Melita Leach, 1814
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A9ACF1B7-257E-5C29-AB73-2B7F7BC7C697 |
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Genus Melita Leach, 1814 View in CoL
Diagnosis.
Male gnathopod 2 large, symmetrical; female gnathopod 2 smaller than in male. Pereopods 5-7, dactyli without accessory spines. Pleosome without serrations. Uropod 3 inner ramus minute; outer ramus 1-articulate. Telson deeply cleft, sides straight or convex, tapering to a point, with apical spines.
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