Mesokalliapseudes, Lang, 1956

DRUMM, DAVID T. & HEARD, RICHARD W., 2011, Systematic revision of the family Kalliapseudidae (Crustacea: Tanaidacea), Zootaxa 3142 (1), pp. 1-172 : 125

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3142.1.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5461043

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Mesokalliapseudes
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Key to species of Mesokalliapseudes View in CoL

1. Rostrum acute ( Fig. 83A View FIGURE 83 ).......................................................... M. crassus ( Menzies, 1953) View in CoL

- Rostrum round ( Fig. 83B View FIGURE 83 )............................................................................... 2

2. Cheliped fixed finger of propodus ½ or more length of dactylus ( Fig. 83C View FIGURE 83 ); antennule inner flagellum with four articles ( Fig. 83E View FIGURE 83 )..................................................... M. quadriflagellata Drumm and Morales-Núñes, 2010 View in CoL

- Cheliped fixed finger of propodus ½ or less length of dactylus ( Fig. 83D View FIGURE 83 ); antennule inner flagellum with three articles ( Fig. 83F View FIGURE 83 )................................................................................................ 3

3. Some pereonites with apophyses ( Fig. 83G View FIGURE 83 ); mandibular palp terminally without single spiniformseta.................. 4

- Pereonites without apophyses ( Fig. 83H View FIGURE 83 ); mandibular palp terminally with single spiniform or simple seta............... 5

4. Pereopod 1 having ventrodistal corner of basis with single long seta ( Fig. 83I View FIGURE 83 )................ M. viridis ( Menzies, 1953) View in CoL

- Pereopod 1 having ventrodistal corner of basis with a single short and stout spiniform seta ( Fig. 83J View FIGURE 83 )............................................................................................... M. soniadawnae Bamber, 1993 View in CoL

5. Pleotelson broader than long ( Fig. 84A View FIGURE 84 ); mandibular palp terminating in either a long and stout spiniform seta or a long simple seta................................................................................................. 6

- Pleotelson longer than broad ( Fig. 84B View FIGURE 84 ); mandibular palp terminating in a single short spiniform seta ( Fig. 84C View FIGURE 84 )........................................................................................ M. thalasispeleus Guţu, 2006 View in CoL

6. Mandibular palp terminating in a single elongate spiniform seta ( Fig. 84D View FIGURE 84 ); chela with three or four setae midway on the dactylu cutting edge and one distal seta near base of unguis ( Fig. 84D View FIGURE 84 )..................... M. brasiliensis ( Băcescu, 1986) View in CoL

- Mandibular palp terminating in a single, long simple seta ( Fig. 84E View FIGURE 84 ); chela with more than 10 setae on the dactylus cutting

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