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Mouthparts: Tmetonyx cicada Epistome and upper lip The epistome is produced, widely conical with a rounded apex and lacks any spines or setae (Figure 1 (d)). The epistome and the upper lip are separate. Posterolaterally on the oral surface of the epistome is a pair of small depressions (ed, Figure 1 (d)) that receive the articulating knobs of the mandibles. Mandibles The hinge line of the mandible is only slightly diagonal (almost transverse) and is located at the posterior end of the mandible (hl, Figure 2 (f)). In the resting position, the palps are held anteriorly below the antennae, with article 3 directed laterally (Figure 5 (g)). Palpal article 2 is slender and about 4 times as long as article 1 (Figure 2 (g)). The mandibles are asymmetrical in the morphology of the incisor, setal row and lacinia mobilis. The large, triangular molar processes (mo, Figure 2 (f)) are oriented obliquely to the mandibular body in the posteromedial direction and have narrow, slightly convex triturating surfaces (ts, Figure 2 (g)) with ca. 50 transverse ridges carrying densely packed columnar teeth (Figure 2 (k)). The triturating surface also bears three crater-like structures (arrowheads, Figure 2 (k)) arranged equidistant along the midline of the surface. The setal row (sr, Figure 2 (g)) extends from the incisor to the molar process along the medial margin of the mandible and then continues along the medial side of the molar process and the aboral side of the triturating surface (Figure 2 (k)). The three apical setae (ar, Figure 2 (h)) on each mandible are very large and spine-like, with curved, hooklike tips. In mandibular adduction, these setae on one mandible fit into the gaps between those on the other mandible. The remaining setae of the setal row are thin and hairlike, they have about the same size throughout the length of the row and are especially densely spaced along the distal side of the molar, where they form a thick brushlike coat. In the resting position, the triturating surfaces of the molar processes and the spine rows of the opposite mandibles are tightly pressed against each other (Figure 2 (f)). A low ridge (mmr, Figure 2 (g)) carrying a row of simple setae extends along the middle of the oral side of the molar process from the edge of the triturating surface to the base of the molar. The whole oral surface of the molar process is pubescent, with denser pubescence on the proximal side of the molar ridge. The left incisor (Figure 2 (f,j)) has a wide and straight cutting edge and bears a single small tooth at its ventral end. The cutting edge of the right incisor (in, Figure 2 (g,h)) is shorter, curved, and in some specimens is armed ventrally with two small teeth (Figure 2 (h)). The cutting edges of the incisors are oriented in a diagonal plane; in the adducted position, the left incisor overlaps the right incisor anteriorly. Midway between the incisor and the palp is a small, rounded articulating knob that fits into the corresponding depression on the oral side of the upper lip (see above). The lacinia mobilis is present only on the left mandible and has been reduced to a small, curved peg (arrowhead, Figure 2 (i)). Paragnaths A pair of paragnaths (Figure 1 (f)) bound the mouth posteriorly; in the resting position, the mandibular bodies are closely pressed against their lateral sides and the paragnaths cover completely their molar processes. The left paragnath is slightly larger than the right and the distal tip of the right paragnath lies below the tip of the left paragnath. The paragnaths are slightly longer than wide and are fused only at their bases. Proximolateral surfaces on the oral side of each paragnath are finely pubescent. These fields of pubescence are bordered medially by an arch-shaped longitudinal row of longer simple setae (as, Figure 1 (f)). Lateral to this setal row at the distal end of each paragnaths is a small knoll (pk, Figure 1 (f)) that fits into the depression on the mandible posterior to the incisor. A small, conical spine (sp, Figure 1 (f)) with a pointed tip projects from the medial face of each paragnath, about one-third of their length from the distal tips. The posterior face of each paragnath forms a posteriorly directed lateral lappet with a rounded tip (lp, Figure 1 (f)). Maxillulae The maxillulae lie in a horizontal plane (ml, Figure 5 (g)) and are closely pressed against the paragnaths and mandibles. A short, triangular coxa is attached to the cephalothorax with a wide articulating membrane (mmp, Figure 5 (g)). The inner plate (ml ip, Figure 3 (e,f)) is small, cylindrical, about twice as short as the outer plate. Its blunt apical tip bears two large flexible pappose setae with curved tips (pi, Figure 3 (e,f)). The basipod extends widely from the coxa and has an additional medial joint with the inner plate. The outer plate (ml op, Figure 3 (e,f)) is wide and leaf-shaped. In the distal portion of the plate, there are two rows of large slender spine teeth with a 7/4 crown arrangement diagnostic for the Uristidae (Figure 3 (e,h)): 7 teeth (st1���7) in an apical row (st1 1���2-cuspidate, st2 1���3-cuspidate, st3 2-cuspidate, st4 3-cuspidate, st5 3���4-cuspidate, st6 5-cuspidate, st7 4���6-cuspidate) and 4 teeth (stA-D) in a subapical row (stA 2-cuspidate, stB 3���4-cuspidate, stC and stD 3-cuspidate). The distal portion of the outer plate also has two longitudinal bands of simple setae (bo, Figure 3 (e,f,h)) located along the medial margin and on the oral surface of the plate. The palp (ml pl, Figure 3 (e���g)) is 2-articulate and lacks setation; article 1 is triangular, about as long as wide; article 2 is long and curved towards the midline. Wide distal ends of both palps are armed with eight short spine-like setae (smp, Figure 3 (g)) and with two flexible sensory setae (arrows, Figure 3 (g)) located between spines 6 and 7 and dorsally to the last eighth spine (counting spines ventral to dorsal). In the resting position, the opposite palps meet at the midline behind the outer plates of the maxillipeds, with the left palm slightly overlapping the right one anteriorly (Figure 3 (e,g)). Maxillae The left and right maxillae are roughly equal in size and shape (Figure 4 (e)). Small, triangular coxae (mx cx, Figure 4 (e)) arise from a common extension of the sternum. The surface of the coxa lacks setation. The basipod and both inner and outer plates extend from the coxa anteriorly in a horizontal plane (mx, Figure 5 (g)) partly concealing the larger maxillulae from below. The anteromedially oriented basipod is basally wide (Figure 4 (e)), then tapers apically and curves to form an anteriorly oriented inner plate (mx ip, Figure 4 (e,f)). The inner plate carries three closely spaced parallel rows of flexible setae along the medial margin (Figure 4 (f,h)). The setae in the outer (ri3, Figure 4 (h)) and inner (ri1, Figure 4 (h)) rows are about twice as wide and long as those in the middle row (ri2, Figure 4 (h)). The setae in the outer row are unilaterally serrated in the distal half (Figure 4 (h)); the remaining setae are simple. On the aboral surface of the inner plate near the setal row is a small field of sparsely spaced simple setae (fi, Figure 4 (f)). The outer plate (mx op, Figure 4 (e,f)) is lancet-shaped and carries distally small simple setae on the oral surface and two rows of flexible setae along the medial margin (Figure 4 (g)): the setae in the outer row (ro2, Figure 4 (g)) are wide and unilaterally serrated in the distal half, those in the inner row (ro1, Figure 4 (g)) are thin and simple. Maxillipeds Maxillipeds consist of a fused coxa (mp cx, Figure 5 (g,h)), basipods (mp bs, Figure 5 (g,h)) with endites (inner plates), ischia (mp is, Figure 5 (g���i)) with endites (outer plates) and palps. The coxa is oriented in the vertical plane (mp cx, Figure 5 (g)), but near its distal tip it curves forward so that the remaining maxilliped articles lie in the horizontal plane covering completely the other mouthparts. The basipods touch across the midline but do not fuse (Figure 5 (h)). An array of long, simple setae extends along the medial and distal margins on the aboral surface of basipods and there are tufts of simple setae at the distolateral corners of the basipods and ischia (Figure 5 (h)). The inner plates (mp ip, Figure 5 (i,j)) gradually widen from the base to the apex; their anterior margins are obliquely bevelled. In the resting position, the opposite plates meet each other in the middle (Figure 5 (i,j)). The medial portion of the anterior margin of each inner plate is extended into a triangular process that bears three nodular spines (ns, Figure 5 (k)). The anterior and medial margins on the oral surface of the plates carry a row of large setae; the medial of these setae are pappose (psi, Figure 5 (j)) and those at the anterior margin lack setules (ssi, Figure 5 (j)). The rest of the oral surface of the plates is evenly covered with thin simple setae. The outer plates (mp op, Figure 5 (g���i)) are about twice as large as the inner plates and have straight medial and arcuate lateral margins. The medial and distal margins of the outer plates are armed with small subquadrate teeth and covered with a row of simple setae on their aboral surfaces (Figure 5 (l)); the remaining surface of the plates lacks setation. Numerous small irregularly spaced pores (Figure 5 (l)) are located on the oral surfaces of the outer plates along their medial margins. The palps are 4-articulate (Figure 5 (g���i)); their articles 1 and 2 are flattened and wide (but less so than in A. nugax) and cover the maxillae laterally. The medial margins of all palpal articles bear a row of long simple setae. In the resting position, the palps do not cross or meet at the midline, but the right palp lies slightly anterior to the left palp (Figure 5 (h))., Published as part of Soldatenko, Elena V., 2021, Morphology of the mouthparts and digestive system in two species of Uristidae Hurley, 1963 (Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea), pp. 471-494 in Journal of Natural History 55 (7 - 8) on pages 480-482, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1906458, http://zenodo.org/record/5475568

Soldatenko, Elena V. (2021): Morphology of the mouthparts and digestive system in two species of Uristidae Hurley, 1963 (Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea). Journal of Natural History 55 (7-8): 471-494, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1906458, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2021.1906458

Mouthparts: Anonyx nugax Epistome and upper lip The epistome (Figure 1 (a,b)) is produced, conical, subacute and lacks any spines or setae on the aboral surface, but is evenly covered with simple setae on the oral surface. The ventral margin of the epistome bears a rounded medial projection (pe, Figure 1 (a,b)) that in the resting position fits between the mandibular incisors. The epistome and the upper lip are separate. Posterolaterally on the oral surface of the epistome is a pair of deep depressions (ed, Figure 1 (a,b)) that receive the articulating knobs of the mandibles. Mandibles The hinge line of the mandible is slightly oblique and is located at the posterior end of the mandible (hl, Figure 2 (a)). In the resting position, the palps are held upward so that they lie between the antennae (md pl, Figure 5 (a)), with article 3 directed anteriorly. The mandibles are asymmetrical in the morphology of the incisor, setal row and lacinia mobilis. The molar process (mo, Figure 2 (a���d)) is large, roughly rectangular and is oriented obliquely to the mandibular body in the posteromedial direction. In the resting position, the tips of the opposite molar processes do not meet at the midline lying a short distance apart (Figure 2 (a)). The tip of each molar process is slightly rounded; it is densely pubescent and lacks a triturating surface (Figure 2 (d)). The setal row is located on the oral side of the mandible near its medial margin and is oriented perpendicular to the blade of the incisor. It starts about 100���150 ��m from the incisor (Figure 2 (b,c)) and reaches the basal portion of the molar process (sr, Figure 2 (d)). The three apical setae (near the incisor) on each mandible are very large and spine-like (ar, Figure 2 (a���c)); the remaining setae are much thinner and hairlike. Since the setal row is located some distance from the medial margin of the mandible, in the resting position the setae of the opposite mandibles are kept widely apart (Figure 2 (a)), but it is clear that in mandibular adduction the three apical setae of one mandible interdigitate with the corresponding setae on the other mandible. The blades of the incisors are oriented in a nearly vertical plane; in the adducted position the left incisor overlaps the right incisor anteriorly (Figure 2 (a)). Both incisors have a wide and straight cutting edge (Figure 2 (a���c,e)), but the edge of the left incisor is slightly longer (Figure 2 (a)). The medial ends of both incisors bear long conical teeth (Figure 2 (a)), with two teeth located on the left (ti, Figure 2 (b)) and one on the right mandible (ti, Figure 2 (c)). The teeth are arranged such that in mandibular adduction the right tooth fits into the gap between the left teeth. Midway between the incisor and the palp is a large, conical articulating knob (mk, Figure 2 (b)) that fits into the corresponding depression on the oral side of the upper lip (see above). The lacinia mobilis (arrow, Figure 2 (b); lm, 2(e)) is present only on the left mandible and has been reduced to a small, curved peg (Figure 2 (e)). The palp is 3-articulate and located opposite the molar; its article 2 is slender and about 3 times as long as article 1. Paragnaths A pair of paragnaths (Figure 1 (c)) bound the mouth posteriorly; in the resting position the mandibular bodies are closely pressed against their lateral sides and the paragnaths cover completely their molar processes. The paragnaths are symmetrical, only slightly longer than wide and are fused only at their bases. Both oral and aboral surfaces of the paragnaths are densely pubescent, except their lateral margins, which lack setae. On the oral surface of each paragnath there is a depression (pd, Figure 1 (c)) into which the molar processes of the mandibles fit. The aboral face of each paragnath forms a posteriorly directed lateral lappet with a pointed tip (lp, Figure 1 (c)). Maxillulae The maxillulae lie in a horizontal plane (ml, Figure 5 (a)) and are closely pressed against the paragnaths and mandibles. A short triangular coxa is attached to the cephalothorax with a wide articulating membrane (mmp, Figure 5 (a)). The inner plate (ml ip, Figure 3 (a,b)) is about twice as short as the outer plate; it has an elongated narrow basis and an expanded club-shaped distal portion. The inner plate carries apically two large pappose setae with long needle-like setules (pi, Figure 3 (a,b,d)). The basipod extends narrowly from the coxa and is articulated medially with the inner plate by a cuticular membrane and a triangular knob. The outer plate (ml op, Figure 3 (a,b,d)) is wide, almost cylindrical in shape. In the distal portion of the plate, there are two rows of large slender spine teeth with a 7/4 crown arrangement diagnostic for the Uristidae (Figure 3 (a���c)): 7 teeth (st1���7) in an apical row (st1���4 one-cuspidate, st5���6 two-cuspidate, st7 three-cuspidate) and 4 teeth (stA-D) in a subapical row (stA one-cuspidate, stB three-cuspidate, stC one-cuspidate, stD threecuspidate). The outer plate also bears a U-shaped band of simple setae (bo, Figure 3 (b���d)); the two arms of this band extend along the medial margin and oral surface of the plate and are linked just proximal to st7. The palp (ml pl, Figures 3 (a���c), 4(a) and 5(a)) is 2-articulate; article 1 is triangular, about as long as wide, article 2 is long and curved towards the midline. The surface of the palp lacks setae, except a small setal field on the oral side. Wide distal ends of both palps are armed with 8 short spine-like setae (smp, Figure 3 (c)). In the resting position, the opposite palps meet at the midline behind the outer plates of the maxillipeds, with the left palp overlapping the right one anteriorly (Figure 3 (a)). Maxillae The left and right maxillae are roughly equal in size and shape (Figure 4 (a)). Small, triangular coxae (mx cx, Figure 4 (a)) arise from a common extension of the sternum. The surface of the coxa lacks setation. The basipod and both inner and outer plates extend from the coxa anteriorly in a horizontal plane (mx, Figure 5 (a)) partly concealing the large maxillulae from below (Figure 4 (a)). The anteromedially oriented basipod is basally wide (Figure 4 (a)), then tapers apically and curves to form an anteriorly oriented lancet-shaped inner plate (mx ip, Figure 4 (a,b)). The inner plate carries three closely parallel rows of simple setae along the medial margin (Figure 4 (b,d)): the setae in the inner (ri1, Figure 4 (d)) and outer (ri3, Figure 4 (d)) rows are spine-like and much wider and longer than those in the middle row (ri2, Figure 4 (d)). The setae progressively increase in size towards the apex, but the most proximal seta in the inner row (arrow, Figure 4 (b,d)) is markedly larger than the others. A U-shaped field of thin simple setae encloses the three setal rows on either side and proximally (bi, Figure 4 (b,d)). The outer plate (mx op, Figure 4 (a,b)) is lancet-shaped and carries distally a small field of simple setae on the oral surface and two rows of simple setae along the medial margin (Figure 4 (c)): the setae in the outer row (ro2, Figure 4 (c)) are much wider and almost twice as long as those in the inner row (ro1, Figure 4 (c)). Maxillipeds Maxillipeds consist of a fused coxa (mp cx, Figure 5 (a���c)), basipods (mp bs, Figure 5 (a���c)) with endites (inner plates), ischia (mp is, Figure 5 (a���c)) with endites (outer plates) and palps. The coxa is oriented in the vertical plane (mp cx, Figure 5 (a)), but near its distal tip it curves forward so that the remaining maxilliped articles lie in the horizontal plane covering completely the other mouthparts. The basipods touch across the midline but do not fuse (Figure 5 (b)). A few long simple setae are located along the distal and medial margins on the aboral surface of basipods and the distolateral corners of the basipods and ischia; a row of simple setae extends across the aboral surface of the ischia and continues along the medial margin of all palpal articles (Figure 5 (b,c)). The inner plates (Figure 5 (e)) are very small, subrectangular; in the resting position, the opposite plates do not touch across the midline. Each plate bears apically three large pappose setae (ppi, Figure 5 (e)) that project from a deep longitudinal notch on the oral surface of the plate. Lateral to these setae on the apical tip of the plate is a pair of larger and another pair of smaller cuspidate setae (cpi, Figure 5 (e,f)). The outer plates (mp op, Figure 5 (a���d)) are large, lancet-shaped, about twice as long as the inner plates, finely serrated along the medial and anterior margins (Figure 5 (d)) and lack setation except for a row of small reduced setae along the medial margin (Figure 5 (d)). The palps are 4-articulate (Figure 5 (a���c)); their articles 1 and 2 are wide, flattened and cover the maxillae laterally. In the resting position, the palps cross each other at the midline (Figure 5 (b))., Published as part of Soldatenko, Elena V., 2021, Morphology of the mouthparts and digestive system in two species of Uristidae Hurley, 1963 (Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea), pp. 471-494 in Journal of Natural History 55 (7 - 8) on pages 474-480, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1906458, http://zenodo.org/record/5475568

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