Table 1 in Systematic positions and taxonomy of two freshwater ciliates found in China, with establishments of one new family and two new species (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea)

Table 1. Morphometric characterization of Pesudotetrahymena orientalis gen. et sp. nov. (Po), Cyclidium paravorax sp. nov. (Cp), Cyclidium vorax Pan, 2020 (Cv; Pan et al. 2020), Cyclidum glaucoma Müller, 1773 (Cg; Pan et al. 2020), Cyclidium sinicum Pan, 2017 (Cs; Pan et al. 2017), and Cyclidium varibonneti Song, 2000 (Cvb; Song 2000). Data from silver carbonate-stained and protargol-prepared specimens. Measurements in μm. CV= coefficient of variation (%); M = Median; Max = maximum; Mean = arithmetic mean; Min = minimum; N = number of specimens; SD = standard deviation.
CharacterSpeciesMaxMinMeanMCVSDNBody length, μmPo234166193.21928.616.717Cp302024.624.013.23.324Cv344539.3407.83.115Cg181213.21314.41.915Cs322128.32721.45.715Cvb191213.5–10.91.4617Body width, μmPo208124164.516812.119.819Cp251519.719.515.23.024Cv342528.5298.52.413Cg12810.317.10.715Cs161213.2139.11.215Cvb1389.8–9.20.2217Buccal field length, μmPo946476.875.010.27.920Cp15911.211.011.21.224Cv241720.42010.12.118Cg867.476.10.4312Cs151012.2129.11.113Cvb1399.7–6.80.6617Somatic kineties, numberPo221819.7205.41.19Cp1099.29.04.40.424Cv1099.61013.60.513Cg988.383.70.313Cs111111110013Cvb131111.7–5.10.616Postoral kineties, numberPo222.02.00.00.010Macronucleus length, μmPo884860.055.016.111.414Cp1156.97.019.21.316Cv148111116.5213Cg534.142.50.115Cvb533.9–18.50.7216Macronucleus, numberPo11110022Cp211.3135.30.523Cv211.5133.70.527Cg11110015Cs22220013Cvb222–00> 100Basal bodies in SKn, numberCp131011.411.09.31.118Cv131111.7128.20.911Cg121111.1111.80.211Cs131212.6133.80.414Cvb111010.4–4.90.5111Basal bodies in SK 1, numberCp141313.1132.60.315Cs131212.6134.60.514Cvb161415.2–3.90.5813