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Table 10 Measurements [in μm] of selected morphological structures of individuals of Macrobiotus ripperi sp. nov. from Poland (PL.015) mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N–number of specimens/structures measured, RANGE refers to the smallest and the largest structures among all measured specimens; SD–standard deviation)

From: Integrative taxonomy resolves species identities within the Macrobiotus pallarii complex (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)

CHARACTER

N

RANGE

MEAN

SD

Holotype

μm

pt

μm

pt

μm

pt

μm

pt

Body length

30

384 – 491

936 – 1233

447

1133

28

69

444

1223

Buccal tube

 Buccal tube length

30

35.4 – 43.4

39.5

1.7

36.3

 Stylet support insertion point

30

28.0 – 33.1

75.3 – 79.1

30.2

76.6

1.3

0.9

28.1

77.4

 Buccal tube external width

30

5.1 – 6.6

13.3 – 16.4

6.0

15.1

0.4

0.8

5.7

15.7

 Buccal tube internal width

30

3.9 – 5.0

10.0 – 12.7

4.5

11.5

0.3

0.8

4.2

11.6

 Ventral lamina length

30

20.6 – 26.3

54.1 – 63.6

23.2

58.7

1.5

2.5

20.6

56.7

Placoid lengths

 Macroplacoid 1

30

10.0 – 14.4

26.6 – 34.8

12.3

31.2

1.0

2.2

11.5

31.7

 Macroplacoid 2

30

6.8 – 9.7

17.5 – 23.3

7.8

19.9

0.7

1.6

7.1

19.6

 Microplacoid

30

2.4 – 4.9

6.5 – 12.4

3.7

9.4

0.6

1.3

3.5

9.6

 Macroplacoid row

30

19.4 – 25.3

50.1 – 61.1

21.7

55.1

1.3

2.5

20.3

55.9

 Placoid row

30

24.0 – 29.1

62.1 – 71.9

26.8

67.9

1.5

2.8

24.7

68.0

Claw 1 heights

 External primary branch

29

9.4 – 12.5

24.4 – 30.6

11.1

28.2

0.8

1.8

11.1

30.6

 External secondary branch

29

6.2 – 9.8

16.0 – 24.1

7.9

20.1

1.0

2.3

7.8

21.5

 Internal primary branch

28

8.7 – 11.9

22.7 – 30.5

10.4

26.5

0.7

1.7

9.9

27.3

 Internal secondary branch

28

6.3 – 9.0

16.1 – 22.6

7.5

19.2

0.5

1.5

7.5

20.7

Claw 2 heights

 External primary branch

29

10.0 – 13.3

25.1 – 32.8

11.7

29.8

0.8

2.0

11.3

31.1

 External secondary branch

28

6.8 – 10.1

17.5 – 26.4

8.4

21.4

0.9

2.2

8.2

22.6

 Internal primary branch

29

7.7 – 13.6

19.9 – 34.1

10.7

27.2

1.0

2.4

10.6

29.2

 Internal secondary branch

30

6.2 – 9.7

16.3 – 24.3

7.9

19.9

0.9

1.9

7.8

21.5

Claw 3 heights

 External primary branch

30

10.0 – 13.0

24.2 – 33.4

11.7

29.6

0.9

2.2

11.4

31.4

 External secondary branch

29

7.0 – 10.0

17.5 – 25.2

8.7

21.9

0.8

2.0

8.4

23.1

 Internal primary branch

30

9.3 – 12.6

24.2 – 32.2

10.8

27.5

0.7

1.9

10.7

29.5

 Internal secondary branch

30

5.8 – 9.6

15.1 – 24.3

7.9

19.9

1.0

2.2

7.9

21.8

Claw 4 heights

 Anterior primary branch

30

11.2 – 14.8

28.2 – 36.1

12.7

32.3

0.9

2.4

13.1

36.1

 Anterior secondary branch

27

6.9 – 10.9

18.2 – 26.9

9.0

22.8

1.0

2.4

9.4

25.9

 Posterior primary branch

28

12.4 – 15.8

30.9 – 41.0

14.0

35.5

1.0

2.8

14.9

41.0

 Posterior secondary branch

13

7.0 – 10.4

17.9 – 25.7

8.9

22.8

1.0

2.6

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