Gippsia, Lowry & Stoddart, 1995

Lowry, J. K. & Stoddart, H. E., 1995, New lysianassoid genera and species from south-eastern Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda), Records of the Australian Museum 47 (1), pp. 7-25 : 21

Gippsia n.gen.

Diagnosis. Head: lateral cephalic lobe large, broad, subacute. Antenna 1: peduncular article 1 without posterodistal tooth; callynophore well-developed in female and male, without posterodistal simple or robust setae. Upper lip/epistome fused. Mandible: molar setose, with reduced distal triturating surface; mandibular palp without proximal A3-setae, with slender, blade-like article 3. Maxilla 2: outer plate shorter than inner plate, with extremely elongate setae. Maxilliped: outer plate distomedially rounded. Gnathopod 1 simple; coxa about as long as coxa 2, not tapering distally; ischium and carpus short. [Peraeopods 3 and 4: males, plumose setae on posterior margin of merus and carpus not known]. Epimeron 3: posteroventrally produced. Telson entire.