Table 5 in The genus Milnesium (Eutardigrada, Apochela, Milnesiidae) in Argentina: description of three new species and key to the species of South America

Table 5. Statistically significant differences (through one-side Student t -tests) of overlapping pt ranges of claw heights between young specimens of Milnesium pelufforum sp. nov. and the similar species.
Species CharacterM. pelufforum sp. nov.M. cassandraeM. pacificumM. variefidumClaw/Leg IExternal primary branch45.0–53.735.1–52.8 (42.9)(49.9)T 9 = 3.44, p <0.01External secondary branch37.9–47.430.1–39.7 (35.1)(41.2)T 10 = 4.8, p <0.001Internal primary branch43.8–52.535.8–48.4 (42.1)32.8–45.1 (38.9)(48.1)T 9 = 3.91, p <0.005T 10 = 4.69, p <0.001Internal secondary branch35.9–44.730.2–39.6 (34.3)23.7–37.4 (32.5)(38.9)T10 = 3.81, p <0.005T10 = 3.48, p <0.005Claw/Leg IIExternal primary branch46.1–55.929.6–52.1 (41.4)38.0–50.9 (43.7)(51.6)T 10 = 3.45, p <0.005T10 = 4.25 p <0.001External secondary branch38.2–45.630.9–40.9 (36.3)27.6–39.7 (33.8)(40.7)T 11 = 3.94, p <0.001T 11 = 4.65, p <0.001Internal primary branch46.0–56.537.4–53.5 (43.3)(50.3)T 10 = 3.14, p <0.005Internal secondary branch34.8–42.029.9–40.9 (34.7)25.9–38.1 (32.0)(38.3)T 11 = 1.91, p <0.05T 11 = 2.93, p <0.01Claw/Leg IIIExternal primary branch46.4–57.039.4–48.9 (44.7)38.8–50.3 (44.4)(52.0)T10 = 5.78, p <0.001T10 = 3.87 p <0.001External secondary branch37.7–44.031.3–38.5 (35.1)25.9–39.0 (33.3)(41.1)T 9 = 6.93, p <0.001T 9 = 3.39, p <0.005Internal primary branch47.9–57.939.0–47.2 (44.4)31.0–50.9 (44.7)(50.4)T11 = 4.48, p <0.001T11 = -2.93, p <0.01Internal secondary branch35.7–40.630.4–40.0 (34.2)25.5–37.2 (32.0)(38.3)T 18 = 3.48, p <0.001T 8 = 3.81, p <0.005Claw/Leg IVAnterior primary branch50.9–60.541.5–54.9 (49.7)40.0–56.2 (48. 7)(56.2)T 8 = 2.73, p <0.01T 8 = 2.77, p <0.001Anterior secondary branch37.5–45.826.1–40.7 (34.4)30.6–42.2 (35.2)(41.3)T 10 = 3.37, p <0.005T10 = 2.54, p <0.01Posterior primary branch54.2–63.045.8–56.7 (52.3)(59.0)T 11 = 3.99, p <0.001Posterior secondary branch37.5–47.630.6–40.9 (36.1)27.5–41.0 (36.2)(43. 7)T10 = 5.65, p <0.001T10 = 3.63, p <0.005