TABLE 1 in Revision of the guttata-group of Alona s. lato leads to its translocation to Prendalona Sousa, Elmoor-Loureiro & Santos, 2018 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae)

TABLE 1. Differences between Prendalona, other genera of Hexalona-branch of Alona s. lato, and Alona s. str.
PrendalonaFlavalonaBiaperturaintermedia -ArmatalonaAlona s. str.group(quadrangula-ris -group)Size of adultSmall to me-MediumLarge (0.7–1.1Medium (aboutSmall toMedium tofemaledium (0.35–0.6(0.5–0.6 mm)mm)0.5 mm)medium (0.4large (0.6–0.8mm)– 0.55 mm)mm)Setulae onUniformUniformDifferentiated,Differentiated,Few in number,Differentiated,posteroventralin groupsin groupsuniform or dif-in groupsangle of valvesferentiatedMajor headThree or twoThree or twoTwoTwoTwoThreeporesLateral headMinuteSlit-like withMinuteMinuteMinuteMinuteporescavities belowDorsal poreAbsentAbsentPresentPresent orAbsentAbsentAbsentLateral setulaeWeakly devel-Weakly devel-Well-developedWell-developedExtremely wellWell-devel-of postabdomenopedopeddevelopedopedIDL seta 1 ofVery smallSmallExtremelyOf moderateSmallOf moderatelimb Ilarge, claw-likesizesizeSeta i of limb IStrongly re-SmallWell-developedWell-developedWell-developedWell-devel-duced or absentopedExopodite IIIWith 7 setaeWith 7 setaeWith 7 setaeWith 7 setaeWith 6 setaeWith 7 setaeMale postabdo-Without distalWith distalWithout distalWithout distalWith distalWithout distalmenprocessprocessprocessprocessprocessprocess