basis of recordWatling, L. (2001). Cumacea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 308-310 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceMartin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional sourceIntegrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online athttp://www.itis.gov[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Morphology
No free telson.
Uropod inner ramus of two articles, rarely uniarticulate.
Male pleopods, 2 pairs, rarely 1 or 0, without external process on inner ramus.
Number free thoracic somites never reduced.
Exopods on maxillipeds and the following combinations of pereopods: in the male, 1-4, rarely 1-2; in the female, 1-3, rarely 1-2.
Mandible truncate, lacking section dorsal to molar.
Branchial apparatus without gill plates or supports.