Brachycarpus Bate, 1888

Brachycarpus Bate, 1888: 795; Holthuis, 1952: 2; Cardoso, 2006: 26; Cardoso & Young 2007: 285.

Diagnosis. Rostrum with teeth on dorsal and ventral margins. Carapace with antennal and hepatic spines. Mandibular palp with three articles. Maxillipeds with exopods. Dactyli of pereopods 3 to 5 bifid. Telson with two pairs of dorsal spines and two pairs of spines on the posterior margin.