Nesotanais Shiino, 1968

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Nesotanais Shiino, 1968

Type species: Nesotanais lacustris Shiino, 1968 .

Composition: Five valid species. Nesotanais lacustris Shiino, 1968 , Nesotanais maclaughlinae Guţu & Iliffe, 1989 , Nesotanais rugula Bamber, Bird & Angsupanich, 2003 , Nesotanais ryukyuensis Kakui, Kajihara & Mawatari, 2010 and Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień , sp. nov.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis changed after Shiino (1968):

Female: Eyes present, well developed. A 1 three-articled. A 2 six-articled. Mxp fused at the base. Pereopods with distinct ischium. Oostegites in four pairs. Plp biramous, five pairs. U biramous, both rami with two articles.

Male: Eyes present, well developed. A 1 four-articled. A 2 six-articled. Ch large, propodus strongly dilated downwards to form a flange in ventral edge. P, Plp and U similar to female.