6 - Sphaeromatidae::“Cute As Buttons”

88 ASELLOTA • JOEROPSIDAE
Key to species of Joeropsis
1. Lateral margins of cephalon serrate; rostrum triangular personatus
Lateral margins of cephalon entire; rostrum not triangular 2
2. Body glabrous; strong band of pigment on cephalon and pereonite 4
bifasciatus
Body setose; pigment in reticulation over entire body 3
3. Rostrum evenly convex; outer uropodal ramus longer than inner
rathbunae
Rostrum anteriorly shallowly notched; outer uropodal ramus shorter
than inner coralicola
Joeropsis bifasciatus Kensley, 1984
Figure 40A-F
DIAGNOSIS 6 2.5 mm, 9 2.4 mm. Body glabrous. Lateral margins of
cephalon entire. Rostrum semicircular, with marginal flange of transparent
teeth. Antennal flagellum of eight articles. Lateral margins of pleotelson ser­
rate. Apex of 9 operculum blunt. Broad band of pigment on cephalon be­
tween eyes and almost reaching posterior margin; broad band of pigment on
pereonite 4.
RECORDS Carrie Bow Gay, Belize, 1-6 m, often on Agaricia sp. and Porites
sp. corals, and Halimeda sp. alga; Anguilla.
Joeropsis coralicola Schultz and McCloskey, 1967
Figure 40G
DIAGNOSIS 6 2.0 mm, ovigerous 9 1.9 mm. Body setose. Lateral margins
of cephalon entire. Rostrum anteriorly notched. Antennal flagellum of five
articles. Lateral margins of pleotelson serrate. Apex of 9 operculum acute.
Outer uropodal ramus shorter than inner. Pigment spread as reticulation
over entire body.
RECORDS Off North Carolina, on coral Oculina arbuscula; Florida Mid-
dlegrounds, Gulf of Mexico, from sponge Agelas sp. and coral Madracis sp.,
25-33 m.