Table 8 Measurements [in μm] of selected morphological structures of N. indicus sp. nov. (type series) mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: sp – the proportion between the length of a given structure and the length of the scapular plate, ? – unknown

Body length

227

387

197

380

191

381

162

423

152

347

113

459

Scapular plate length

58.7

–

51.8

–

50.1

–

38.3

–

43.8

–

24.6

–

 Cirrus internus

17.6

30.0

14.6

28.2

15.9

31.7

13.5

35.2

11.0

25.1

6.6

26.8

 Cephalic papilla

9.1

15.5

7.1

13.7

8.5

17.0

7.4

19.3

3.7

15.0

 Cirrus externus

23.1

39.4

18.6

35.9

18.2

36.3

20.9

54.6

15.6

35.6

10.6

43.1

 Clava

7.1

12.1

6.8

13.1

6.7

13.4

7.1

18.5

5.9

13.5

4.4

17.9

 Cirrus A

48.8

83.1

37.0

71.4

38.1

76.0

42.3

110.4

31.1

71.0

17.9

72.8

 Cirrus A/body length ratio

21%

–

19%

–

20%

–

26%

–

20%

–

16%

–

 Spine on leg I length

5.2

8.9

3.5

6.8

3.5

7.0

3.9

10.2

3.4

7.8

1.8

7.3

 Papilla on leg IV length

5.4

9.2

4.6

8.9

5.4

10.8

4.4

11.5

3.2

7.3

2.3

9.3

 Number of teeth on the collar

8

–

5

–

6

–

7

–

6

–

3

–

 Branch

16.1

27.4

14.5

28.0

13.0

25.9

12.4

32.4

11.1

25.3

8.0

32.5

 Spur

2.1

3.6

?

?

2.4

4.8

2.2

5.7

2.1

4.8

1.8

7.3

 Spur/branch height ratio

13%

–

?

–

18%

–

18%

–

19%

–

23%

–

 Branch

14.2

24.2

12.6

24.3

12.5

25.0

11.7

30.5

?

?

7.3

29.7

 Spur

2.4

4.1

?

?

2.2

4.4

2.1

5.5

?

?

1.3

5.3

 Spur/branch height ratio

17%

–

?

–

18%

–

18%

–

?

–

18%

–

 Branch

15.1

25.7

13.2

25.5

12.4

24.8

10.6

27.7

11.3

25.8

7.1

28.9

 Spur

2.3

3.9

1.9

3.7

1.8

3.6

1.8

4.7

?

?

1.6

6.5

 Spur/branch height ratio

15%

–

14%

–

15%

–

17%

–

?

–

23%

–

 Branch

18.0

30.7

16.4

31.7

15.8

31.5

15.6

40.7

11.7

26.7

8.1

32.9

 Spur

3.0

5.1

?

?

?

?

?

?

1.8

4.1

2.0

8.1

 Spur/branch height ratio

17%

–

?

–

?

–

?

–

15%

–

25%

–