Table 4 Body size and measures of the male sclerotic apparatus in Postbursoplana species
Distribution | Size at maturity | Lateral spines | Spines in central bundle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mm | Number | Size range (µm) | Number | Size range (µm) | ||
P. noldti | North Sea | 3.0–4.0 | 4 | 62–70 | 8 | 28–53 |
P. donoraticensis Meini, 2015 | Mediterranean | 1.6–1.8 | 4 | 52–70 | 6 | 46–55 |
P. fibulata Ax, 1956 | Mediterranean | 1.0 | 4 | 56–60 | 6 | Largest 48 |
P. macromystax Lanfranchi, 1969 | Mediterranean | 0.8–1.2 | 4 | 42–47 | 6 | 35–40 |
P. minima Ax, 1956 | NE Atlantic | 0.4–0.5 | 2 | 35 | 8 | Largest 35 |
P. parafibulata Lanfranchi, Melai and Meini, 2010 | Mediterranean | 1.2–1.4 | 4 | 55–73 | 6 | 52–62 |
P. pontica Ax, 1959 | Black Sea | 0.4–0.5 | 4 | 40–42 | 4 | 26–30 |
P. propontica Ax, 1959 | Black Sea | 0.7–0.8 | 4 | 45–50 | 4 | 38 |
P. tyrrhenica Lanfranchi, 1969 | Mediterranean | 1.5–1.6 | 4 | 44–48 | 4 | 38 |