Table 4 in Convergent evolution of dark, ultraviolet-absorbing cuticular pigmentation in a new Afro-Oriental Echiniscus brunus species complex (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)

Table 4. Measurements (in micrometres) of selected morphological structures of larvae of Echiniscus brunus sp. nov. (type series) mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviation: sp, the proportion between the length of a given structure and the length of the scapular plate.
CharacterNRangeMeanSDLength (µm)spLength (µm)spLength (µm)spBody length3135–155428–4911434571132Scapular plate length329.9–32.5–31.3–1.3–Head appendage lengthsCirrus internus25.3–5.416.6–16.85.416.70.10.1Cephalic papilla34.8–5.316.1–16.85.116.40.30.4Cirrus externus36.0–7.820.1–24.07.022.20.92.0Clava33.2–3.610.7–11.43.411.00.20.4Cirrus A28.1–10.024.9–31.69.128.31.34.8Cirrus A:body length ratio26%–6%–6%–0%–Body appendage lengthsSpine on leg I length31.6–1.85.4–5.71.75.50.10.2Papilla on leg IV length32.5–2.98.2–8.92.78.50.20.4Number of teeth on the collar0–?–?–Claw I heightsBranch38.5–10.228.0–32.39.329.60.92.4Spur21.7–2.25.7–7.02.06.30.40.9Spur:branch height ratio220%–22%–21%–1%–Claw II heightsBranch37.8–9.726.1–30.78.928.31.02.3Spur31.7–2.25.5–7.01.96.10.30.8Spur:branch height ratio320%–23%–21%–1%–Claw III heightsBranch37.5–9.925.1–31.39.028.51.33.2Spur21.6–1.85.4–5.71.75.50.10.2Spur:branch height ratio218%–21%–20%–2%–Claw IV heightsBranch38.8–11.329.4–35.810.232.61.33.2Spur32.4–2.57.4–8.02.47.80.10.3Spur:branch height ratio322%–27%–24%–3%–