Pseudopicrocuma, Akiyama, Tadashi, 2012

Akiyama, Tadashi, 2012, Two new species of Atlantocuma (Crustacea: Cumacea), and a new genus and species from Japan, Northwest Pacific, with observations on the degeneration of mouthparts in ovigerous females, Zootaxa 3400, pp. 20-42 : 30

Pseudopicrocuma gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Carapace with no ridges or carina; dorsal surface arched; pseudorostrum pointed; eye lobe large, without corneal lenses. Antenna 1 main flagellum tri-articulate in female and 4-articulate in male; accessory flagellum much shorter than main flagellum basal article. Male antenna 1 with many sensory setae on peduncle articles 2 and 3. Female antenna 2 bi- or tri-articulate, strongly bent between basal and distal articles. Male antenna 2 clasping form; distal 2 articles of peduncle fused; flagellum of less than 10 articles. Mandibles navicular. Welldeveloped exopods present on maxilliped 3 and pereopods 1–3 in both sexes. Pleopods absent in both sexes. Uropod peduncle shorter than rami; endopod uni-articulate.

Etymology. The genus name refers to similarity of the new genus to Picrocuma Hale, 1936 .