Table 1 in First Description of Phyllosoma Larva in the Genus Projasus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palinuridae)

Table 1. Main larval characteristics in the final or latest stages of phyllosoma in 10 palinurid genera.*
Cephalic shieldMaxillueMxp 2Mxp 3PereiopodPleonGenusoutlinerostrumoverlap on thoraxoverlap on Mxp 3 coxaCW/TW ratio **stout spines on BEexopodexopodchelateDMS on pleoniteReferences‘Silentes’ groupProjasuscircular+NoYes2.335++?1This studySagmariasuscircular−NoYes1.934r−No—1Jasuscircular−NoYes2.253r−No—1Palinurellusrectangular+YesYes2.253++No—2, 3‘Stridentes’ groupPalinurusoval−NoYes1.713++No—4, 5, 6Panulirusoval−NoYes0.833++No—7Justitiaoval−NoNo1.062++Yes (P1,P3)—8, 9Nupalirusoval−NoYes0.912++Yes (P1,P3,P4)—8, 9Palinustussubrectangular−NoYes1.762++Yes (P1,P3,P4)210Pueruluscircular−YesYes1.982++No111
* No late stage phyllosoma with evident identification has been described in the genera Palibythus and Linuparus to date. ** Latest stage. BE: basial endite; CW:cephalic shield width; DMS:dorsal median spine; Mxp: maxilliped; P: pereiopod; r: rudimentary bud; TW: thoax width; “−” means absent; “+” means present. References: 1 McWilliam and Phillips (1987); 2 Sims (1966); 3 Michel (1970); 4 Gurney (1936); 5 Berry (1974); 6 Bouvier (1914); 7 Goldstein et al. (2008); 8 Johnson and Robertson (1970); 9 Konishi et al. (2021); 10 Palero et al. (2010); 11 Sekiguchi et al. (1996).