| 1 st lateral lobe | Well developed | Well developed, connected mid-ventrally | Rounded, connected mid-ventrally | Well developed, connected mid-ventrally |
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| 2 nd lateral lobe | Arises from the junction S2 and S3 | Arises from the junction S2 and S3, not extending ventrally | Prominent and rounded, arises from the junction S2 and S3, not extending ventrally | Ear-shaped, rounded, in segment 3, not extending ventrally |
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| Type locality | Bohol, Philippines | Australia | China | Israel |
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| Distribution | Philippines | South Pacific | China | East Med – Israel and Lebanon |
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| Pigmentation | White lateral bands on the thorax and anterior abdomen | Ranges from lack of pigmentation to banded buccal tentacles and body pigmentation | Beige to pinkish with banded buccal tentacles and blood red region on ventral shields | Variable – beige to pinkish, with some darker spots on the posterior dorsum |
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| Eyespots | NA | Absent | Absent/present | Absent/present |
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| Branchiae | 3 pairs, 2–4 seg. Decreasing in size from 1st to 3rd. Short stalk | 3 pairs, 2–4 seg. Vary in size | 3 pairs, 2–4 seg. 1st and 2nd same size, 3rd smallest. Long basal stem | 3 pairs, 2–4 seg. decreasing in size. Short basal stem |
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| Ventral shields | Segments 2–15 | NA | Segments 3–14, rectangular to trapezoidal | Segments 2–15 (holotype) 2–17 (other material), rectangular and trapezoidal |
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| Abdominal mid ventral groove | NA | NA | Present | Present |
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| Uncini no. of teeth | 3 | 3–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 |
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| Pygidium | NA | NA | Not seen | Pygidium with 7–8 papillae |
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| Source | Grube 1878 | Hutchings & Glasby 1988 | Wang et al. 2020 | This study |
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