TABLE 1 in New leptestherid clam shrimps (Pancrustacea: Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata Leptestheriidae) from peninsular India

TABLE 1. Comparative account of some taxonomical characters of Indian leptestherids (L/W ratio and categories explained in the methods; L/W: values are approximate; *: Data collected from original descriptions; ND: Not discernable; # male not known) SpeciesOccipital condyle traitsTelson and Cercopod traitsRoundedProjectingProlongedL/W ratioApexTelson marginal spines sizeCercopod marginal spines sizeL. jaislemerensis Tiwari, 1962 *NoYesNoM: 0.3 F: 0.5BluntIncreasing in size posteriorlyNDL. simhadrii (Simhachalam & Timms, 2012) *NoYesYesM & F: 1PointedUnequalSimilar sizedL. dumonti Subash Babu & Bijoy Nandan, 2010 *NoYesYesM: 1.1 F: 0.9PointedUnequalNDL. nobilis Sars, 1900NoYesYesM & F: 0.9–1.0PointedUnequalSimilar sizedL. gurneyi Padhye &Ghate, 2016NoYesM: No F: YesM: 0.6 F: 0.9BluntUnequalSimilar sizedL. sarsi (Daday, 1923)YesNoNoNANAUnequalIncreasing in size posteriorlyL. chalukyae sp. nov.YesNoNoNANAUnequalM: Similar sized F: Increasing in size posteriorlyL. gomantaki sp. nov.NoYesNoF: 0.5PointedIncreasing in size posteriorlyF: Increasing in size posteriorlyL. sambharensis (Tiwari,1966) *NoYesYesM & F: 1.2PointedUnequalIncreasing in size posteriorly