Gabophlias J.L. Barnard, 1972

Coleman, Oliver & Lowry, James K., 2012, Two new species of Gabophlias (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Phliantidae) from Australia, Zootaxa 3441, pp. 21-35 : 21-22

Gabophlias J.L. Barnard, 1972

Gabophlias J.L. Barnard, 1972: 288 .

Diagnosis. Body dorsoventrally flattened, appendages splayed laterally. Pereon with or without mid-dorsal carina. Antenna 1 peduncle article 1 distally expanded, without subrectangular extended mediodistal lobe. Maxilliped palp 4-articulate. Pereopods subprehensile. Propodi of pereopods proximomarginally expanded with proximal group of 1–3 robust setae and additionally 1 distal robust seta (on pereopods 1–4 posteromarginally and on pereopods 5–7 anteromarginally). Basis of pereopods 5–7 ovate, ventrally more or less expanded. Pleopod 1 with rectangular peduncle, pleopod 3 with medially strongly produced peduncle; rami of pleopods 1–2 long and subequal in length, inner ramus of pleopod 3 very short.

Type species. Gabophlias olono J.L. Barnard, 1972 , original designation.

Included species. Gabophlias includes 3 species: G. gabiae sp. nov.; G. olono J.L. Barnard, 1972 ; G. kerstinae sp. nov.