Table 3 in Hiding in the Arctic and in mountains: a (dis) entangled classification of Claxtonia (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)

Table 3. Measurements (µm) of selected morphological structures of adult females of Claxtonia wendti (neotype locality, NO.448, and the population NO.246 data pooled, see Supporting Information, S2 for population GL.044) mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: sp, the proportion between the length of a given structure and the length of the scapular plate
CharacterNRangeMeanSDNeotypeµmspµmspµmspµmspBody length16183–247437–6282165001951239481Scapular plate length1633.7–50.6–43.6–5.5–49.7–Head appendage lengthsCirrus internus1610.0–19.722.3–40.613.932.02.74.416.232.6Cephalic papilla156.1–8.514.7–18.57.216.50.81.17.815.7Cirrus externus1512.4–25.431.8–57.118.843.13.76.518.437.0Clava164.8–7.711.7–16.36.114.10.91.37.615.3Cirrus A1439.2–201.1101.8–596.7119.3270.946.7120.1118.8239.0Cirrus A /Body length ratio1421%–110%–56%–23%–50%–Body appendage lengthsSpine on leg I length111.1–2.12.6–4.51.63.50.30.72.14.2Papilla on leg IV length162.5–4.46.2–9.83.68.20.61.04.08.0Number of teeth on the collar165–15–8.9–2.5–12–Claw I heightsBranch169.7–14.024.9–32.312.027.71.32.012.424.9Spur142.7–4.87.1–10.73.78.50.71.24.28.5Spur/branch height ratio1427%–36%–31%–3%–34%–Claw II heightsBranch169.2–13.623.9–31.311.426.31.32.213.226.6Spur152.5–3.66.0–9.13.17.40.31.03.57.0Spur/branch height ratio1525%–33%–28%–2%–27%–Claw III heightsBranch169.3–12.723.2–32.711.326.01.22.212.725.6Spur152.8–4.06.8–9.23.37.70.40.73.46.8Spur/branch height ratio1526%–33%–30%–2%–27%–Claw IV heightsBranch1610.8–16.527.6–35.813.932.01.72.516.032.2Spur103.2–4.77.9–10.84.09.30.40.94.79.5Spur/branch height ratio1026%–34%–30%–3%–29%–