Table 3 in Echiniscidae in the Mascarenes: the wonders of Mauritius

Table 3. Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of mature females of Echiniscus insularis 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).
CharacterNRangeMeanSDHolotypeµmspµmspµmspµmspBody length7122-169466-5911505141641136529Scapular plate length725.7-35.4-29.1-3.2-25.7-Head appendages lengthsCirrus internus78.5-13.232.4-40.910.837.11.73.49.035.0Cephalic papilla75.0-7.016.9-22.25.920.30.61.85.722.2Cirrus externus710.9-15.940.7-52.213.546.31.64.212.950.2Clava73.6-5.511.9-17.54.415.20.61.94.517.5Cirrus A724.2-37.086.1-106.228.396.94.17.027.3106.2Cirrus A /Body length ratio717%-22%-19%-2%-20%-Body appendages lengthsSpine B52.5-3.28.8-10.82.89.80.30.72.59.7Spine C72.0-5.27.6-20.24.014.11.35.05.220.2Spine Cd72.3-11.08.8-39.95.920.63.311.64.617.9Spine D62.5-4.07.6-15.63.110.50.63.14.015.6Spine Dd77.5-15.422.6-53.311.339.53.212.412.046.7Spine E52.2-9.67.5-32.76.523.02.79.56.023.3Supernumerary spicules240.7-4.62.4-17.9------Spine on leg I length71.6-2.65.8-7.52.06.70.40.71.66.2Papilla on leg IV length72.8-3.59.9-12.53.110.70.20.83.212.5Number of teeth on the collar77-11-8.6-1.6-11-Claw 1 heightsBranch77.0-10.326.2-30.78.328.51.01.87.930.7Spur41.7-2.15.8-8.21.86.60.21.12.18.2Spur/branch length ratio420%-27%-23%-3%-27%-Claw 2 heightsBranch77.2-9.424.5-30.87.927.20.82.57.730.0Spur51.3-2.54.4-7.11.75.50.51.1??Spur/branch length ratio518%-27%-21%-3%-?-Claw 3 heightsBranch76.9-9.925.5-32.78.127.81.02.98.432.7Spur51.3-2.24.4-6.21.75.50.40.7??Spur/branch length ratio516%-24%-20%-3%-?-Claw 4 heightsBranch78.2-10.828.8-35.89.231.70.82.19.235.8Spur32.0-2.76.8-8.72.47.70.40.9??Spur/branch length ratio321%-27%-24%-3%-?-