Table 2 in A new octocoral species of Swiftia (Holaxonia, Plexauridae) from the upper bathyal off Mauritania (NE Atlantic)

Table 2. Measurements of the type series of Swiftia phaeton sp. nov. (see Material examined) in distinct body parts. Details: body parts of the colonies, measurements per body part of the type colonies, average, standard deviation, minimum and maximum of each measurement, and number of colonies and sclerites measured.
Body partMeasurementsAverageSDMinMaxN colonies/ N scleritesColony (cm)Length5.502.033.179.239Width2.011.44.254.149Stem diameter.37.20.13.697Branches (cm)Length of branches3.682.64.157.659Branch diameter.25.11.10.469Polyps (mm)Distance between polyps1.550.79.373.389Number of polyps/cm115.707219Polyp height4318.9226729Calyx height1.36.411.091.839Calyx width2.07.191.912.289Slclerome (μm)CoenenchymeLarge spindlesLength281621932819/55Width411038419/55Small spindlesLength17033902439/54Width37918569/54CapstansLength571432939/53Width36823589/53PolypsLarge spindlesLength315621984369/53Width411217739/53Small spindlesLength15735912319/54Width33816599/54CapstansLength521622979/54Width32913529/54RodsLength195701084559/45Width451425779/45