Glyptogidiella, Vonk, Ronald & Jaume, Damià, 2010

Vonk, Ronald & Jaume, Damià, 2010, Glyptogidiella omanica gen. et sp. nov., an inland groundwater bogidiellid from Oman with enlarged coxal plate V (Crustacea, Amphipoda), Zootaxa 2657, pp. 55-65 : 56

Glyptogidiella gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Bogidiellidae with three pairs of long stalked coxal gills, present on pereopods IV to VI. Molar process of mandible non-triturative. Maxillule coxal endite (= inner plate) unarmed; basal endite (= outer plate) with six distal robust setae; endopodite (= palp) unsegmented. Maxilliped lacking coxal endite. Coxal plates I–V not reduced, I–IV longer than broad, each with anterior margin overlapping one in front. Coxa V very large, ovoid, covering almost completely plate VI, and partially plates IV and VII. Basis of pereopod VII expanded; medial margin of propodus provided with two long and stiff setae conferring limb acicular aspect. Pleopods uniramous, with anterodistal corner of medial margin of protopod produced into pointed process. Uropod III with short rami, each shorter than half length of protopod. Telson slightly longer than broad with strongly convex distal margin.

Type species. Glyptogidiella omanica sp. nov. described herein, by original designation.

Etymology. Genus name derived by combination of the Greek "glyptos", meaning deeply carved, alluding to the ostentatiously carved out coxal plate V displayed by the new taxon, and the ending of Bogidiella , the type genus of the family Bogidiellidae .