Brachylamprops, Gerken, 2018

Gerken, Sarah, 2018, The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World, Zootaxa 4428 (1), pp. 1-192 : 36

Brachylamprops n. gen.

Type species. Brachylamprops scabridus n. sp.

Diagnosis. Carapace not dorsoventrally flattened, without marginal carina, eyelobe present, pseudorostral lobes short, blunt. Antennule flagella well developed, accessory flagellum at least 0.5 length of main flagellum. Mandible navicular. Maxillule palp with 2 setae, 1 much shorter than the other. Pereopod 1 slender. Pereopod 5 longer than pereopod 4 basis. Telson long, more than 2/3 length of uropod peduncles. Uropod endopod of 3 articles. Uropod exopod article 1 0.2 length of article 2, or less. Female with fully developed exopod on pereopod 2, no exopods on pereopods 3–4, without pleopods. Male with long antenna, extending past pereon, without penial lobes, with 3 pairs of pleopods.

Species. Brachylamprops scabridus n. sp.

Etymology. A combination of brachy, from Latin, meaning short, and the generic name Lamprops , alluding to the short body of this lampropid. Gender masculine.

Remarks. Within the Lampropidae , the lack of rudimentary exopods on pereopods 3–4 in the female is unusual. This genus is recognizable by the short and robust carapace and abdomen.