Table 11 in Echiniscidae in the Mascarenes: the wonders of Mauritius

Table 11. Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of juveniles of Pseudechiniscus mascarenensis sp. nov. mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N - number of specimens/structures measured, Range refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD - standard deviation). CharacterNRangeMeanSDµmspµmspµmspBody length5115-129635-726124672533Scapular plate length517.5-19.3-18.4-0.7-Head appendages lengthsCirrus internus55.2-6.927.8-38.15.932.30.74.4Cephalic papilla53.4-3.917.6-21.23.519.30.21.4Cirrus externus56.9-7.838.1-42.37.540.70.41.6Clava52.8-3.915.0-21.23.318.00.52.7Cirrus A512.7-16.465.8-89.114.377.71.910.0Cirrus A /Body length ratio510%-13%-12%-2%-Papilla on leg IV length41.5-2.08.0-10.91.89.50.31.4Claw 1 heightsBranch56.1-6.433.2-34.96.334.00.10.8Spur21.2-1.36.2-7.41.36.80.10.9Spur/branch length ratio219%-21%-20%-2%-Claw 2 heightsBranch55.2-5.828.0-31.55.630.30.31.5Spur31.3-1.46.7-7.61.37.10.10.5Spur/branch length ratio322%-24%-24%-1%-Claw 3 heightsBranch55.6-6.429.5-35.46.032.50.32.6Spur31.1-1.35.7-7.11.26.50.10.7Spur/branch length ratio319%-21%-20%-1%-Claw 4 heightsBranch56.4-6.933.2-37.76.636.00.21.9Spur21.1-1.26.0-6.61.26.30.10.5Spur/branch length ratio216%-18%-17%-2%-