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Description of Male

Like Talorchestia tumida except as below:

Gnathopods. Second: Sideplate subrectangular. Basos, surface spined. Palm as in T. tumida but median process much wider and shallower, and median excavation of palm has strong spines.

Peraeopods. First: Sideplate subrectangular, deeper than wide Third: Sideplate anterior lobe as large as posterior, not reaching quite so far distally; posterior lobe strongly spined anteriorly and distally, posterior margin has minute spines. Fourth: Sideplate strongly spined, has about 20 spines. Basos posterior margin has numerous spines, is straight most of length but distally convex, slightly wider distally. Carpus linear, strongly spined. Fifth: Basos ovate, wider than long; anterior margin strongly spined; posterior more strongly spined than in T. tumida (about 34 spines against 20); margin crenulate.

Epimeral Plates. First: Distally rounded, angles absent; 7 long spines anteriorly, about 2 small and 3 minute spines posteriorly. Second: Deeper than wide, ventrally rounded; postero distal angle almost imperceptible. Anterior and distal margins have about 12 long spines; posterior is slightly convex, has about 6 small or minute spines. Third: Anterior margin has 7 long spines, rounds to straight ventral margin; posterodistal angle rounded, postenor margin sigmoid, has 7 small spines.

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Text-fig. 6.—Talorchestia tumida G. M. Thomson. 61—Pleopod 1. 62—Pleopod 2. 63—Pleopod 3. 64–66—Epimeral plates 1–3 67—Uropod 1. 68—Uropod 2. 69—Uropod 3. 70—Telson. Talorchestia kirki n. sp. 71—Gnathopod 2, male 72—Gnathopod 2, female. 73—Peraeopod 1 sideplate, male. 74—Peraeopod 4, basos, male. 75—Peraeopod 4 carpus, male. 76—Peraeopod 5 basos, male. 77–79—Epimeral plates 1–3. 80—Pleopods 1–3.

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Pleopods. First: Outer ramus outer margin has about 7 strong spines proximally, innei ramus has 3 on inner margin; rami have about 6 superficial segments, segments have long plumose setae. Second: Outer ramus has 5 long spines on outer margin, about 7 superficial segments. Third: Outer ramus has 3 spines proximally on outer margin, about 6 or 7 super ficial segments.

Uropods. First: Short spines on ventral margin and surface.

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