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Table 4 Measurements of adult Zelinkaderes brightae nov. sp., including number of measured specimens (n) and SD

From: Tubulideres seminoli gen. et sp. nov. and Zelinkaderes brightae sp. nov. (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida) from Florida

Character

n

Range

Mean

SD

TL

5

505–650 μm

564 μm

55.69 μm

LTS/TL

5

18.2–21.2%

20.1%

1.3%

LTAS/TL

5

15.1–18.6%

16.3%

1.42%

LTAS/LTS

5

72.1–87.5%

81.1%

5.86%

MTS

2

425–497 μm

461 μm

50.91 μm

MTS/TL

2

65.4–86.0%

75.7%

14.57%

S1

5

52–66 μm

59 μm

6.16 μm

S2

5

43–53 μm

47 μm

4.38 μm

S3

5

46–51 μm

48 μm

2.07 μm

S4

5

48–60 μm

52 μm

4.97 μm

S5

5

49–60 μm

53 μm

4.30 μm

S6

5

53–63 μm

58 μm

4.00 μm

S7

5

55–72 μm

62 μm

6.47 μm

S8

5

57–75 μm

66 μm

7.33 μm

S9

5

63–83 μm

69 μm

8.41 μm

S10

5

57–72 μm

63 μm

5.59 μm

S11

5

42–55 μm

48 μm

5.10 μm

  1. LTAS Lateral terminal accessory spine; LTS lateral terminal spine; MTS midterminal spine; S1–11 segment lengths of trunk segments 1–11; TL trunk length