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Table 7 Measurements (in μm) for adults of Pycnophyes norenburgi n. sp

From: New Kinorhyncha from Florida coastal waters

Character

n

Range

Average

SD

TL

5

4

601–669

646–738

635

710

28.1

42.9

SW10

3

1

129–141

129

135

8.9

SW/TL (%)

3

1

19–23

0.18

0.21

0.03

MSW-8

3

1

151–152

155

152

0.03

MSW/TL (%)

3

1

0.23–0.25

0.21

0.24

0.02

LTS/TL

3

2

0.16–0.19

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.02

0.01

S1

3

1

103–109

104

107

4.1

S2

3

1

62–67

68

64

3.1

S3

3

1

64—69

63

66

3.8

S4

3

1

58–70

70

64

8.7

S5

3

1

59–68

69

63

5.9

S6

3

1

63–71

74

67

5.9

S7

3

1

69–70

78

69

1.3

S8

3

1

74–77

81

76

2.5

S9

3

1

67–73

80

70

4.1

S10

3

1

70–78

86

74

5.8

S11

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

LTS11

4

2

108–122

120–133

115

125

7.2

0.04

SPL

5

0

97–125

108

13.3

SPW

5

0

103–136

121

13.3

SWT

5

0

8–13

11

1.7

  1. lts Lateral terminal spine, msw maximum sternal width, n number of measured specimens, sd standard deviation, spl spermatophore length, spw spermatophore width, sw standard width, s1s11 segment lengths of trunk segments 1–11, swt spermatophore wall thickness, tl trunk length