DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS OF SPECIES

Exhippolysmata ensirostris (Kemp, 1914)

Rostrum with elevated basal crest

First pereopod,

Second pereopod

Distinctive characters : Carapace smooth, Rostrum long, longer than carapace, its dorsal margin with an elevated basal crest of 7 to 12 teeth, which are placed close together, rest of dorsal margin with 3 or 4 widely spaced teeth, ventral margin with 7 to 16 more or less equally spaced teeth.

Colour : Pinkish



 
 

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