Table 2 in Biodiversity of Nearctic inland water: discovery of the genus Heterorotula (Porifera, Spongillida, Spongillidae) in the Appalachian Mountains, with biogeographical implications and description of new species

Table 2. Length and width ranges, in microns, for spicules and gemmules of living species of Heterorotula.
SpeciesMLMWLBLSBLBSWPRDDRDGWH. capewelli195-33013-1838-5234-453-424-4520-23510-560H. nigra224-3607-1356-7335-482-413-1610-14230-360H. multidentata284-32010-1864-8432-484-619-2217-20490-580H. kakahunesis185-2609-1230-4217-22380-540H. multiformis330-42013-2035-5224-442-414-2414-18480-680H. caldonensis250-4108-2035-85419-2618-22450-600H. controversa210-39512-2121-573-420-2418-21470-590H. lucasi223-3357.7-13.719.8-48.62.7-4.419.4-24.416.6-21.7448-613
Range values positioned between columns indicate no separation into two distinct size classes for that variable. Legend: ML megasclere length; MW megasclere width; LBL large birotule length; SBL small birotule length; BSW birotule shaft width; PRD proximal rotule diameter; DRD distal rotule diameter, GW gemmule width.