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Table 1 Meristic and morphometric characters of neotype and whole mounted additional material of P. corderoi, and holotype and whole mounted paratype material P. ovarium and P. pythonius, as well as measures on P. corderoi from du Bois-Reymond Marcus (1948)

From: Protodrilus (Protodrilidae, Annelida) from the southern and southeastern Brazilian coasts

 

P. corderoi

P. ovarium

P. pythonius

Marcusa

Neotype

Mean

Max

Min

N

Holotype

Mean

Min

Max

N

Holotype

Mean

Min

Max

N

Total L.

2,500

2,700

2,988

3,541

2,500

5

5,595

5,243

4,529

5,948

11

3,400

3,200

2,900

3,500

3

Max. W.

60–100

97

82

101

53

7

77

79

67

95

11

163

140

120

165

3

L. prostomium

31

22

31

15

7

20

22

16

32

11

40

35

30

40

3

W. prostomium

39

37

42

29

5

51

44

36

52

11

40

40

30

40

3

L. peristomium

130

122

154

73

7

171

167

143

179

11

250

240

198

286

3

W. peristomium

95

79

104

48

7

83

87

69

110

11

180

177

147

235

3

Palp L.

180–250

250

195

250

162

7

262

247

195

279

10

450

480

450

525

2

L. pygidium

25–40

45

37

45

25

4

43

39

25

50

9

70

60

40

70

2

W. pygidium

55

38

55

27

5

50

46

39

52

9

25

22

20

25

3

N. segments

20–40

47

41

47

39

7

58

53

41

63

10

25

28

25

30

3

  1. L Length, Max maximum, Min minimum, N number of specimens, W width
  2. adu Bois-Reymond Marcus (1948)