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five-six spinules in the distal part of its anterior margin; the 4th segment 

 is notably longer than the 5th and three times longer than wide; the 6th 

 segment is long, its length seven to eight times its width, and its anterior 

 margin finely denticulate; the claw is 1/5 the length of the 6th segment; 

 one small spine is present in the anterior distal angle of the 5th seg- 

 ment. Pereopods VI are distinguished only by their ornamentation and 

 the proportions of the 2nd and 6th segments; the 2nd segment is longer 

 and the 6th segment shorter than their counterparts in pereopods V; the 

 claw is 1/4 the length of the 6th segment; the anterior margin of the 

 5th-6th segments is denticulate and the 5th segment additionally bears 

 five-six strong spines. The 2nd segment of pereopods VII is broadly oval, 

 its length 1.5 times its width; the distal lobe of the posterior margin is 

 evenly rounded, slightly extending beyond the base of the 4th segment, 

 and a small spine projects downward in the anterior distal angle; in the 

 short 3rd segment one-two spines are present in the anterior distal angle; 

 the slightly curved 4th segment is slightly longer than wide and bears 

 one spine anteriorly and one spine posteriorly in the distal angle; the 5th 

 segment is elongated, about 2.5 times longer than wide; the 6th segment 

 is narrower and longer than the 5th segment; the 7th segment is still 

 narrower but slightly shorter than the 5th segment, finger-shaped, and 

 has an uneven surface lacking a distinct squamose pattern. 



The pleon is the same length as the pereon, its somites somewhat 

 increasing in length from I to III. The urosome is slightly longer than 

 somite III of the pleon. Urosomite I is half the length of the last somite 

 of the pleon and equal to the last (geminate) urosomite, which is divided 

 almost in the middle by deep lateral notches; a dorsal depression sepa- 

 rates the fused urosomites II and III. The lateral angles of the last uro- 

 somite do not project backward. The rami of the uropods are shorter 

 than the basipodites. Sexual dimorphism is not manifest in uropods III. 

 The basipodite of uropods I is 3-3.5 times longer than wide, the rami 

 about half its length; the distal part of the outer margin of the basipodite 

 and the margins of the rami are coarsely denticulate. The basipodite of 

 uropods II is twice longer than wide and its inner distal angle projects 

 slightly; the rami are coarsely denticulate except in the proximal half of 

 the inner margin of the endopodite; the endopodite is slightly longer than 

 the exopodite and about 3/4 the length of the basipodite. The basipodite 

 of uropods III is broader than that of uropods I-II, its length 1.5 times its 

 221 width and equal to the length of the basipodite of uropods II; the rami 

 are equal in length or the endopodite is barely longer than the exopodite; 

 the sides of the rami facing each other are finely denticulate while the 

 opposite sides are smooth; the length of the rami is 2/3 the length of 

 the basipodite. The telson is large, roundish-triangular with a broadly 



