Platysympus camelus Day, 1978

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 135-136

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scientific name	Platysympus camelus Day, 1978
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Platysympus camelus Day, 1978 View in CoL

Platysympus camelus Day, 1978: 162–165 View in CoL , fig. 9A–L.

Type material. Holotype: SAMC A15684, male. North Natal , South Africa, 27°59’S, 32°40’E. Not seen. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. Carapace with branchial swellings, with 1 pair lateral ridges, in lateral view with dorsal humps. Telson 1.9 pleonite 6, 0.5 uropod peduncles, without lateral setae. Adult male unknown.

Depth. 188–550 m.

Distribution. South Africa, 27°59’S, 32°40’E.

Remarks. The undulating dorsal line of the carapace in lateral view is shared by Platysympus japonicus and P. muranoi . However, P. japonicus and P. muranoi can be differentiated by having a longer telson than P. camelus . In P. camelus the telson is less than twice the length of pleonite 6, while in the other two species the telson is more than twice the length of pleonite 6.