Table 7 in A huge undescribed diversity of the subgenus Hystricochaetonotus (Gastrotricha, Chaetonotidae, Chaetonotus) in Central Europe

Table 7 (continued on next page). Comparison of Chaetonotus (Hystricochaetonotus) superbus sp. nov., Chaetonotus (Hystricochaetonotus) arcanus sp. nov., and Chaetonotus (Hystricochaetonotus) luxus sp. nov. with most similar congeners. Abbreviation: n.a. = data not available. CharacterCh. (H.) superbus sp. nov.Ch. (H.) arcanus sp. nov.Ch. (H.) luxus sp. nov.Ch. (H.) borealis Kolicka et al. (2018)Ch. (H.) furcatus Kisielewski, 1991Ch. (H.) hornsundi Kolicka et al. (2018)Body length107 µm100 µm87–112 µm115–127 µm110–148 µm117–138 µmBody shapeTenpin-shapedStockyTenpin-shapedStockyStockyMore or less tenpinshapedCephalic pleuraeClearly demarcatedIndistinctly markedClearly demarcatedClearly demarcatedClearly demarcatedClearly demarcatedMouth cuticular teethAbsentAbsentAbsentPresent (2)AbsentPresent (2)Pharyngeal dilatationsAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAnterior section of intestineDifferentiatedNot differentiatedDifferentiatedDifferentiatedNot differentiatedDifferentiatedFurcal indentationU-shapedU-shapedU-shapedV-shapedU-shapedV-shapedSize of dorsal scalesHead: 3.17–3.84 × 1.4–2.3 µm Neck: 3.9–4.75 × 5.14–5.6 µm Trunk: 5.21–6.36 × 3.35–4.6 µmHead: 3.0–4.5 × 1.9–2.2 µm Neck: 2.7 × 4.3 µm Trunk: 4.9–5.6 × 4.1–4.3 µmHead: 3.2–5.4 × 2.1-5.2 µm Neck: 2.6–3.5 × 4.3–5.8 µm Trunk: 3.8–7.4 × 2.4–4.2 µmHead: 1.9–7.1 × 1.8–6.9 µm Neck: 2.8–8.6 × 2.7–8.3 µm Trunk: 3.5–13.1 × 3.7–11.8 µmHead: n.a. Neck: 4.3–7.0 × 4.6–6.8 µm Trunk: 6.0–10.0 × 5.3–9.8 µmHead: 1.5–7.0 × 1.7–8.1 µm Neck: 2.1–8.7 × 2.3–9.1 µm Trunk: 3.2–13.3 × 3.2–14.4 µmLength of dorsal spinesHead: 4.56–7.32 µm Neck: 6.7– 10.7 µm Trunk: 10.8-12.94 µmHead: 3.1–4.9 µm Neck: 5.8 µm Trunk: 11.3–15.2 µmHead: 3.4–6.6 µm Neck: 6.3–9 µm Trunk: 3.8–10.6 µmHead: 2.86–11.20 µm Neck: 5.95–13.99 µm Trunk: 7.87–20.21 µmHead: n.a. Neck: 7.9–13.8 µm Trunk: 2.0–8.2 µmHead: n.a. Neck: 7.9–13.8 µm Trunk: 2.0–8.2 µmIncrease in length of dorsal spinesAbruptAbruptAbruptGradualGradualGradualLateral denticleConspicuousConspicuousIndistinctIndistinctIndistinctIndistinctReferencesPresent studyPresent studyPresent studyKolicka et al. (2018)Kisielewski (1991), Kolicka (2016)Kolicka et al. (2018)