Chillagoeidae Lowry & Myers, 2012

Myers, A, 2013, A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda), Zootaxa 3610 (1), pp. 1-80 : 47

Chillagoeidae Lowry & Myers, 2012

Type genus. Chillagoe Barnard & Williams, 1995 .

Diagnostic description. Body laterally compressed. Eyes absent. Antennae 1–2 calceoli crangonyctoid (type 9). Antenna 1 subequal in length or longer than antenna 2; peduncular article 1 subequal to, or longer than article 2; article 2 longer than article 3; article 3 shorter than article 1; peduncular articles 1–2 not geniculate; accessory flagellum short. Antenna 2 peduncular article 1 enlarged, bulbous. Mandible molar triturative; palp symmetrical. Maxilla 1 basal endite setose along medial margin or apically setose; palps symmetrical. Maxilla 2 basal endite without oblique setal row. Labium inner lobes vestigial or absent. Coxal gills on pereopods 2–6, stalked (without proximal restriction) or not stalked; sternal gills present, simple; sternal blisters absent; oostegites fringing setae simple. Gnathopod subchelate; 1 similar in males and females (not sexually dimorphic); smaller (or weaker) than or similar in size to gnathopod 2; propodus palm without robust setae along palmar margin. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; 1 similar in males and females (not sexually dimorphic); carpus slightly produced along posterior margin of propodus or not produced along posterior margin of propodus, projecting between merus and propodus. Pereopods 3–4 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopod 4 with well developed posteroventral lobe or with small posteroventral lobe or without posteroventral lobe. Pereopod 5 shorter than pereopod 6; coxa with small anteroventral lobe. Pereopod 7 subequal in length to, or longer than pereopod 5. Pleonites 1–3 without dorsal carinae. Urosomites 1–3 free; with slender or robust dorsal setae. Urosomite 1 with large distoventral robust seta. Urosomite 2 with pair of dorsal concavities each with 1–3 small setae. Uropod 1 with 1 or 2 basofacial robust setae. Uropod 3 not sexually dimorphic; uniramous, without plumose setae. Telson deeply cleft ; dorsal or lateral robust setae present or absent; apical robust setae present.

Habitat. Freshwater, hypogean.

Included genera. Chillagoe Barnard & Williams, 1995 .

Distribution. Tropical Australia.