TABLE 8 in Untold diversity: the astonishing species richness of the Notodelphyidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida), a family of symbiotic copepods associated with ascidians (Tunicata)

TABLE 8. Morphological differences between the females of three new species of Doropygus described from the tropical West Atlantic.
CharactersD. martiniquensis sp. nov.D. elongatus sp. nov.D. rotundus sp. nov.Body length2.73 mm2.64 mm3.30 mmForm of brood pouchConicalElongate, truncate distallyStout, rounded distallyL/W ratio of caudal ramus3.20 (205×64 μm)2.88 (121×42 μm)2.79 (156×56 μm)L/W ratio of enp2 segment of antenna3.28 (82×25 μm)6.19 (130×21 μm)5.23 (136×26 μm)Length of inner coxal seta of leg 4About 1.5 times as long asAs long as endopodMore than twice as long asendopodendopodL/W ratio and form of exopodal3.97 (115×29 μm), with4.15 (112×27 μm),3.05 (124×41 μm), taperingsegment of leg 5parallel marginsconstricted at proximalquarterHostPyura lignosaPyura ocellataPyura vittata