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Table 2 Hardness and water content of Pegea confoederata tunic

From: Physical properties of the tunic in the pinkish-brown salp Pegea confoederata (Tunicata: Thaliacea)

Sample

Hardness (N)*

Water content (%)

I

0.447

96.1

II

0.504

98.3

III

0.388

97.5

  1. *Median of the five measurements of the maximum force to pierce the tunic with a stainless rod (1 mm diameter)
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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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