Planche 1 issued from : E.L. Markhaseva in Proc. Zool. Inst. RAN, St. Petersburg, 1996, 268. [p.91, Fig.66]. Female. P.md: mandibular palp; Gn: genital segment (ventral view); GntbMd: gnathobase of Md.
Planche 2 issued from : G.B. Deevey in Bull. Mar. Sc., 1974, 24 (2). [p.449, Fig.5]. Female (from 32°10'N, 64°30'W): a-b, habitus (dorsal and lateral, respectively); c, P1; d, A2; e, Mx1; f, Mxp. Scale at left center for parts a and b; at bottom for parts c-f. Scales in mm. Nota: Cephalothorax 80 % of total length ; urosome 25 % of cephalothorax length. A1 23-segmented, reaching to genital segment. Endopod of A2 about 2/3 length of exopod. P1 exopod with 2 edge spines
Planche 3 issued from : G.B. Deevey in Bull. Mar. Sc., 1974, 24 (2). [p.450, Fig.6]. Female: c, P2; d, P4; e, P3; f, A1; h, Md; i, Mx2.
Immature Male: a-b, habitus (dorsal and lateral, respectively); g, P5.
Scale at left center for parts a and b; at bottom for parts c-i. Scales in mm.
Planche 4 issued from : E.L. Markhaseva in Proc. Zool. Inst. RAN, St. Petersburg, 1996, 268. [p.91, Fig.66]. Female: Mx2.
Planche 5Chiridiella bichela female: 1 - Mx2 with 5 endites. 2 - Mx2 strongly modified in comparison with typical; first-fifth endites of varying size; Setation is not typical, some number of setae on third-fifth endites transformed into pincers-like spines. 3 - Setae of third and fourth endites of Mx2 arranged like pincers. 4 - Exopod of P1 with 2 external spines. A1 nearly as long as cephalothorax.
Planche 6Chiridiella bichela female ; 1 - 3rd and 4th lobes of Mx2 each with pincer arrangement. 2 - A1 approximately cephalothorax length. 3 - Mx2 long and slim. 4 - P1 exopod with 2 edge spines.
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