Table 7 Measurements [in μm] of selected morphological structures of the eggs of Macrobiotus pallarii Maucci, 1954 from the topotypic population (IT.337) mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N–number of eggs/structures measured, RANGE refers to the smallest and the largest structures among all measured specimens; SD–standard deviation)
CHARACTER | N | RANGE | MEAN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Egg bare diameter | 10 | 71.3 – 81.1 | 76.1 | 4.2 |
Egg full diameter | 10 | 97.6 – 108.0 | 102.4 | 4.3 |
Process height | 30 | 12.2 – 15.2 | 13.5 | 0.8 |
Process base width | 30 | 14.1 – 21.0 | 16.4 | 1.7 |
Process base/height ratio | 30 | 103% – 146% | 121% | 12% |
Interprocess distance | 30 | 4.5 – 8.1 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
Number of processes on the egg circumference | 10 | 10 – 12 | 11.2 | 0.8 |