. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. DEEP SEA DECAPOD CRUSTACEA FROM WEST OF CAPE POINT 29- outer side, inner side with short spooned denticulate process. Merus of second maxilliped smooth. Chelipeds slightly longer than carapace (including rostrum). Merus equal to chela in length, with four prominent distal spines. Three pairs of ambulatory pereiopods slightly longer than chelipeds; propodi, carpi, and meri with tubercles along angles. Dactyls not very stout, longer than carpi, spinous on lower edge, spines becoming obsolete proximally
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. DEEP SEA DECAPOD CRUSTACEA FROM WEST OF CAPE POINT 29- outer side, inner side with short spooned denticulate process. Merus of second maxilliped smooth. Chelipeds slightly longer than carapace (including rostrum). Merus equal to chela in length, with four prominent distal spines. Three pairs of ambulatory pereiopods slightly longer than chelipeds; propodi, carpi, and meri with tubercles along angles. Dactyls not very stout, longer than carpi, spinous on lower edge, spines becoming obsolete proximally. Abdomen equal in width to carapace, dorsally rounded and unarmed. Second and third segments with two. Fig. 3. a. Munidopsis chacei Lateral view of carapace, b. Munidopsis chacei Ventral view of left antennule. c. Munidopsis barnardi Lateral view of carapace, d. Munidopsis barnardi Ventral view of left antennule. raised dorsal ridges, separated by smooth transverse groove. Fourth and fifth segments merely with smooth transverse groove. Sixth segment posteriorly trilobed, median lobe wider than lateral lobes, latter longer than former. Pleurae all ventrally rounded, second broadest. Anterior three pleurae slightly tuberculate, with median curved ridge. Exo- and endopods of uropods sub- circular, fringed with setae, each having slight raised ridge. Telson equal in length to exopod of 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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