Key for the identification of the first zoea of three Nihonotrypaea species
1. Antennal endopod with two terminal plumose setae....................................... Nihonotrypaea makarovi
- Antennal endopod with one terminal plumose seta........................................................... 2
2. Coxa of the second maxilliped with one plumodenticulate seta............................... Nihonotrypaea japonica
- Coxa of the second maxilliped without plumodenticulate setae................................ Nihonotrypaea petalura