DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS OF SPECIES

Pontocaris pennata  (Bate, 1888)

Anterior region dorsal view,

Second pereopod

First pereopod

Distinctive characters : Second pereopods not different in the two sexes, the middle one of the three at either side of the medium dorsal carina, ends anteriorly in a sharp tooth. Rostrum cleft apically, carapace with median carina typically armed either with 4 or with 7-11 teeth and lateral carina interrupted by oblique hepatic furrow.

Colour : Pale greyish



 
 

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