Habitat
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Sand flats in shallow water.
Myers, A. (2012). Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Palau, Micronesia: Families Ampeliscidae, Ampithoidae, Aoridae, Colomastigidae and Cyproideidae. ZooKeys. 193: 1-25.
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Description
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Based on female holotype. 2.5 mm.
Head. Head less than one and a half times as long as deep, anteroventral margin oblique. Eyes, two pairs each with a cuticular lens; lenses with strong brown pigment patches around or near them. Antenna 1 about half body length; peduncular article 2 more than twice times length of article 1; flagellum with 17 articles, reaching well beyond end of peduncular article 5 of antenna 2. Antenna 2 equal to body length, peduncular article 4 a little longer than article 5, flagellum with 24 articles.
Pereon. Gnathopods 1–2 coxa distally rounded without notch. Pereopods 3–4 dactylus shorter than propodus. Pereopod 5 basis posteroproximal margin with weak lobe. Pereopod 7 basis posterodistal lobe reaching beyond ischium, weakly scalloped and bearing setae on distal and anterior margins; propodus slender, parallel-sided, dactylus spine-like.
Pleon.Epimera 1–3 rounded. Uropod 3 rami broadly lanceolate, inner margins proximally excavate and serrate. Telson one and a half times as long as broad, cleft to two fifths its length, distal margins broadly rounded
- bibliographic citation
- Myers A (2012) Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Palau, Micronesia: Families Ampeliscidae, Ampithoidae, Aoridae, Colomastigidae and Cyproideidae ZooKeys 193: 1–25
- author
- Alan A. Myers
Distribution
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Known only from the type locality.
- bibliographic citation
- Myers A (2012) Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Palau, Micronesia: Families Ampeliscidae, Ampithoidae, Aoridae, Colomastigidae and Cyproideidae ZooKeys 193: 1–25
- author
- Alan A. Myers