Table 1 in New records and geographic range extension of Epilobocera capolongoi Pretzmann, 2000 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Epiloboceridae) in Cuba, with notes on its natural history and conservation

Table 1. Comparison of ornamentation on the cheliped merus and coloration in life between Epilobocera capolongoi and E. cubensis. Abbreviations: TRTOM (irregular transverse rows of tubercles on the outer margin), TIUM (teeth on the inner upper margin), TILM (teeth on the inner lower margin).
CharacterE. capolongoiE. cubensisCheliped merusTRTOM>20<15TIUM13–18 (smaller, sharp-pointed)9–14 (larger, conical)TILM2 or 3 well-developed teeth and sometimes with an oblique row composed of 1–3 teeth on the distalmost part and with 4–7 vestigial teeth along the middle region13–17 well-developed teeth along the entire marginColorationCarapaceUniformly brown or dark brown dorsally, fading to light grayish-brown or pale yellowish-brown on antero-lateral surfaces,whitish near branchial margin.Teeth on antero-lateral margin, on frontal fringe, and on upper-middle fringe of orbits, yellowish to reddish-brownUniformly dark brown on dorsal and antero-lateral surfaces,including ornamentation on fringes, and yellowish-brown around orbits and near branchial marginThird maxillipedUniformly light grayish-brown or yellowish-brownIschium and exopodite light yellowish-brown, merus dark brown with paler marginsEyesDark brown to black; eyestalk light grayish-brown or yellowish-brown, paler ventrallyReddish-orange; eyestalk light brown, paler ventrallySternal area, abdominal segments, telson, and coxaePale grayish-brown to whitishBeige with some gray markingsPereiopodsLight yellowish-brown to grayish-brown, paler ventrally and toward the base, with teeth on margins of cheliped merus whitish to orange-brown; pereiopods 2–5 with paler spotsDark brown (chelipeds paler ventrally), with dactylus and extreme portions of segments yellowish-brown, giving them a “ringed” appearance, with teeth on the margins of cheliped merus beigePleurae of chelipedsVermillion-red to purple-redYellowish-brown