6 - Sphaeromatidae::“Cute As Buttons”

Paranthura antillensis 69
dal exopod triangular, length 2.5 times greatest width, shorter than sympod.
Telson tapering but not abruptly narrowed in posterior fourth.
RECORDS Curagao, in shore sediments 1.5 m above tide line; Bonaire, in
shore sediments above tide line.
Paranthura Bate and Westwood, 1868
DIAGNOSIS Eyes present. Antennular flagellum shorter than peduncle. An-
tennal flagellum usually of single flattened setose article. Mandibular palp of
three articles, article 3 with comb of spines. Maxillipedal palp of one or two
articles; endite small to absent. Pereopod 1, propodus inflated, larger than
that of pereopods 2 and 3. Pereopods 4-7, carpi rectangular. Pleonites short,
more or less distinct. Pleopod 1, exopod operculiform. Telson lacking
statocyst.
REMARKS This is the largest of the paranthurid genera, with over 50 names
in the literature. Many of these are poorly described. Species of Paranthura are
common in the shallow waters of the temperate and tropical seas.
Key to species of Paranthura
1. Telson posteriorly truncate; uropodal exopod rectangular, margins
serrate infundibulata
Telson posteriorly rounded; uropodal exopox ovate, margins entire . . 2
2. Uropodal endopod longer than wide 3
Uropodal endopod as long as wide antillensis
3. Uropodal exopod elongate-elliptical; telson parallel sided for half length
jloridensis
Uropodal exopod ovate, outer margin sinuate; telson evenly elliptical
Paranthura antillensis Barnard, 1925
Figure 31A-F
barnardi
DIAGNOSIS 9 5.1 mm. Antennular flagellum of four articles. Mandibular
palp, article 3 with five spines. Maxillipedal palp of single article three times
longer than basal width; short endite present. Pereopod 1, propodus ex-