Genus Deutella Mayer 1890

Diagnosis. Antenna 2 without swimming setae, flagellum with two articles. Mandibular palp 3-articulate, setal formula for distal article 1-x- 1; molar present. Outer lobe of maxilliped larger than inner lobe. Gills on pereonites 3 and 4. Pereopods 3 and 4 two-segmented, pereopod 5 with 6-articles inserted at posterior end of pereonite 5. Abdomen of male with one pair of appendages and one pair of setose lobes, of female with one pair setose lobes (see Guerra-García 2002a, 2003).

Type species. Deutella californica Mayer 1890 .

Included species. Deutella antonbruuni Guerra-García, 2002a; D. aspiducha Gable & Lazo-Wasem, 1987, D. californica Mayer, 1890; D. caribensis Guerra-García, Krapp-Schickel & Müller, 2006; D. mayeri Stebbing, 1895; D. incerta (Mayer, 1903); D. margaritae Guerra-García, 2003; D. indica Guerra-García, 2002a; D. philippinensis Guerra-García, 2002b; D. schieckei Cavedini, 1981; D. vemae (McCain & Gray, 1971) and D. venenosa Mayer 1890 .