TABLE 2 in Atlas of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) of the World-part I: West Palaearctic Echiniscus species

TABLE 2. Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of adult females of Echiniscus granulatus mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: sp —the proportion between the length of a given structure and the length of the scapular plate.
CHARACTERNRANGEMEANSDNeotypeµmspµmspµmspµmspBody length15211–279447–5762545141739262534Scapular plate length1542.7–54.6–49.6–3.5–49.1–Head appendage lengthsCirrus internus1410.9–13.520.9–31.612.324.90.93.011.122.6Cephalic papilla155.5–7.410.7–16.26.813.70.51.56.713.6Cirrus externus1516.2–21.533.4–44.518.737.81.63.117.836.3Clava155.8–7.211.5–15.06.613.30.40.95.811.8Cirrus A1535.9–85.076.2–191.066.8135.211.826.568.0138.5Cirrus A /Body length ratio1517%–35%–26%–4%–26%–Body appendage lengthsCirrus C1488.4–153.8187.7–301.6117.1234.119.233.297.3198.2Spine Cd1519.6–38.542.5–70.527.855.95.59.524.650.1Cirrus D1485.7–160.7184.4–315.1120.9244.823.640.5104.6213.0Spine Dd1520.7–36.138.3–70.528.858.24.48.730.461.9Spine on leg I length143.6–4.86.6–10.24.08.20.30.93.67.3Papilla on leg IV length154.5–6.08.8–11.85.210.50.51.05.711.6Number of teeth on the collar136–14–11.7–2.1–12–Claw I heightsBranch1516.0–19.033.7–39.917.936.20.91.717.936.5Spur152.5–4.24.7–8.33.26.40.51.02.85.7Spur/branch height ratio1513%–23%–18%–3%–16%–Claw II heightsBranch1515.3–18.331.3–36.716.934.21.01.716.934.4Spur152.5–3.65.0–7.73.16.20.40.92.75.5Spur/branch height ratio1514%–22%–18%–3%–16%–Claw III heightsBranch1514.9–18.328.6–37.316.733.71.12.117.435.4Spur152.4–3.44.6–7.22.96.00.30.72.44.9Spur/branch height ratio1514%–22%–18%–2%–14%–Claw IV heightsBranch1519.2–23.037.6–48.221.242.91.22.720.842.4Spur153.1–4.65.8–8.83.67.40.50.93.77.5Spur/branch height ratio1513%–23%–17%–3%–18%–