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. 2016 Sep 7;(615):61–72. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.615.9964

Table 1.

Morphological differences among Yuebeipotamon gen. n., Tenuilapotamon Dai, Song, Li, Chen, Wang & Hu, 1984, Sinopotamon Bott, 1967, and Longpotamon Shih, Huang & Ng, 2016.

Character Yuebeipotamon Tenuilapotamon Sinopotamon Longpotamon
Epibranchial teeth distinct, sharp (Fig. 2A) indistinct, granular (cf. Dai 1999: pl. 29) varied (cf. Dai 1999: pl. 17) varied (cf. Zou et. al. 2008: fig. 1)
Ambulatory legs slender (Fig. 2A) slender (cf. Dai 1999: pl. 29) stout (cf. Dai 1999: pl. 17) stout (cf. Zou et al. 2008: fig. 1)
Size of triangular structure of male thoracic sternites 1, 2 relatively large (Fig. 4C) relatively small
(unpublished data)
relatively small (cf. Shih et al. 2016: fig. 3C) relatively small (cf. Shih et al. 2016: fig. 6C)
Male telson relatively short, triangular (Fig. 2C) relatively long, subtriangular (cf. Dai 1999: fig. 225) relatively long, nipple shaped (cf. Dai 1999: fig. 139) relatively long, subtriangular (cf. Zou et al. 2008: fig. 2)
G1 long, reaching beyond tubercle of abdominal lock (Fig. 2D) short, not reaching tubercle of abdominal lock (cf. Dai 1999: fig. 225) long, reaching beyond tubercle of abdominal lock (cf. Dai 1999: fig. 139) short, not reaching tubercle of abdominal lock (cf. Dai 1999: fig. 137)
Terminal segment of G1 lo006Ecxcg, with subbasal flap (Fig. 3C) short, without subbasal flap (cf. Dai 1999: fig. 225) short, without subbasal flap (cf. Dai 1999: fig. 139) short, without subbasal flap (cf. Zou et al. 2008: fig. 2)