half the length of the basipodite, and have coarsely 

 denticulate margins except in the proximal part of the inner margin of 

 the endopodite. Uropods II are short; the basipodite is twice longer than 

 wide and its inner distal angle is stretched; the endopodite is broader 

 and somewhat longer than the exopodite and slightly smaller than the 

 basipodite in length; the ends of the rami extend to or slightly beyond 

 the end of the basipodite of uropods III; the sides of the rami facing each 

 other are coarsely denticulate; the outer margin of the exopodite distally 

 bears several denticles while the entire remaining part is smooth as is the 

 proximal part of the inner margin of the endopodite. Uropods III have 

 a massive basipodite, which is equal to the basipodite of uropods II in 

 length but distinctly broader, its length being just 1.5 times its width. Sex- 

 ual dimorphism apparently is not distinct in uropods III; the endopodite 

 in both sexes is barely longer and broader than the exopodite but in males 

 this character is better noticeable. The rami are about 3/4 the length of 

 the basipodite and their margins finely denticulate except for the prox- 

 imal part of the outer margin of the exopodite and inner margin of the 

 endopodite. The telson is large, roundish-triangular, sometimes almost 

 round, its length approximately equal to its width; the apex extends up 

 to the middle of the basipodite of uropods III. 



