Hemilamprops Sars 1883
- Dataset
- The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Cumacea
- family
- Lampropidae
- genus
- Hemilamprops
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Carapace with 2 lateral ridges, without setae, dorsal crest with teeth. Telson 0.7 length of uropod peduncles, with 5 – 6 pairs lateral setae, 3 terminal setae. Uropod exopod unknown, broken. Adult male unknown. Depth. 2500 m.
discussion
Remarks. The description is based on two incomplete female specimens. The carapace sculpturing, which includes a marginal carina, suggests that Hemilamprops is not the correct genus, as does the reduced pereopod 5. However, without specimens that are more nearly complete, and perhaps the adult male, it is not possible to be definitive about the genus placement. Within Hemilamprops, the most similar species is H. bacescui from the Weddell Sea. The two species can be differentiated by the lateral setation on the telson. In H. bacescui there are three or fewer pairs of lateral setae on the telson, while in H. bicarinatus there are five or more pairs of lateral setae on the telson.
distribution
Distribution. Geyser Bank, off Madagascar, Indian Ocean, 12 ° 14.4 ’ S, 46 ° 41 ’ E.
materials_examined
Type material. Deposition unknown. Mozambique Canal, 12 ° 14 ’ 4 ” S, 46 ° 41 ’ 6 ” E. Not seen.