Parafoxiphalus Alonso de Pina, 2001

Genus Parafoxiphalus Alonso de Pina, 2001 View in CoL

Type species. Parafoxiphalus longicarpus Alonso de Pina, 2001 .

Amended diagnosis (after Alonso de Pina, 2001). Female: head with eyes medium-sized and subovate, occluded with pigment. Antenna 1 peduncle article 2 shorter than article 1, ventral setae sparse. Antenna 2 peduncle article 1 without any process; article 4 with facial stout setae in4 rows; article 5 shorter than 4, with facial stout setae in 1 row. Mandible molars as hump with 6 setae, right incisor with 3 teeth, palp article 2 shorter than article 3. Maxilla 1 palp 2-articulate; inner plate with 4 setae. Maxilla 2 outer plate broader than inner. Maxilliped inner plate with 2 stout setae apically; palp article 4 elongate, narrow, with long apical nail. Gnathopods 1–2 similar, small; carpus elongate; propodus weakly setose; palms slightly acute, almost transverse. Gnathopod 2 carpus shorter than in gnathopod 1. Pereopod 5 basis broad. Pereopods 5–6 merus and carpus of medium width. Pereopod 7 basis posterior margin weakly serrate. Pereopods 5–7 dactylus with short acute spine distally. Gills present on coxae 2–7. Oostegites on coxae 2–5. Epimeral plates 1–2 posterior margin without long setae. Urosomite 1 with ventral tuft of setae. Urosomite 3 without special process. Uropod 1 peduncle shorter than rami, with basofacial setae and displaced apicomedial stout setae. Uropod 2 peduncle with stout setae dorsally. Uropods 1–2 peduncle apices not combed distally; rami with stout setae. Uropod 3 elongate; rami with plumose setae;outer ramus article 2 with 2 setae apically; inner ramus shorter than outer ramus article 1. Telson with dorsolateral and apical stout setae on each lobe.

Male: head with large and ovate eyes. Antenna 1 peduncle article 1 with brush setae; primary flagellum elongate, longer than peduncle, with calceoli (bulblike sensorial structure). Antenna 2 peduncle articles 3–4 with brush setae dorsomedially; article 5 longer than article 4, bearing numerous calceoli; flagellum very long, exceeding body length, calceolate.Pereopod 7,carpus with two slender, long and straight copulating spines. Epimeral plates 1–2 posterior margin without long setae. Uropod 3 rami subequal in length, strongly setose with plumose setae. Telson elongate.

Genus composition. The genus is composed of one species: Parafoxiphalus longicarpus .