Table 8 in Echiniscidae in the Mascarenes: the wonders of Mauritius

Table 8. Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of larvae of Echiniscus tropicalis (population ID.939) 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 length3110-124559-57411956787Scapular plate length319.4-22.0-21.0-1.4-Head appendages lengthsCirrus internus34.2-4.620.9-21.64.521.30.20.4Cephalic papilla33.7-4.118.5-19.13.918.70.20.3Cirrus externus26.0-6.429.6-30.96.230.30.30.9Clava32.6-3.113.4-14.42.913.90.30.5Cirrus A313.3-15.560.9-71.814.167.11.25.6Cirrus A /Body length ratio311%-13%-12%-1%-Body appendages lengthsSpine Cd30.9-3.24.1-15.52.411.51.36.4Spine Dd33.2-6.016.5-27.84.822.81.55.8Spine E33.9-5.520.1-25.04.722.40.82.5Spine on leg I length31.2-1.66.2-7.41.57.00.20.7Papilla on leg IV length31.7-2.08.8-9.11.98.90.20.2Number of teeth on the collar36-7-6.7-0.6-Claw 1 heightsBranch35.3-5.826.4-27.35.626.70.30.5Spur31.1-1.45.7-6.51.36.20.20.4Spur/branch length ratio321%-25%-23%-2%-Claw 2 heightsBranch35.1-5.524.5-26.35.325.40.20.9Spur31.0-1.14.6-5.71.15.10.10.5Spur/branch length ratio318%-22%-20%-2%-Claw 3 heightsBranch35.1-5.724.5-26.45.425.70.31.0Spur31.2-1.35.5-6.21.25.90.10.4Spur/branch length ratio322%-24%-23%-1%-Claw 4 heightsBranch36.0-6.127.7-31.46.129.00.12.1Spur21.2-1.65.5-7.41.46.40.31.4Spur/branch length ratio220%-27%-23%-5%-