Table 5 in Postembryonic development in freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Astacidea) in an evolutionary context

Table 5. Comparison of morphologs and seta on appendages of each postembrsonic stage in all four families of freshwater crasfish.
Astacidae 1)Cambaridae 2)Cambaroididae 3)Parastacidae 4)Stage IEseStalk absentStalk absentStalk absentStalk absentCarapaceGlobularGlobularGlobularGlobularAntenna 1Seta absentSeta absentSeta absentSeta absentAntennal scaleSeta absentSeta absentSeta absentSeta absentAntenna 2Seta absentSeta absentSeta absentSeta absentMandibleDentition absentDentition absentDentition absentDentition absentMaxilla 1Seta presentSeta absentSeta presentSeta absentMaxillipedSeta on distal end of exopodite absentSeta on distal end of exopodite absentSeta on distal end of exopodite absentSeta on distal end of exopodite absentPereiopod tipRecurved hookRecurved hookRecurved hookRecurved hookPereiopodSeta absentSeta absentSeta absentSeta absentPleopodSeta absentSeta absentSeta absentSeta absent*TelsonRounded with conate setaeElongated with conate setaeRounded with conate setaeSub-rectangular with no setaeStage IIEseStalk presentStalk presentStalk presentStalk presentCarapaceLess globularLess globularLess globularLess globularAntenna 1Seta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta absentAntennal scaleSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta absentAntenna 2Seta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta absentMandibleDentition presentDentition presentDentition presentDentition presentMaxilla 1Seta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentMaxilla 21 long multidenticulate seta on distal partNo long multidenticulate setae on distal part2 long multidenticulate setae on distal part1 or 3 long multidenticulate setae on distal partMaxillipedSetae on distal end of exopodite presentSetae on distal end of exopodite presentSetae on distal end of exopodite presentSetae on distal end of exopodite absentPereiopod tipCurved spineCurved spineCurved spineRecurved spinePereiopodSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentPleopodSeta presentSeta absentSeta presentSeta absent*TelsonRounded with plumose setaeElongated with plumose setaeRounded with plumose setaeSub-rectangular with no setaeStage IIIAntenna 1Seta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentAntennal scaleSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentAntenna 2Seta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentMaxillipedSetae on distal end of exopodite presentSetae on distal end of exopodite presentSetae on distal end of exopodite presentSetae on distal end of exopodite presentPereiopod tipCurved spineCurved spineCurved spineCurved spinePleopodSeta presentSeta presentSeta presentSeta present*TelsonSegmented with long plumose setaeSegmented with long plumose setaeSegmented with long plumose setaeSegmented with long plumose setae
Italic tspe shows the diagonistic characters for each famils and Roman tspe the apomorphic characters in the four families.Data are summarized from Tabs. 1–4.
* Onls observed in Australian Parastacidae.