Accalathura

King, Rachael A., 2008, A re-description of Accalathura crenulata (Richardson, 1901) from type material and the description of two new Accalathura species (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoida), Zootaxa 1761, pp. 17-29 : 28

Key to species of Accalathura from the Caribbean and adjacent areas

(for adult specimens)

1. Uropodal endopod short (slightly longer than broad), uropodal exopod 2 times as long as broad A. setosa

- Uropodal endopod 1.5 or greater times as long as broad, uropodal exopod around 3 times as long as broad.....................................................................................................................................................................2

2. Uropodal endopods broadly rounded, around 1.5 times as long as broad; Pereopod 2 propodus around 2 times as long as broad............................................................................................................... A. crenulata

- Uropodal endopods elongate, 1.7 to 2 times as long as broad; Pereopod 2 propodus nearly 3 times as long as broad........................................................................................................................................................3

3. Adult females pereopod 3 propodus around 3 times as long as broad; uropodal endopod 1.7 times as long as broad; telson broadest at mid-length. Adult males with appendix masculina apically bifid ........................ ......................................................................................................................................... A. schotteae n. sp.

- Adult females pereopod 3 propodus more than 4 times as long as broad; uropodal endopod 2 times as long as broad; telson broadest proximally. Males with appendix masculina sub-apically inflated and narrowing to a sub-acute point........................................................................................................... A. kensleyi n. sp.