Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986

Larsen, Kim & Araújo-Silva, Catarina L., 2014, The ANDEEP Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) revisited III: the family Akanthophoreidae, Zootaxa 3796 (2), pp. 237-264 : 245

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Genus Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986 View in CoL

Type species. Akanthophoreus gracilis ( Krøyer, 1842)

Amended diagnosis. Pleonite 5 without ventral spur. Pleotelson with lateral spurs. Chelipeds with weak or shallow carpal shield; carpus and propodus without ornamentation; fixed finger incisive margin without proximal denticulations; dactylus always with dorsal denticulation. Uropod basal article without accessory spur; endopod article 1 without spur.

Species included. Akanthophoreus gracilis ; A. lispopygmos ; A. phillipsi ; A. undulatus .