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Uropods III have a short basipodite, equal to the rami in length. The 

 telson is relatively large and extends beyond the middle of the basipodite 

 of uropods III. 



Type species: vibilioides alberti Chevreux, 1905. 



The basic differences from the closest genus, Vibilia, pertain to the 

 structure of the body integument, morphology of the mouthparts, and 

 structure of pereopods VII. Bowman and Gruner (1973) treated Vibil- 

 ioides as a synonym of the genus Vibilia, considering the differences 

 between the two genera regarding pereopods VII insignificant; these 

 authors did not take cognizance of other morphological characters. How- 

 ever, the structure of the oral appendages in Vibilioides differs markedly 

 from that in Vibilia and, furthermore, these differences may quite unam- 

 biguously be considered as due to reduction. This and other characters 

 place Vibilioides apart in the family Vibiliidae and, obviously, it is more 

 correctly treated as separate genus. 



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1. Vibilioides alberti Chevreux, 1905 (Fig. 118) 



Chevreux, 1905b: 1; 1935: 176; Stephensen, 1916: 56; Bowman and 

 Gruner, 1973: 8 (Vibilia). 



Body length up to 19 mm. 



Mxp 



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Fig. 118. Vifci7/o(de.v a/^ern Chevreux (after Chevruex, 1935). 



