Paraeragia, An & Zhang & Paulay, 2017
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2016.1270362 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:284AB32C-6AE5-45BC-9C5D-01B3030D6DE6 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038487A1-C068-FFC3-37F8-4D57FBEAFF52 |
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Carolina |
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Paraeragia |
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Subfamily Argeiinae Markham, 1977 View in CoL
Paraeragia gen. nov.
Diagnosis
Female. Body distorted. Head quadrate, without frontal lamina, extending into a distorted pereomere 1; maxilliped with setose palp. Pereon broader than long; with reduced coxal plates on pereomeres; first oostegite with nearly smooth ridge. Pleon of six separate pleomeres; first five with lateral plates and uniramous pleopods; uropods uniramous.
Male. Head oblong, with dark eyes. All seven pereomeres of equal width; first two pereopods with much larger dactyli than subsequent pereopods. Pleonal segments fused; pleopods absent.
Etymology. Paraeragia is derived from the name of the most similar genus, Eragia . Gender feminine.
Type species: Paraeragia kiribatiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., by present designation.
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