Bicorniphontodes, George & Glatzel & Schröder, 2019

George, Kai Horst, Glatzel, Thomas & Schröder, Katharina, 2019, Bicorniphontodes (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Laophontodinae Lang, 1944): a new genus with description of a new species from the Napoleon Reef, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt, Zootaxa 4706 (1), pp. 171-188 : 186

Key to the species of Bicorniphontodes gen. nov.

( B. hamatus excluded, due to the insufficient species description)

1. Cphth dorsally with longitudinal cuticular ridges; mandibular palp with>4 setae; male A1 7-segmented................. 2

- Cphth lacking dorsal cuticular ridges; mandibular palp with 4 setae; male A1 6-segmented................................................................................... Bicorniphontodes bicornis (A. Scott, 1894) comb. nov.

2. Lateral transverse extensions on cphth large, cuspidate; postero-lateral processes on cphth large, distinctly curved backwardly; A2 endopod lacking slim seta accompanying subapical spines............................... B. clarae gen. et sp. nov.

- Lateral transverse extensions on cphth moderately developed, not cuspidate; posterolateral processes on cphth moderately developed, not curved; A2 endopod bearing slim seta that accompanies the subapical spines.......................... 3

3. P2 exp-2 with inner seta; P4 enp-2 with outer seta............. B. horstgeorgei ( George & Gheerardyn, 2015) comb. nov.

- P2 exp-2 without inner seta; P4 enp-2 lacking outer seta.................. B. ornatus ( Krishnaswamy, 1957) comb. nov.