. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOUTHERN AFRICAN CUMACEA: PART 2 191. Fig. 11. Mossambicuma elongatum gen. et sp. nov. Adult male, paratype. A. Lateral view. B. Detail of distal tip of antenna 1. C. Pereiopod 1. D. Telsonic somite and uropod. Scale line = 0,5 mm for A; 0,25 mm for C-D; 0,1 mm for B. Adult male, paratype, length 2,1 mm. As female, except as follows: cara- pace (Fig. 11 A) slightly longer, pseudorostral lobes shorter. Fourth pedigerous somite produced dorsally to form a blunt point. Sideplates poorly denned ventrally
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOUTHERN AFRICAN CUMACEA: PART 2 191. Fig. 11. Mossambicuma elongatum gen. et sp. nov. Adult male, paratype. A. Lateral view. B. Detail of distal tip of antenna 1. C. Pereiopod 1. D. Telsonic somite and uropod. Scale line = 0,5 mm for A; 0,25 mm for C-D; 0,1 mm for B. Adult male, paratype, length 2,1 mm. As female, except as follows: cara- pace (Fig. 11 A) slightly longer, pseudorostral lobes shorter. Fourth pedigerous somite produced dorsally to form a blunt point. Sideplates poorly denned ventrally. Antenna 1 (Fig. 1 IB) with two aesthetascs arising at base of flagellum and one distally. Basis of maxilliped 3 narrower proximally, ischium slightly shorter. Basis of pereiopod 1 (Fig. 11C) longer, merus narrower and propodus not as greatly elongated. Telsonic somite (Fig. 11D) not at all produced. Peduncle of uropod with five spines on inner edge, endopod with sixteen. Endopod and second segment of exopod scaly. Length Adult male 2,1 mm Ovigerous female 2,2 mm Remarks See remarks for genus Mossambicuma. Distribution So far only five specimens known, all from Morrumbene estuary, Mozam- bique, at depths from 1 to 2 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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