DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15140395
title: TABLE 2 in The remarkable Ponto-Caspian amphipod diversity of the lower Durso River (SW Caucasus) with the description of Litorogammarus dursi gen. et sp. nov.

description: TABLE 2. Morphological comparison between Litorogammarus gen. nov. and related genera. The terms “short” and “long” are defined as shorter or longer than the underlying segment, respectively.
CharacterLitorogammarus gen. nov.ChaetogammarusSpirogammarusDinarogammarusEchinogammarusPectenogammarus (= Homoeogammarus)IberogammarusMarinogammarusParhomoeogammarusRelictogammarusAI setationSparse, short/ longSparse, shortSparse, shortSparse, shortSparse, shortSparse, short/longSparse, shortSparse/dense, short/longSparse, shortSparse, shortAI acc. flag. articles4–82–8Up to 9Up to 65–6445–954AII setationDense, long, curledDense, long, straight/curled/ coiledDense, long, coiledDense/sparse, long straightSparse/ dense, short/ moderately long, straightDense/sparse, long, straightDense, long, straight/curledDense, short/ long, straightSparse/dense, shortSparse, short, straightCalceoliAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsent/presentAbsent?Absent/ presentAbsent/presentAbsentHead lobesStraight, roundedAcute/straightStraightStraightStraight, roundedRounded, straight, acuteStraightRounded/ straightStraight/roundedRoundedGI vs. GII propodusShorterShorterSubequalShorterShorterShorterLongerLongerShorter/subequalLongerPIII setationSparse, shortDense/sparse/ short/long, straight/curly/ coiledDense, long, coiledDense, moderately long, straightDense, long, straight/curledDense/sparse short/ long, straight/curledModerately dense, long, straightAbsent/ sparse/dense, short/long, straightDense, long, straightAbsent/weakPV–VII setationSparseSparseSparseWell-developedWell-developedSparse /well- developedSparse to moderateAbsent/ SparseModerately developedAbsent/ SparsePleosomitesBare/small setulesBare/small setulesBare/small setulesBare/small setulesWell-developed setation/small setules/spinesBare/small setulesBare/small setulesBareBare/small setules/ toothedBare/small setulesUrosomitesDominated by spinesDominated by spinesDominated by spinesDominated by spinesDominated by long setaeSpines and setae/ dominated by spinesSpines and setaeDominated by spinesSpines and setaeDominated by spinesEpimeres II–III dist. edgeWith spinesWith spinesWith spinesWith spinesWith long setaeWith setaeWith spinesWith spinesWith spinesWith spinesUIII exopod setationModerately developedAbsent/well developedWell-developedModerately developedWell-developedModerately to well- developedAbsent to moderateWeak to well- developedWell-developedAbsent/weakUIII endopod setationAbsentAbsentAbsent/well developedModerateModerately to well-developedModerately to well- developedModerateModerate to well- developedModerateAbsentTelsonLonger than broad, lobes gradually taperingAs long as broad, lobes abruptly tapering/longer than broad, lobes gradually taperingAs long as broad, lobes abruptly taperingLonger than broad, lobes gradually taperingAs long as broad, lobes abruptly taperingAs long as broad, lobes abruptly tapering/longer than broad, lobes gradually taperingLonger than broad, lobes gradually taperingLonger than broad, lobes gradually taperingSlightly longer/as long as broad, lobes abruptly taperingLonger than broad, lobes gradually tapering
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description: Published as part of Marin, Ivan, Palatov, Dmitry & Copilaș-Ciocianu, Denis, 2023, The remarkable Ponto-Caspian amphipod diversity of the lower Durso River (SW Caucasus) with the description of Litorogammarus dursi gen. et sp. nov., pp. 489-490 in Zootaxa 5297 (4) on page 489, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5297.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8009123