COPEPOD GENUS DENTIGRYPS — LEWIS 



375 



the dimension and makeup of its components do not permit any 

 clearcut comparisons to be made, but in general the armature of 

 D. curtus most closely approximates that of D. litus, while those of D. 

 ulua and D, bifurcatus show some similarities (table 12). 



From the comparison of the body and the various appendages it 

 is apparent that there is some interspecific similarity but that a 

 similarity between two species based on one set of characteristics 

 may be offset by differences in other sets of characteristics. The 

 survey does indicate, however, that there is a good deal of similarity 



■ ■ ' ' I -o 



o.05mm.o t 



Figure 13. — Exopodite and endopodite portion of third thoracic leg of species of Denttgryps: 

 a, D. ulua (ventral view); b, D. bifurcatus (ventral view); c, D. curtus (ventral view); 

 d, D. litus (ventral view). 



