Table 1 in Re-evaluation of the systematic position of the order Prostomatida (Protista: Ciliophora), with the establishment of two new genera and two new species

Table 1. Morphometric data on Platina marina (first line) and Parametacystis pulchra (second line) after protargol staining (measurements are in micrometres).
CharacteristicMinimumMaximumMedianMeanSDCVNBody length39594947.85.712.02147695856.96.110.621Body width13191515.61.710.82115242120.32.411.921Ratio of body length to body width2433.10.39.3212432.80.311.821Macronucleus length71098.80.910.7216877.00.913.121Macronucleus width5876.70.812.6215866.40.913.521Ratio of macronucleus length to macronucleus width1.01.51.31.30.19.4211.01.31.11.10.16.121Anterior body end to macronucleus, distance15221818.21.810.12113302423.44.619.621Pairs of kinetids of circumoral kinety, number10121111.30.76.01071077.91.215.411Longitudinal kineties, number9111010.00.77.12124322828.52.17.422Perioral rings, number6666.00.00.0216666.00.00.021Perioral longitudinal rows, number43484545.41.53.41824322828.52.17.422Transverse rings, number15211818.21.910.21520362726.14.617.622
Abbreviations:CV, coefficient of variation (as a percentage);Mean,arithmetic mean; N, number of specimens examined.