Bulletin - New York State Museum (1905) (14764717531)

Identifier: bulletinnewyork911905newy (find matches)

Title: Bulletin - New York State Museum

Year: 1887 (1880s)

Authors: New York State Museum New York State Museum

Subjects: Science

Publisher: Albany : New York State Education Dept

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Fig. siMelitanitida of body. Flagellum of antennae shorter than peduncle. Eyesround, black. First gnathopoda of male small with the dactyl veryminute. Second gnathopoda larger and subchelate. First pereio-poda slightly longer than second; fifth and sixth equal and longerthan fourth. Length 7-9 mm. Color dark greenish slate. Found but not commonly under rubbish between tides. Takenat Bartow and South Beach, S. L A somewhat smaller form probably occurs. This is M . d e n -lata (Kr.), and it resembles nitida except that the posteriordorsal part of the abdominal segments is produced into small teeth. Elasmopus laevis (Smith) M o e r a laevis Smith. In Verrill. /. c. 1874. P-559-Last three pereiopoda with joints broad and flat and armed withfascicles of hairs. Antennulae two thirds as long as body, flagellum HIGHER CRUSTACEA OF NEW YORK CITY 163 as long as pcdniicle and with acccsson- llas^clluni. Antennae aslong as peduncle of antennulae. I^lrst gnathojxxla small, secondvery much larger.

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Fig. 32 Elasmopus laevis Length 5-7 mm. Color whitish. Foimd under stones and rockweed at low water mark. Taken at Bergen Beach. Family photid^^e: Antennulae elongated and slender, with or without a secondary flagellum. Antennae usually stouter than antennulae. Mandibles with a palp. Gnathopoda more or less unequal, one of the pairs being peculiarly modified in the male. Last pair of uropoda small and differing from preceding pairs. Telson tubular, receiving end of intestine, Microdeutopus gryllotalpa Costa Microdeutopus gryllotalpa Costa. Rend. d. Reale Acad. d.Sc. d. Napoli. 1853. p. 178. Sars. /. c. 1895. p.543, pi. 192, fig-.2. Antennulae longer than antennae, with secondary flagellum ofone joint. Carpus of first gnathopoda of male very large and withthree sharp teeth, propodus shorter, irregularly sinuated, dactylusstrong, with minute denticulations. First gnathopoda of female 164 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM normal. Second gnathopoda of both sexes elongated and with smalldactylns. Pere

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