issued from : O. Tanaka in J. Fac. Agricult. Kyushu Univ., 1957, 11 (1). [Pl.7, Figs.1-4]. Female (from Japanese waters): 1, habitus (lateral right side); 2, urosome (dorsal); 3, A2; 4, apical spine of exopod of P2. Nota: The abdominal segments and furca in the proportional lengths 44:26:30. Wing-like expansions of 3rd thoracic segment not extending to the middle of genital segment. Processes of posterior corners of 4th thoracic segment very small.
issued from : Q.-c Chen & S.-z. Zhang & C.-s. Zhu in Studia Marina Sinica, 1974, 9. [Pl.18, Figs.8-12]. Female (from China Seas): 8, habitus (dorsal); 9, idem (lateral left side); 10, A2; 11, terminal spines of exopod of P2; 12, P4.
issued from : M. Dahl in Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung. Bd II, G. f1. I. Die Corycaeinen 1912. [Taf.VIII, Figs.8a, 9, 10]. Female: 8a, habitus (dorsal); 9, urosome (dorsal); 10, habitus (lateral left side).
issued from : M. Dahl in Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung. Bd II, G. f1. I. Die Corycaeinen 1912. [Taf.VIII, Fig.13]. Female: 13, A2.
issued from : M. Dahl in Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung. Bd II, G. f1. I. Die Corycaeinen 1912. [Taf.VIII, Figs.14, 16]. Female: 14, P2 (distal part ofexopod 3); 16, P4.
issued from : M. Dahl in Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung. Bd II, G. f1. I. Die Corycaeinen 1912. [Taf.VIII, Figs.11, 12, 15]. Male: 11, habitus (dorsal); 12, idem (latral right side); 15, A2.
[B & H] Female: Small species. Caudal ramus just longer than anal somite. Ventral hook of genital double-somite weak; produced ventral margin of genital double-somite almost rectangular in lateral view. Male: Genital somite only as long as anal somite and caudal rami combined.
[V & S] Female: Posterior points of thoracic segment 3, in dorsal view, scarcely reacing half genital segment. Spine of basipodite 2 of A2 less than half of spine of basipodite 1. Male: Posterior points of thoracic segment 3, in dorsal view, shorter than 2/3 genital segment. Genital segment length scarcely shorter than caudal rami. Genital segment 1.5 times longer than caudal rami.
Afr. S (SE), Médit. (Mer d'Alboran), Zanzibar, Madagascar (Nosy Bé), Malaisie (Kurau Riv.), Straits of Malacca, Is. Aru, Arch. Bismarck, mers de Chine (East China Sea, South China Sea), Taiwan, Mienhua Canyon, Japon (très rare), Hawaii, Californie (Tomales Bay), Australia (Grande Barrière, North West Cape, G. of Carpentaria)
Epiplanktonic.
For Boxshall & Halsey (2004, p.491) the subgenus (Dahl, 1912) is considered as full generic status pending phylogenetic revision of the whole family at the generic level.
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