Table 2 in Re-evaluation of the systematic position of the order Prostomatida (Protista: Ciliophora), with the establishment of two new genera and two new species

Table 2. Morphometric data on Qingdao population of Apsiktrata gracilis after protargol staining (measurements are in micrometres).
CharacteristicMinimumMaximumMedianMeanSDCVNBody length40604950.05.510.921Body width18262221.82.19.721Ratio of body length to body width2322.30.312.221Macronucleus length9131110.91.412.821Macronucleus width811109.51.111.021Ratio of macronucleus length to macronucleus width1.01.31.11.20.17.821Anterior body end to macronucleus, distance9291817.86.637.121Somatic kineties, number19252221.91.77.621Transverse rings, number7988.10.67.913Oral basket length10141212.11.210.221Oral basket width2433.40.38.121Ratio of oral basket length to oral basket width343.53.50.38.921
Abbreviations:CV, coefficient of variation (as a percentage); Mean,arithmetic mean; N, number of specimens examined.