Table 2 in Taxonomic reassessment of chaetognaths (Chaetognatha, Sagittoidea, Aphragmophora) from Korean waters

Table 2. Quantitative and qualitative characters of the chaetognaths used in this study (modified after Gasami et al. 2014).
Quantitative charactersQualitative charactersC1Transverse muscles (absent/ present)Q1Total length (min/max)C2Body firmness (flaccid/ rigid)Q2Body/ tail ratioC3Body transparency (transparent, opaque, translucent)Q3Number of anterior teethC4Collarette (absent/ present)Q4Number of posterior teethC5Number of lateral fins (one pair/ two pairs)Q5Number of hooks (min/max)C6Fin positions. Anterior fins can be present on anterior part of ventral ganglion, middle of ventral ganglion, end of ventral ganglion, long distance behind the end of the ventral ganglion.C7Comparison of anterior fins and posterior fins sizeC8Rayless zone in the lateral fins (absent/ present)C9Intestinal diverticula (absent/ present)C10Type of hooks (gently curved/ gently curved and serrated/ abruptly curved)C11Type of seminal vesicle (elongated, oval, spherical, conical)C12Positions of seminal vesicleC13Type of eye pigment (E, T, star, H, +, B shaped)C14Type of corona ciliata (following Tokioka (1965))C15Type of teeth rowC16Number of teeth row (only anterior row/ only posterior row/ presented both anterior and posterior)