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Family Homolidac<br />

Genus Homola Leach, 1815<br />

Families Homolidae/Latreilliidae 451<br />

Carapace broadest anteriorly; second segment of antennal peduncle with anteroexternal<br />

spine; rostrum bidentate (from Rathbun, 1937J H. barbata<br />

Family Latreilliidae<br />

Genus Latreillia Roux, 1830<br />

Each of l<strong>as</strong>t pair of pereopods (fourth walking legs) with propodus clearly more<br />

than half length of carpus and bearing conspicuous, featherlike row of long hairs<br />

along full length of that segment on each side; dorsal spine absent on "neck"; l<strong>as</strong>t<br />

pereopod with propodus decidedly shorter than carpus; dactylus closing against<br />

subdistal spinules to form subchela; propodus of l<strong>as</strong>t pereopod 0.44-0.61 length of<br />

carpus; length of carapace about 173 length of merus of walking leg [from Williams,<br />

1982] L. manningi

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