Genus Myra

Leach, 1817

Carapace oblong, posteriorly armed with a strong median and a small lateral process. Anterior extremity of pterygostomial region cut into three teeth. Buccal cavern narrowly triangular. Third maxillipeds: merus longer than half the length of ischium; exopodite not broadened, with outer margin not arched. Chelipeds slender and very long, more than twice the total length of carapace. (Guinot 1998)

Species treated:
Myra affinis Bell, 1855
Myra celeris Galil, 2001

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