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Discias musicus Holthuis 1981

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Discias musicus Holthuis, 1981

Discias musicus Holthuis, 1953:52 [nomen nudum]; 1981:787, figs. 1, 2.

Discias sp.—Cloud, 1959:436.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—USNM 94774, holotype, 1 , CL2.2 mm, lagoon west of Saipan, Mariana Islands, coll. P.E. Cloud, 10 Apr 1949.

DIAGNOSIS.—Anterior margin of rostrum rounded, with faint apical tooth and median longitudinal carina, margins entire. Abdominal segment 2 lacking spine on posterior margin. Telson with 3 pairs of spines on posterior margin. Antennal scale lacking distolateral tooth. Mandible lacking palp; incisor process with 2 teeth; molar process apically acute. Maxilliped 1, exopod reduced. Outer uropodal ramus, outer margin entire.

PREVIOUS RECORDS.—Saipan, Mariana Islands, barrier reef flat (Holthuis, 1981).
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Kensley, Brian F. 1983. "New records of bresiliid shrimps from Australia, South Africa Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico (Decapoda: Natantia: Caridea)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-31. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.394