New Kinorhyncha from Florida coastal waters

Table 5 Measurements (in μm) for adults of Echinoderes riceae, n. sp

Character	Type		n		Range		Average		SD
Character	♀	♂	♀	♂	♀	♂	♀	♂	♀	♂
TL	240	222	9	10	206–240	196–248	226	224	10.9	16.0
SW (%)	28	32	8	8	26–38	29–37	30	33	4.3	3.4
SW/TL (%)	11.7	14.4	8	8	12–17	12–18	13	15	1.9	1.8
MSW-10	44	42	7	8	40–48	38–45	44	41	2.4	2.3
MSW/TL	18.3	18.9	7	8	18–22	17–21	19	18	1.2	1.4
S1	23	24	8	8	23–26	23–28	24	25	1.3	1.6
S2	23	22	8	8	21–24	20–26	23	23	1.3	1.8
S3	22	24	8	8	21–27	22–26	24	24	2.1	1.4
S4	24	24	8	8	23–28	22–28	25	24	2.3	1.3
S5	25	26	8	8	25–30	24–32	27	28	2.2	1.4
S6	28	26	8	8	26–33	26–34	28	30	2.7	2.3
S7	32	32	8	8	27–34	28–34	31	32	2.6	2.3
S8	31	34	8	8	30–34	30–34	33	30	1.5	1.6
S9	32	34	8	8	31–34	30–33	32	21	1.2	1.4
S10	28	32	8	8	27–30	29–22	28	32	1.5	1.4
S11	18	22	8	8	18–20	19–38	19	33	0.7	0.9
MD4	24	24	9	9	17–26	20–34	23	26	3.4	5.1
MD6	50	48	9	9	32–56	38	46	49	7.6	5.2
MD8	64	60	7	10	60–70	57–44	63	62	3.6	2.9
VLT2	11	l6	9	10	10–16	10–15	12	15	2.4	2.1
LVS5	16	16	9	10	12–21	10	16	15	2.9	1.9
LVS7	20	20	9	10	18–28	20–26	21	21	3.0	1.4
LVS8	24	24	9	10	21–30	22–26	24	24	3.0	1.4
LAT8	16	19	7	10	16–21	14–32	18	20	2.0	2.5
LVS9	28	27	8	10	24–30	30–64	27	27	2.0	2.0
LTS11	108	130	7	10	100–114	92–105	109	121	4.0	9.6
LTAS11	26	N/A	9	N/A	25–30	49	27	N/A	1.7	N/A

Numbers, where inserted, indicates segment number
lat Lateral accessory tubule, ltas lateral terminal accessory spine, lts lateral terminal spine, lvs lateroventral spine, md middorsal spine, msw maximum sternal width, n number of measured specimens, s1–s11 segment lengths of trunk segments 1–11, sd standard derivation, sw standard width, tl trunk length, vlt ventrolateral tubule

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