The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Isopoda, Aegidae (Crustacea)

Figure 99. Epulaega fracta (Hale, 940). NMNZ Cr.9260. A–D, pleopods –3, 5 respectively; E, uropod; F, pleotelson posterior
margin.
margin with acute RS; carpus similar in size to that
of pereopod , inferodistal angle with 0 RS. Pereopod 3
similar to pereopod 2. Pereopods 5–7 inferior margins
of ischium–carpus with short RS. Pereopod 6 similar to
pereopod 7 (slightly larger). Pereopod 7 basis 2.8 times
as long as greatest width, inferior margins with 8 palmate
setae; ischium 0.4 as long as basis, inferior margin
with 3 RS (set as and 2), superior distal angle with 4
60
RS, inferior distal angle with 4 RS; merus . as long
as ischium, .9 times as long as wide, inferior margin
with 4 RS (set as , and 2), superior distal angle with
RS, inferior distal angle with 5 RS; carpus .2 as long
as ischium, 2.3 times as long as wide, inferior margin
with 3 RS (set as , and ), superior distal angle with
4 RS (simple and biserrate setae), inferior distal angle
with 7 RS; propodus .2 as long as ischium, 4.3 times