Table 5. Larval characters and character states used for comparative morphology of the pseudocephalon.
Character State
1. Preoral organ and preoral lobe 0, fused; 1, separate
2. Position of the preoral organ 0, lateral to the mouthhook; 1, anterolateral to the mouthhook; 2, anterior to the mouthhook
3. Posterior margin of the oral ridges 0, entire to serrate; 1, entire to emarginate; 2, at least some dentate; 3, all or most fringed
4. Accessory plates 0, present, bordering each oral ridge; 1, anteriorly absent, but medially and posteriorly bordering each oral ridge; 2, completely absent
5. Posterior margin of the accessory plates 0, entire to serrate; 1, entire to emarginate; 2, dentate; 3, fringed
6. Vertical comb-like processes 0, absent; 1, present