Zimmeriana is a genus of gynodiastylid cumacean. It is found from New South Wales to Western Australia, and in Japan. It contains 6 species, as of March, 2017.Gerken, S., 2001. The Gynodiastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 59: 1–276.
Description
Zimmeriana females and sub-adult males have two pseudorostral lobes which are horizontal. The eye lobes have no lenses, and may or may not have a pair of spines. The first antenna is small to moderate in size. The first pereopod has a brush of many long setae terminally on the dactyl.
In males, the pseudorostral lobes are horizontally or vertically directed. Eye lobes with or without lenses. The second antenna's peduncle has 4 articles, and the flagellum has 7 articles. There are exopods on the third maxilliped and pereopod 1-4.
Species
Zimmeriana has 6 currently (March, 2017) accepted species:
Zimmeriana azumai Gamô, 1986 Zimmeriana lasiodactylum Zimmer, 1914 Zimmeriana longirostris Hale, 1946 Zimmeriana robustacrus Gerken, 2001 Zimmeriana spinicauda Hale, 1946 Zimmeriana vibrissa Gerken, 2001
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