(Poppe, 1889)
Body hemispherical, with shallowest cervical groove in genera Podon and Pleopis. Caudal furca slender, sharply pointed (Pleopis schmackeri, female).
Antennae: exopod of segments 1-4 with 0,1,2,4 setae. Exopods of thoracic limbs 1-4 with 4,4,4,2 setae, respectively, the most numerous in the marine Podonidae (Pleopis schmackeri, exopods).
Resting eggs unknown.
Total length female: (standard length): 0.34-0.87 mm (0.30-0.65 mm).
Total length male: 0.43-0.46 mm (0.42-0.43 mm) (based on only 2 individuals).