. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . h. Antennal peduncle short, not reaching midlength of scale. Second article of mandibular palp (Fig. 5D) slightly more than twice as long as broad,inner margin sharply angled, not bearing denticles, with c. 11 setae. Outer margin almoststraight, bearing c. 14 setae along margin. Third article times long as broad, with aterminal comb-like process and c. six barbed spines. Lateral margins of segment with sixsetae as illustrated. Endopod of first thoracic limb (Fig. 5E) short and more robust compared to endopod ofs
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . h. Antennal peduncle short, not reaching midlength of scale. Second article of mandibular palp (Fig. 5D) slightly more than twice as long as broad,inner margin sharply angled, not bearing denticles, with c. 11 setae. Outer margin almoststraight, bearing c. 14 setae along margin. Third article times long as broad, with aterminal comb-like process and c. six barbed spines. Lateral margins of segment with sixsetae as illustrated. Endopod of first thoracic limb (Fig. 5E) short and more robust compared to endopod ofsecond thoracic limb (Fig. 6A). Remaining thoracic limbs similar in form, endopodbecoming progressively less setose posteriorly (Fig. 6B, C); carpopropodus article of exopod expanded, rounded on outer distal angle, flagellate part 7 or 8segmented. First three pairs of male pleopods similar in form; first pleopod (Fig. 7A) largest andbearing three long setae and sets of four, one or two shorter setae as illustrated. Fourth 98 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. mm a - C Figure 6 Anisomysis comorensis sp. nov. Adult male: (A) second thoracic limb. (B) fourth thoracic limb. (C) eighth thoracic limb. MYSIDACEA FROM THE COMOROS ARCHIPELAGO 99 male pleopod biramous, endopod short and unsegmented (Fig. 7B); exopod three-segmented and reaching beyond base of telson. First exopod segment and timeslonger than second and third segments respectively, third segment times longer thansecond, terminal setae subequal in length; form typical for the genus (Fig. 7C). Femalepleopods rudimentary, becoming progressively smaller posteriorly. Uropods long and narrow, setose all round; exopod distinctly longer than endopod andcurved slightly outward (Fig. 7D). Exopod of uropod nearly three times length of (Fig. 7E) times longer than basal width, proximal half with convex marginsand unarmed, distal half concave and gradually narrowing towards truncated a
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