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.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Cumacea |
| Family: | Gynodiastylidae |
| Genus: | Zimmeriana Hale, 1946 [1] |
Description edit
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.[2]
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.[2]
Species edit
Zimmeriana has 6 currently (March, 2017) accepted species:[1]
- Zimmeriana azumai Gamô, 1986
- Zimmeriana lasiodactylum Zimmer, 1914
- Zimmeriana longirostris Hale, 1946
- Zimmeriana robustacrus Gerken, 2001
- Zimmeriana spinicauda Hale, 1946
- Zimmeriana vibrissa Gerken, 2001