Table 1 in Phylogeny of a new ciliate family Clampidae fam. nov. (Protista: Ciliophora), with notes on morphology and morphogenesis

Table 1. Morphometric characterization of the new species Clampia sinica gen. et sp. nov.
Character *MinMaxMeanMSDCVNBody, length94156126.412517.113.521Body, width408961.46513.021.221Body length: width, ratio1.72.82.120.315.421Adoral zone, length406149.8505.210.521Adoral membranelles, number293633.0332.06.121Buccal cirri, number475.760.711.621Frontoventral cirri, number101714.5151.812.621Frontoventral rows, number333.030.00.021Cirri in frontoventral row 1, number364.140.717.521Cirri in frontoventral row 2, number375.051.019.321Cirri in frontoventral row 3, number375.350.917.121Short midvenral rows, number243.030.518.321Cirri in short midventral row 1, number364.340.716.921Cirri in short midventral row 2, number354.340.613.321Cirri in short midventral row 3, number374.751.020.818Cirri in short midventral row 4, number555.050.00.03Long midventral rows, number222.020.00.021Cirri in left long midventral row, number223427.6283.111.321Cirri in right long midventral row, number284839.8405.213.021Transverse cirri, number496.971.014.421Left marginal cirri, number244234.7344.412.721Right marginal cirri, number264437.4395.414.321Dorsal kineties, number333.030.00.021Extra dorsal bristles, number030.501.0216.421Dorsal kinety 1, number of bristles132217.0172.514.715Dorsal kinety 2, number of bristles162520.0202.311.521Dorsal kinety 3, number of bristles152521.4222.210.519Macronuclear nodules, number5411385.08516.319.221Macronuclear nodule, length†61910.4103.836.721Macronuclear nodule, width†284.541.839.921
*All data are based on protargol-stained specimens. Measurements in µm.
†Macronucleus nodules were selected randomly in each individual.
Abbreviations: CV, coefficient of variation in %; M, median; Max, maximum; Mean, arithmetic mean; Min, minimum; N, number of specimens measured; SD, standard deviation.