Table 9 in Echiniscidae in the Mascarenes: the wonders of Mauritius

Table 9. Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of mature females of Pseudechiniscus mascarenensis sp. nov. mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N - number of specimens/structures measured, Range refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD - standard deviation).
CharacterNRangeMeanSDHolotypeµmspµmspµmspµmspBody length10151-177621-843163712964167732Scapular plate length1021.0-24.8-23.0-1.4-22.8-Head appendages lengthsCirrus internus105.4-7.623.3-32.96.729.20.62.96.829.8Cephalic papilla104.3-5.717.3-25.25.021.80.52.34.419.3Cirrus externus107.7-13.033.2-56.510.847.31.67.711.550.4Clava103.4-5.213.9-21.24.218.20.52.34.017.5Cirrus A913.8-23.458.1-95.518.982.93.014.620.589.9Cirrus A /Body length ratio99%-13%-12%-2%-12%-Papilla on leg IV length101.5-2.47.0-11.02.08.90.31.22.19.2Claw 1 heightsBranch106.9-8.629.7-39.57.834.10.63.08.035.1Spur91.3-2.15.7-8.61.67.20.31.01.35.7Spur/branch length ratio916%-25%-21%-3%-16%-Claw 2 heightsBranch106.8-8.729.3-38.67.833.90.62.97.834.2Spur91.2-1.85.2-7.61.56.40.20.81.46.1Spur/branch length ratio917%-25%-19%-3%-18%-Claw 3 heightsBranch106.5-8.428.9-40.07.633.30.73.27.633.3Spur81.2-1.75.6-7.21.56.40.20.51.46.1Spur/branch length ratio818%-24%-20%-2%-18%-Claw 4 heightsBranch107.5-9.130.2-42.48.336.20.63.48.035.1Spur61.3-2.26.0-9.01.87.60.41.31.87.9Spur/branch length ratio617%-25%-21%-3%-23%-