Planche 6 Issued from : Y. Ranga Reddy & Y. Radhakrishna in Hydrobiologia, 1982, 87. [p.258, Plate I].
Female (from 16°32'- 16°47'N; 81°4'-81°22'E): 1, habitus (dorsal with egg sacs (each with about 11 eggs); 2, same (lateral); 3, posterior part of prosome and urosome (dorsal); 4, genital area; 5, A1 and rostrum; 6, A2; 7, Md; 8, Mx1; 9, Mx2; 10 & 10a, Mxp and its modified seta; 11, P5.
Nota: Proportional lengths prosome and urosome 64:36.
- Head and 1st pedigerous segment fused, 4th and 5th pedigerous segments fused.
- Rostrum consists of 2 filaments, short.
- Posterolateral corners of prosome rounded with a dorsal spine.
- Urosome 4-segmented plus caudal rami proportional lengths 31 : 15 : 21 : 9 : 22.
- Genital segment symmetrical and has on the dorsal surface minute spines, arranged in 4 transverse rows; the 1st row interrupted in the middle with about 10 spines on either side; the 2nd row discontinuous laterally; the spines of these 2 rows smaller than those of the following rows; the 3rd row complete with about 8 relatively large spines on either side; the 4th row, like the first one, broken in the middle having about 6 somewhat large spines on either side.
- Caudal rami symmetrical, divergent and slightly over 3 times as long as broad with hairy inner margins; each ramus with 5 unjointed setae, of which the middle one dilated and spear-shaped. In addition, a small sensory bristle lies between the 4th and 5th setae.
- A1 21-segmented, reaching nearly up to the posterior margin of the genital segment.
- A2 biramous, basipodite with 5 lateral setae, and 3 minute spines at its distal internal corner; exopodite ubsegmented with 7 terminal and 8 subterminal setae, and a row of minute spines along its distal internal border; endopodite 4-segmented with 1, 4, 3 and 4 setae respectively.
- Md gnathal lobe chitinized with 9 or 10 teeth and a fine seta; basipodite large with 4 inner marginal setae; exopodite indistinctly 4-segmented with 1, 1, 1 and 3 setae respectively; endopodite 2-segmented with 4 and 8 setae.
- Mx1 precoxa with 16 spiniform setae; coxal and basal endites with 4 setae each; basipodite with 5 setae; exopodite unsegmented with 9-10 setae; basal exite absent, coxal exite with 8 strong and 1 slender setae; endopodite 3-segmented with 4, 4 and 6 setae respectively.
- Mx2 precoxa and coxa fused, each having 2 endites with 3 setae each; basis has 2 unequal endites, the proximal one larger with 3 setae while the distal smaller with 2 setae; endopodite vaguely 3-segmented with 1, 1 and 3 setae.
- Mxp 6-segmented, the proximal 2 segments much larger than the distal ones. The 1st segment with 8 setae, in addition, it has a strong spine, sharply bent over the segment; the distal internal corner of the segment spinulose .
- P5 both the left and right legs identical, uniramous and 4-segmented; basis slightly broader than coxa, with a ledge on the inner margin and a few spinules on the distal outer region.; exopodite 1 cylindrical and longer than the rest, having a strong internally serrated spine at the distal external angle, and a short blunt spinous process with a hyaline lobe at the distal internal angle; exopodite 2 bears 4 strong, serrated spines, of which 3 short and 1 longer than the combined length of basis and exopodite 1.