Family ENTOPHILIDAE Richardson, 1903

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• Entophilinae Richardson, H. 1903. Isopods collected at the Hawaiian islands by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 1903: 819-826 [824] [erected as subfamily of Dajidae].

  Type genus:

   Entophilus Richardson, 1903.

Introduction

The single widespread species, Entophilus omnitectus Richardson, 1903, is found under the mid-dorsal carapace of species of the munidid squat lobster genera in moderately deep water.

Diagnosis

Female: Body nearly symmetrical, segmented; all pereopods present; coxal plates covering edges of all pereomeres; 5 pairs of overlapping oostegites enclosing brood pouch; pleon of 5 pleomeres, each covered dorsally, laterally and partly ventrally by lateral plates; 5 pairs of reduced biramous pleopods nearly concealed by lateral plates; no uropods. Male: All body segments distinct; pleon elongate, of 6 pleomeres; 5 pairs of foliaceous pleopods; uniramous uropods.

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