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Table 1 Measurements (μm) of type material of Neocentrophyes: N. intermedius and N. satyai. msw maximum sternal width, s1s11 1–11 trunk segments length, sw1sw11 sternal width of trunk segments 1–11, TL trunk length

From: A new kinorhynch genus, Mixtophyes (Kinorhyncha: Homalorhagida), from the Guinea Basin deep-sea, with new data on the family Neocentrophyidae

Character

Neocentrophyes intermedius

Neocentrophyes satyai

Holotype

7 Paratypes

Holotype

2 Paratypes

Range

Mean

Range

Mean

TL

624

471–624

549

512

436–441

438

msw

167

138–167

154

152

127–133

130

msw/TL (%)

26.8

24.9–31.6

28.2 

29.7

28.9–30.6

29.7

s1

115

92–115

100

75

75

s2

41

36–45

39

32–33

32

s3

46

42–53

45

36–37

36

s4

52

45–53

49

36–39

38

s5

55

47–57

52

38–39

38

s6

62

51–62

55

37–39

38

s7

68

49–69

57

41–44

43

s8

68

51–68

57

41–47

44

s9

69

50–69

56

44–49

46

s10

61

41–61

50

41–48

44

s11

26

18–29

24

20–23

22

sw1

157

132–157

144

123

115–117

116

sw2

158

132–158

147

137

125–128

126

sw3

161

134–161

148

141

124–132

128

sw4

162

134–162

151

148

126–133

129

sw5

165

133–165

152

150

127–133

130

sw6

166

137–166

153

152

127–133

130

sw7

167

138–167

154

148

126–130

128

sw8

163

139–163

151

147

125–126

126

sw9

156

131–156

144

122

122

sw10

126

108–126

116

105–106

106

sw11

85

68–86

76

68

68