Podoprion

Horton, Tammy, 2005, A new amphipod species from the Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Podoprionidae), Zootaxa 861, pp. 1-11 : 9

Key to the genus Podoprion

1. Coxa 4 distally rounded, gnathopod 2 dactyl not reaching palm edge .............. P. addyi

­ Coxa 4 distally truncate, gnathopod 2 dactyl reaching palm edge................................ 2

2. Gnathopod 2 propodus tapering distally ......................................................... P. bolivari

­ Gnathopod 2 proposus not tapering distally.................................................................. 3

3. Pereopod 5 basis (adult) with 6–8 large serrations, epimeron 2 and 3 posteroventral corner narrowly rounded .................................................................................... P. ruffoi

­ Pereopod 5 basis (adult) with more than 9 large serrations, epimeron 2 and 3 poster­ oventral corner acutely produced ....................................................... P. mediterraneum .