. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 176 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Hemilamprops sp. Fig. 14 Records SAM-A10607 (PF 16982) 1 200 m 34°40'S 17°50'E 2 ovig. ??: 9,6-10,2 mm; 1 $: 9,1 mm; 1 damaged $ Although four individuals of this species are available, all of them are too badly damaged to allow an adequate description. Figure 14A is a composite drawing of the undamaged parts of both ovigerous females. None the less the carapace and telson are quite distinct from those of any other known species. In particular, the denticles ant
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 176 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Hemilamprops sp. Fig. 14 Records SAM-A10607 (PF 16982) 1 200 m 34°40'S 17°50'E 2 ovig. ??: 9,6-10,2 mm; 1 $: 9,1 mm; 1 damaged $ Although four individuals of this species are available, all of them are too badly damaged to allow an adequate description. Figure 14A is a composite drawing of the undamaged parts of both ovigerous females. None the less the carapace and telson are quite distinct from those of any other known species. In particular, the denticles anteriorly along the mid- dorsal carina and on the anterolateral margin of the carapace (Figs 14A and 14B) are longer and sharper than those of any known species, while the telson (Fig. 14C) is characteristically short, with the three terminal spines particularly long and slender. In these characters it is unique in the genus, so that it should not prove difficult to identify further specimens as belonging to the same species. It is tentatively placed in Hemilamprops for the same reasons as those given above for H. glabrus. However, the same cautionary note must be sounded until adult males are available to confirm its generic position. Distribution Known only from a single sample from a depth of 1 200 m off the Cape Fig. 14. Hemilamprops sp. Adult female. A. Lateral view. B. Dorsal view of carapace. C. Uropod and telson. Scale line = 4 mm for B; 2 mm for A; 1 mm for 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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