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Figure 27. — Oedicerotldae: a,b,c, pereopods 3, 4, 5, note elongation of pereopod 5 [see 

 Calliopiidae, Pleustidae, Synopiidae, Isaeidae and related families, Laphystiopsidae]; 

 d, accessory flagellum absent [see Synopiidae, Pardaliscidae]; e, telson;/, uropod 3, note 

 elongated peduncle [see Calliopiidae, Pleustidae, Laphystiopsidae]. 



Isaeid-like families have a thick, fleshy telson. Oculate oedicerotlds mostly have dorsally 



contiguous or coalesced eyes. 



