Table 5 Measurements [in μm] of selected morphological structures of adult female N. burmensis sp. nov. (type series) mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: N – number of specimens/structures measured, RANGE refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all the measured specimens; SD – standard deviation; sp – the proportion between the length of a given structure and the length of the scapular plate
CHARACTERISTIC | N | RANGE | MEAN | SD | Holotype | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
μm | sp | μm | sp | μm | sp | μm | sp | ||||||
Body length | 7 | 217 | – | 236 | 407 | – | 465 | 227 | 432 | 6 | 21 | 227 | 440 |
Scapular plate length | 7 | 49.6 | – | 55.6 | – | 52.6 | – | 2.2 | – | 51.6 | – | ||
Head appendage lengths | |||||||||||||
Cirrus internus | 7 | 15.3 | – | 18.5 | 30.6 | – | 34.8 | 17.3 | 32.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 32.9 |
Cephalic papilla | 7 | 6.8 | – | 8.6 | 13.0 | – | 16.8 | 7.9 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 15.5 |
Cirrus externus | 7 | 20.6 | – | 25.0 | 38.7 | – | 47.1 | 22.8 | 43.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 23.2 | 45.0 |
Clava | 7 | 5.9 | – | 7.8 | 11.8 | – | 14.0 | 6.8 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 13.8 |
Cirrus A | 7 | 36.8 | – | 43.5 | 70.1 | – | 79.6 | 39.6 | 75.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 38.9 | 75.4 |
Cirrus A/body length ratio | 7 | 16% | – | 19% | – | 17% | – | 1% | – | 17% | – | ||
Body appendage lengths | |||||||||||||
Spine on leg I length | 7 | 4.0 | – | 5.0 | 7.9 | – | 9.4 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
Papilla on leg IV length | 7 | 4.0 | – | 4.9 | 8.0 | – | 9.5 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
Number of teeth on the collar | 7 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 9.0 | – | 0.6 | – | 10 | – | ||
Claw I heights | |||||||||||||
Branch | 7 | 14.6 | – | 16.5 | 26.6 | – | 29.8 | 15.0 | 28.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 14.6 | 28.3 |
Spur | 7 | 1.9 | – | 2.6 | 3.4 | – | 5.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
Spur/branch height ratio | 7 | 13% | – | 18% | – | 15% | – | 2% | – | 15% | – | ||
Claw II heights | |||||||||||||
Branch | 7 | 14.1 | – | 15.9 | 25.7 | – | 29.2 | 14.6 | 27.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 14.2 | 27.5 |
Spur | 6 | 1.8 | – | 2.1 | 3.3 | – | 4.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
Spur/branch height ratio | 6 | 13% | – | 15% | – | 14% | – | 1% | – | 15% | – | ||
Claw III heights | |||||||||||||
Branch | 7 | 13.8 | – | 16.4 | 26.0 | – | 31.0 | 15.0 | 28.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 15.0 | 29.1 |
Spur | 5 | 1.8 | – | 2.7 | 3.4 | – | 4.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
Spur/branch height ratio | 5 | 12% | – | 16% | – | 14% | – | 2% | – | 13% | – | ||
Claw IV heights | |||||||||||||
Branch | 7 | 18.1 | – | 20.5 | 32.9 | – | 37.1 | 18.6 | 35.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 18.6 | 36.0 |
Spur | 3 | 2.7 | – | 3.0 | 5.1 | – | 5.8 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 5.8 |
Spur/branch height ratio | 3 | 15% | – | 16% | – | 16% | – | 1% | – | 16% | – | ||