Table 6 in Echiniscidae in the Mascarenes: the wonders of Mauritius

Table 6. Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of mature females of Echiniscus tropicalis (pooled data from the populations ID.032, ID.939 and SG.001) 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 length26137-223384-5131944762031Scapular plate length2633.6-45.2-40.9-3.3-Head appendages lengthsCirrus internus2410.0-14.522.2-36.012.330.01.33.1Cephalic papilla265.0-7.712.6-18.86.114.90.51.5Cirrus externus2511.2-18.227.5-41.714.836.41.93.2Clava254.2-6.49.3-16.35.012.20.61.6Cirrus A2517.9-33.841.1-79.327.868.13.78.2Cirrus A /Body length ratio259%-18%-14%-2%-Body appendages lengthsSpine B244.3-12.79.9-29.48.520.82.45.5Spine C266.5-14.714.9-35.011.127.12.35.1Spine Cd263.0-10.87.7-25.06.716.41.74.0Spine D225.7-13.813.5-31.310.024.32.45.3Spine Dd254.3-14.99.9-35.010.225.12.66.3Spine E267.1-15.816.3-38.012.129.62.35.5Spine on leg I length261.9-3.74.2-8.82.66.40.51.1Papilla on leg IV length252.8-4.36.7-10.93.48.30.31.0Number of teeth on the collar258-17-12.3-2.3-Claw 1 heightsBranch259.6-12.424.7-30.410.926.80.81.5Spur231.5-2.64.0-6.02.04.90.30.5Spur/branch length ratio2315%-21%-18%-2%-Claw 2 heightsBranch269.2-12.022.9-28.610.425.60.81.5Spur251.6-2.73.9-6.21.94.70.30.5Spur/branch length ratio2516%-23%-19%-2%-Claw 3 heightsBranch258.7-12.323.2-28.610.425.60.81.5Spur231.5-2.73.8-6.21.94.70.30.6Spur/branch length ratio2315%-23%-18%-2%-Claw 4 heightsBranch2610.7-14.825.9-34.912.630.81.11.9Spur182.0-3.15.3-7.12.46.00.20.5Spur/branch length ratio1818%-24%-20%-2%-