Table 3 in The xerophilic genera Xerobiotus and Pseudohexapodibius (Macrobiotidae; Tardigrada): biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeny

Table 3. Morphometry of the eggs of Xerobiotus reductus, Xerobiotus litus, Xerobiotus arenosum and Pseudohexapodibius degenerans (N, number of specimens/structures measured; Range, the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD, standard deviation).
Xerobiotus reductusXerobiotus litusCharacterNRangeMeanSDNRangeMeanSDEgg bare diameter (μm)1276.8–92.784.65.3270.4–75.572.93.7Egg full diameter (μm)1289.4–104.397.35.3181.3–81.381.3Process height (μm)604.4–7.36.10.7125.4–7.76.70.7Process base width (μm)604.6–7.86.20.7124.7–5.95.30.3Process base-to-height ratio600.8–1.31.00.1120.7–0.90.80.1Terminal disc width (μm)602.0–3.63.00.4124.5–7.05.60.8Inter-process distance (μm)600.8–2.31.30.4122.3–3.93.20.5Processes on egg circumference (μm)2029.0–35.032.61.9226.0–29.027.52.1Xerobiotus arenosumPseudohexapodibius degeneransCharacterNRangeMeanSDNRangeMeanSDEgg bare diameter (μm)188.8–88.888.8970.7–89.580.87.5Egg full diameter (μm)1101.6–101.6101.6984.6–103.795.27.4Process height (μm)63.5–4.54.00.4306.0–7.66.90.5Process base width (μm)64.1–5.34.70.5306.0–7.86.80.5Process base-to-height ratio61.1–1.21.20.0300.8–1.21.00.1Terminal disc width (μm)63.0–3.73.30.3302.6–3.83.30.3Inter-process distance (μm)61.5–2.52.00.4300.8–2.51.50.4Processes on egg circumference (μm)239.0–41.040.01.41029.0–34.031.21.5