. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Descriptive Catalogue of South African Decapod Crustacea. 645 1922. Hansen, I. c, p. 198 (Lucifer). 1927. Gurney, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond., p. 246 (development). Remarks.—Hansen (1919) admits only 6 species, divided into two groups according as the eyes are long (about as long as the "neck" of the carapace) or short (about half the length of the "neck"). The first larval stage is the Metanauplius, which is followed by the Protozoea, Zoea, Schizopod, and Mastigopus stages (Caiman, I
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Descriptive Catalogue of South African Decapod Crustacea. 645 1922. Hansen, I. c, p. 198 (Lucifer). 1927. Gurney, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond., p. 246 (development). Remarks.—Hansen (1919) admits only 6 species, divided into two groups according as the eyes are long (about as long as the "neck" of the carapace) or short (about half the length of the "neck"). The first larval stage is the Metanauplius, which is followed by the Protozoea, Zoea, Schizopod, and Mastigopus stages (Caiman, I. c, figs. 172-174). As regards the absence of the 4th and 5th legs, Leucifer represents a permanent Mastigopus-ioxm. (Caiman). Leucifer penicillifer Hansen Fig. 121. 1914. Stebbing, I. c, p. 28 {typus, non M. Edw., Hansen). 1919. Hansen, I c, p. 59, pi. 5, fig. 2, a-h. 1947. Barnard, Ann. Mag. Nat, Hist, (xi), 13, p. Fig. 121.—Leucifer 'penicillifer Hansen. Outline of (J; petasma, with chitinized portion and processus ventralis further enlarged; appendix masculina on pleopod 2 (J. Length of "neck" twice or slightly more than twice length of eyes (stalk plus cornea). 1st peduncular joint of ant. 1 extending to or very slightly beyond end of cornea. On 6th abdominal segment £ the 2nd process is longer than the 1st, tapering to a narrow subacute apex. Outer ramus of uropod with marginal tooth not or scarcely reaching apex. Petasma: chitinized portion curved, apically expanded, inner margin scabrous; processus ventralis widening distally, with a bipartite apical brush of spiniform projections; protuberance on peduncle (distal to petasma) bluntly digitiform. Length $ up to 9-5-10 mm., 9 10-8 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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