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Classification
Anonyx laticoxae Gurjanova, 1962
SUMMARY
Antenna 1 shorter than antenna 2; flagellum article 1 slightly longer than article 2. Antenna 2 between 40 to 60% of body length, calceoli present. Eyes large, reniform. Lateral cephalic lobes broadly rounded. Maxilliped palp 4-articulate; inner plate poorly developed, not reaching half length of outer plate.
Gnathopod 1 subchelate; coxa 1 large, about as long as coxa 2, broadly expanded anterodistally; ischium short; carpus short, distinctly shorter than propodus; propodus margins subparallel, palm transverse. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; carpus at least twice as long as propodus; dactylus minute. Pereopods 3 and 4 propodus with blunt, locking robust setae at posterodistal corner. Pereopod 5 coxa equilobate; basis about as long as broad. Coxa 6 equilobate.
Epimeron 1 anterodistal corner acute; epimeron 3 posterodistal corner produced, forming a large upturned spine. Urosomite 1 with dorsal depression, not dorsally carinate. Uropod 1 rami subequal; uropod 2 rami subequal, inner ramus without marginal constriction(s); uropod 3 outer ramus 2-articulate, article 2 short, rami subequal. Telson distinctly longer than broad, deeply cleft.
Female (sexually dimorphic characters): Antenna 2 less that 40% of body length, calceoli absent.