. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 766 Annals of the South African Museum. 1925. Balss, D. Tiefsee Exp., xx, p. 294 (americanum). 1940. Kubo, J. Imp. Fish. Inst. Tokyo, xxxiv, p. 84, figs. 7-9 (americanum). 1940. Armstrong, I. c, pp. 6, 7, 8 (in key), fig. 4, A, B (ant. 1, scaphocerite) (americanum). Rostrum compressed, on a broad triangular base, 5 teeth dorsally excluding the apex, the hindmost tooth in front of hind margin of. Fig. 146.—Gnathophyllum fasciolatum Stimpson. a, front of carapace and rostrum, b, 2nd maxilliped, with po
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 766 Annals of the South African Museum. 1925. Balss, D. Tiefsee Exp., xx, p. 294 (americanum). 1940. Kubo, J. Imp. Fish. Inst. Tokyo, xxxiv, p. 84, figs. 7-9 (americanum). 1940. Armstrong, I. c, pp. 6, 7, 8 (in key), fig. 4, A, B (ant. 1, scaphocerite) (americanum). Rostrum compressed, on a broad triangular base, 5 teeth dorsally excluding the apex, the hindmost tooth in front of hind margin of. Fig. 146.—Gnathophyllum fasciolatum Stimpson. a, front of carapace and rostrum, b, 2nd maxilliped, with portion of margin of apical joint further enlarged. c, 3rd maxilliped. d, 2nd leg <$. e, endopod of pleopod 1 $. orbit, often a minute denticle near the tip ventrally. Antennal spine distinct, antero-lateral corner of carapace prominent. Outer flagellum of ant. 1 thicker and more densely setose in $ than in $. 1st legs extending beyond antennal scale by about the length of chela. 2nd legs much longer, especially in <$, hand elongate, finger and thumb in $ and immature (or small-sized) $ with entire or feebly denticulate cutting-edges, in large <J each with 2 strong teeth, the proximal one on thumb being serrate. Length up to 20 mm. (Stimpson), Mauritian specimens 15 mm. Buff or brownish or reddish with darker (dark red to blackish) trans- verse bars, 6 on carapace; 6th abdominal segment and tail-fan pale, legs and hands of large chelae with dark bands across middle of the joints, cornea black. Localities.—Port St. Johns (S. Afr. Mus.); Durban (Stebbing); St. Lucia Bay, and Delagoa Bay (S. Afr. Mus.).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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