Table 1 Morphometric data of Phoeniciloricus simplidigitatus gen. et sp. nov.; measurements in brackets are likely to be different in the fully extended specimen. See text for explanation of abbreviations
Postlarva | Higgins-larva | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Length of: | Length of: | ||
mouth cone | 15 μm | body | 168 μm |
mouth tube | 40 μm | introvert | 20 μm |
oral stylet | 5 μm | thorax | 68 μm |
oral ridge | 7 μm | lorica | 76 μm |
external furca | 9 μm | ||
introvert | (25) μm | cr1 | 40–45 μm |
thorax | (30) μm | sr2 | 30–35 μm |
lorica | 135 μm | sr3 | 28–42 μm |
anal cone | 12 μm | sr4 | 13–35 μm |
midventral lo plate | 115×48 μm | sr5 | 14–28 μm |
middorsal lo plate | 130×46 μm | sr6 | 14–19 μm |
ventral spike | 4 μm | sr7 | 3–7.5 μm |
dorsal spike | 5 μm | ||
lateral spike | 7 μm | la1 | 32 μm |
cr1 | 68 μm | la2 | 15 μm |
sr2a/sr2b | 42/70 μm | la3 | 8 μm |
sr3a/sr3b | 70/76 μm | ||
sr4 | 55 μm | toes | 72 μm |
sr5 | 50 μm | spine tip | 60 μm |
sr6 | - | bases | 12 μm |
sr7 | 53 μm | ||
sr8 | 5 μm | se1 | 37 μm |
tr1 | 22 μm | se2 | 25 μm |
tr2 | 30 μm | se3 | 3 μm |
Diameter of: | Diameter of: | ||
lorica | 80 μm | lorica | 87 μm |
pharynx bulb | 28 μm |