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Table 2 Explains the shape and measurements of melanosomes of the thickness of the layers of the retina of the African five-lined skink

From: New insights into the retinal microstructure-diurnal activity relationship in the African five-lined skink (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata) (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Melanosomes

Width (μm)

Diameter or length (μm)

Range

Mean ± S.E

Range

Mean ± S.E

Elliptical

0.2–0.5

0.35 ± 0.07

0.4–0.9

0.07 ± 0.1

Small spherical

0.2–0.3

0.26 ± 0.02

0.2–0.3

0.26 ± 0.01

Large spherical

0.4–0.6

0.50 ± 0.08

0.4–0.6

0.50 ± 0.08

cylindrical

0.1–0.2

0.18 ± 0.01

0.7–2.2

1.4 ± 0.27