Table 6 in Description, redescription and revision of sixteen putatively closely related species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida), with the proposition of a new species group - the Echinoderes dujardinii group

Table 6. Measurements from light microscopy of Echinoderes gerardi Higgins, 1978 from various localities in Spain and from the west coast of Turkey. Measurements (in µm) are provided for each population, starting from the westernmost (Cádiz), along the Mediterranean Spanish coast to the northeasternmost (Denia) and Turkey. Total ranges of all measured specimens are provided with number of measured specimens (n) and standard deviation (SD). The right column (Range All + Tunisia) shows all ranges with data from Higgins (1978) and new measurementss made on the Tunisian type specimens included, in order to present the full range known for the species.
CharacterCádiz RangeAlgeciras RangeCeuta RangeMálaga ♀Almería ♀Cabo de Palos RangeDenia ³Turkey RangeRangeAll MeanSDnRange All + TunisiaTL MSW-8 MSW-8/TL SW-10 SW-10/TL S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11281–341 76–82 23.5–27.1% 71–74 20.8–25.4% 33 35–38 36–39 36–40 40–43 43–45 44–57 51–53 51–52 50–52 36–40281–354 75–84 22.4–27.4% 69–75 20.7–26.7% 31–36 35–36 34–38 35–42 36–46 39–49 42–52 49–52 47–54 43–49 41–45304–333 72–81 21.6–25.5% 68–77 20.4–23.1% 28–35 33–36 35–37 37–42 38–44 42–48 45–50 49–54 48–53 47–53 37–40319 – – – – 33 37 38 41 45 46 49 50 49 42 44344 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –285–307 71–75 23.1–26.0% 66–67 21.8–23.2% 32–33 33–34 37 37–41 40–44 41–45 44–48 46–52 46–52 47–49 34–42313 78 24.9% 71 22.7% – – – – – – – – – – –280–330 71–78 23.3–27.3% 64–72 21.2–24.8% 31–35 32–36 33–39 35–41 38–43 41–46 45–49 47–53 46–55 47–54 34–40280–354 71–84 21.1–27.4% 64–77 20.4–26.7% 28–36 32–38 33–39 35–42 36–46 39–49 42–57 46–54 46–55 42–54 34–45310 76 24.6% 71 22.9% 33 35 36 38 41 44 47 51 51 49 3923.45 3.65 1.55% 3.01 1.51% 1.58 1.30 1.48 2.12 2.36 2.29 2.89 1.90 2.55 2.97 3.0230 28 28 28 28 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26280–360 71–84 23.3–27.3% 64–77 20.1–26.7% 28–36 32–38 33–39 35–42 36–46 39–49 42–57 46–54 46–55 42–54 34–45MD4 (ac) MD5 (ac) MD6 (ac) MD7 (ac) MD8 (ac)10 11 10–15 12–16 13–169–11 8–12 9–13 10–13 12–168–10 9–13 11–13 11–15 14–1510 12 12 14 15– – – – –9–10 9–11 9–13 13–14 12–1410 10 12 14 159–11 10–14 11–14 12–15 13–168–11 8–14 9–15 10–16 12–1610 11 12 13 140.78 1.42 1.53 1.45 1.2221 22 25 27 286–11 8–14 8–14 10–16 12–16LV2 (tu) LV5 (tu) LV6 (ac) LV7 (ac) LV8 (ac) LA8 (tu) LV9 (ac) LD10 (tu)– – 10–15 12–18 13–17 16 14–19 2015–17 15–16 11–14 13–14 13–16 13–15 15–16 2118–19 19 11–15 14–16 14–18 14–15 14–16 18–21– – 12 16 16 14 18 –– – 11 13 15 – 14 –– – 13 13–15 13–15 – 13–16 17–22– – 11 11 14 – 14 –16–22 16–19 11–14 11–15 13–19 10–15 13–21 17–2415–22 15–19 10–15 11–18 13–19 10–16 13–21 17–2417 17 13 14 15 13 16 212.18 1.41 1.36 1.51 1.49 1.72 1.83 2.259 9 31 31 30 15 31 1615–22 15–19 10–15 11–18 13–19 10–16 13–21 17–24LTS LTS/TL LTAS173–183 58.1–61.8% 45–50174–193 54.5–59.0% 39–51151–167 48.3–54.1% 43–48186 58.3% –– – –165–189 57.9–65.4% –– – –174–210 60.5–71.0% 39–50151–210 48.3–71.0% 39–51183 46 60.3%18.20 4.26 7.72%23 14 23151–210 48.3–71.0% 39–50