Table 3 Species sampled with number of individuals sampled and abdominal appendage status
Species | Males | Females | Appendage status |
|---|---|---|---|
Allosepsis indica | 14 | 13 | Loss 1 |
Archisespsis armata | 15 | 11 | Loss 3 |
Dicranosepsis sp. | 12 | 13 | Loss 1 |
Meroplius alberquerquei | 17 | 17 | Loss 2 |
Meroplius fasciculatus | 5 | 6 | Gain |
Microsepsis armillata | 12 | 15 | Gain |
Nemopoda nitidula | 8 | 6 | Gain |
Orygma luctuosum | 8 | 7 | Absent/Ancestral |
Perochaeta dikowi | 13 | 8 | Gain |
Sepsis fulgens | 10 | 11 | Loss 1 |
Sepsis latiforceps | 17 | 18 | Loss 1 |
Sepsis punctum | 9 | 9 | Loss 1 |
Themira biloba | 6 | 6 | Gain |
Themira flavicoxa | 14 | 11 | Gain |
Themira lucida | 12 | 6 | Gain |
Themira minor | 8 | 11 | Gain |
Themira putris | 8 | 7 | Gain |