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. 2016 Jul 14;11(7):e0158840. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158840

Table 1. Gills and epipods in Penaeoidea.

Among the shallow-water clades, Agripenaeina (and other members of Penaeini) have the highest number of gills and epipods. Deep-water clades have the highest numbers across all of Penaeoidea. Listed are the total numbers of gills and epipods per side, based on the ancestral states for each clade, using parsimony. App = associated appendix, Max = maxilliped, Per = pereiopod.

Phorcysida (deep-water) Penaeidae (shallow-water)
Segment App Podobranchida Solenoceridae Penaeini (inc. Agripenaeina) Parapenaeini Trachypenaeini
VII Max 1 1 1 1 1 1
VIII Max 2 3 3 3 3 3
IX Max 3 4 3 3 3 3
X Per 1 4 3 3 3 3
XI Per 2 4 3 3 3 3
XII Per 3 4 3 3 3 3
XIII Per 4 3 3 2 2 1
XIV Per 5 1 1 1 0 0
TOTAL GILLS 24 20 19 18 17
EPIPODS 7 7 6 5 5