Description

Diagnosis: Endoparasitic in scleratinian corals. Carapace with two thick valves covered by spines and / or papillae, without brood chamber. Antennules fivesegmented, not subchelate, with developed armament on distal segment. Mandibles and maxillules rarely unarmed and with short, cutting edge; distal parts of maxillae reduced. Thoracopods uniramous, with few or no setae; first pair absent or reduced. Enlarged abdominal segment 1. Simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Maxillopoda

Order: Laurida

Family: Petrarcidae

Species: Petrarcidae