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Family Palaemonidae 153
10. (2) Scaphocerite rudimentary. Typ ?n
Scaphocerite well developed 11
11. (10) Telson elongate with no dorsal spines; outer margin of uropodal exopod ending in
two spines, inner spine movable , Pontoniopsis paulae
Telson rather broad, generally with large dorsal spines; one tooth at distal end of
outer margin of uropodal exopod Pontonia
12. (1) Rostrum not expanded laterally in basal portion; strongly dentate both dorsally and
ventrally .. Anchistioides antiguensis
Rostrum with eavelike expansions over orbits; unarmed ventrally 13
13. (12) Second maxilliped with well-developed exopod. Veleroniopsis kimallynae
Second maxilliped without exopod 14
14. (13) Carapace with hepatic spine on lateral surface far posterior to anterior margin
Lipkebe holthuisi
Carapace without hepatic spine 15
15. (14) Basal expansions of rostrum anteriorly acuminate; carapace with longitudinal
groove extending almost entire length near lateral margin; abdomen with pleura of at
least fourth and fifth somites posterolaterally acuminate
Pseudocoutierea antillensis
Basal expansions of rostrum evenly convex, not acuminate; carapace without
longitudinal groove near lateral margin; abdomen with pleura of all 5 anterior
somites rounded Neopontonides beaufortensis