Plate 2 issued from : S. Ohtsuka, S. Nishida & R.J. Machida in J. Nat. Hist., 2005, 39 (27). [p.2494, Fig.5].
Female: A, A2; B, Md (mandibular cutting edge); C, Md (mandibular palp); D, Mx1 (slightly streched); E, Mx2; F, Mxp.
Scale bars in mm.
Nota: A2: basis with inner seta at inner distal corner; endopod 2-segmented, 1st segment with seta at distal 1/3 length and patch of minute spinules distally; 2nd segment with 1 naked, 1 serrate and 1 plumose setae subterminally, 1 short and 5 long setae terminally, and patch of minute spinules along outer margin; exopod indistinctly 7-segmented, with setal formula 0, 0, 1, 1,2, 1, 3 (1 vestigial).
Md without patch of long setules on gnathobase, cutting edge with 2 patches of minute spinules and 3 teeth, dorsalmost bicuspid; mandibular palp with ebdopod rudimentary, 1-segmented, with 1 naked, short and 1 plumose, long setae terminally; exopod 5-segmented, with setal formula 1, 1, 1, 1, 2; terminal setae well developed.
Mx1 with 5 naked spines and 1 process on praecoxal arthrite; coxal endite with short seta; coxal epipodite bearing 8 setae; basal endite with minute seta; endopod 1-segmented, bulbous, with 3 unequal setae, gradually increasing in size distally; exopod 1-segmented, lamellar, bearing 3 terminal setae.
Mx2 stout; 1st praecoxal endite with 2 unequal spinulose setae and vestigial element; 2nd praecoxal to 2nd coxal endites each bearing 2 spinulose setae; basis relatively elongate; basal spine relatively long and naked; endopod 4-segmented, with setal formula 1, 3, 2, 2, all bearing longitudinal row of fine spinules.
Mxp with syncoxa bearing 1 middle and 2 subterminal serrate setae, and terminal patch of short spinules and subterminal patch of long ones; basis shorter than syncoxa, with 2 subterminal serrate setae, patch of long setules midway, and longitudinal patch of spinules; 1st endopodal segment almost separate from basis, with serrate seta; 2nd to 5th segments bearing 4, 4, 3, and 3 setae, respectively; 6th segment with setae a and b not reduced.