Table 1. Morphometric data on Eschaneustyla terricola (te) and Eschaneustyla lugeri (lu), after protagol impregnation.
| Characteristica | Species | Min | Max | Mean | M | SD | SE | CV (%) | n |
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| Body, length | te | 130.0 | 222.0 | 187.6 | 195.0 | 28.3 | 8.5 | 15.1 | 11 |
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| lu | 164.0 | 348.0 | 261.8 | 261.5 | 54.0 | 10.2 | 20.6 | 28 |
| Body, width | te | 50.0 | 90.0 | 69.3 | 70.0 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 17.2 | 11 |
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| lu | 38.0 | 141.0 | 91.4 | 95.0 | 29.1 | 5.5 | 31.9 | 28 |
| Body length:width, ratio | te | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.2 | 11 |
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| lu | 2.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 26.1 | 28 |
| Macronuclear nodules, number | te | 59 | 106 | 75.4 | 68.0 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 20.3 | 11 |
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| lu | 97 | 149 | 119.6 | 119.0 | 13.6 | 3.3 | 11.4 | 17 |
| Micronuclei, number | te | 1 | 5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 38.6 | 10 |
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| lu | 3 | 11 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 35.5 | 21 |
| Anteriormost macronuclear nodule, length | te | 5.5 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 34.1 | 11 |
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| lu | 5.0 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 41.7 | 19 |
| Anteriormost macronuclear nodule, width | te | 2.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 32.2 | 11 |
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| lu | 3.0 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 36.7 | 19 |
| Anteriormost micronucleus, length | te | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.7 | 11 |
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| lu | 3.0 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 19 |
| Anteriormost micronucleus, width | te | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 11 |
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| lu | 3.0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 30.1 | 19 |
| AE to first macronuclear nodule, distance | te | 9.0 | 22.5 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 24.0 | 11 |
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| lu | 16.0 | 35.0 | 23.8 | 26.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 24.5 | 19 |
| PE to rearmost macronuclear nodule, distance | te | 8.0 | 27.5 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 36.0 | 11 |
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| lu | 14.0 | 60.0 | 30.7 | 27.0 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 41.2 | 17 |
| Posteriormost macronuclear nodule, length | te | 3.0 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 37.1 | 11 |
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| lu | 5.0 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 29.0 | 17 |
| Posteriormost macronuclear nodule, width | te | 3.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 26.2 | 11 |
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| lu | 2.0 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 55.0 | 17 |
| Adoral membranelles, number | te | 35 | 47 | 41.5 | 41.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 11 |
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| lu | 47 | 74 | 61.2 | 62.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 25 |
| Frontal cirri, number | te | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 |
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| lu | 25 | 43 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 12.7 | 24 |
| Buccal cirri, number | te | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 |
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| lu | 3 | 4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 25 |
| AE to proximal end of AZM, distance | lu | 38.0 | 99.0 | 77.3 | 78.0 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 20.3 | 25 |
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| AE to distal end of AZM, distance | lu | 12.0 | 58.0 | 33.4 | 33.0 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 30.4 | 25 |
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| DE value | lu | 0.3 | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 25 |
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| AE to paroral, distance | lu | 23.0 | 50.0 | 38.3 | 40.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 16.4 | 22 |
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| Paroral, length | lu | 21.0 | 43.0 | 33.4 | 33.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 22 |
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| AE to first buccal cirrus, distance | lu | 30.0 | 64.0 | 49.0 | 51.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 15.3 | 21 |
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| AE to last buccal cirrus, distance | lu | 36.0 | 75.0 | 59.2 | 62.0 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 14.7 | 21 |
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| Frontoterminal row, number of cirri | te | 20 | 28 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 11.9 | 10 |
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| lu | 30 | 60 | 49.5 | 50.0 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 23 |
| RMR, number of cirri | te | 39 | 57 | 45.6 | 45.5 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 11.4 | 10 |
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| lu | 41 | 78 | 58.4 | 59.0 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 13.6 | 20 |
| LMR, number of cirri | te | 32 | 45 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 12.8 | 10 |
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| lu | 46 | 61 | 52.2 | 53.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 20 |
| Midventral rows, number | te | 8 | 9 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 9 |
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| lu | 1 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 28.4 | 37 |
| MV 1, number of cirri | lu | 21 | 37 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 23 |
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| MV 2, number of cirri | lu | 5 | 33 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 55.2 | 4 |
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| AE to MV 1, distance | lu | 24.0 | 75.0 | 47.6 | 47.0 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 23.1 | 22 |
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| PE to end of MV 1, distance | lu | 80.0 | 177.0 | 134.7 | 131.0 | 27.4 | 6.0 | 20.3 | 21 |
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| AE to MV 2, distance | lu | 60.0 | 119.0 | 79.3 | 69.0 | 26.9 | 13.5 | 34.0 | 4 |
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| PE to end of MV 2, distance | lu | 26.0 | 189.0 | 130.0 | 152.5 | 72.3 | 36.1 | 55.6 | 4 |
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| AE to frontoterminal row, distance | lu | 21.5 | 62.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 20.8 | 21 |
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| PE to end of frontoterminal row, distance | te | 60.0 | 102.0 | 78.0 | 71.5 | 16.8 | 5.3 | 21.6 | 10 |
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| lu | 41.0 | 106.0 | 69.0 | 68.0 | 17.7 | 4.0 | 25.7 | 20 |
| AE to LMR, distance | lu | 42.0 | 96.0 | 72.0 | 74.0 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 16.7 | 23 |
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| AE to RMR, distance | lu | 23.5 | 85.0 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 26.7 | 21 |
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| PE to LMR, distance | lu | 5.0 | 21.0 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 39.8 | 16 |
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| PE to RMR, distance | lu | 1.0 | 16.5 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 62.9 | 15 |
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| Midventral rows with 3 or 4 cirri, number | te | 3 | 5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 16.3 | 9 |
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| Midventral rows with 5 or more cirri, number | te | 4 | 6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 9 |
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| Rearmost cirral row, number of cirri | te | 5 | 24 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 9 |
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| PE to rear end of midventral complex, distance | te | 30.0 | 56.0 | 46.4 | 51.0 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 21.7 | 9 |
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| Caudal cirri, number | te | 8 | 14 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 22.7 | 6 |
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| lu | 7 | 11 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 16 |
| Dorsal kineties, number | te | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
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| lu | 4 | 5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 20 |
a All measurements in μm. CV – coefficient of variance in %; Min – minimum value observed; Max – maximum value observed; Mean – arithmetic mean; M – median; SD – standard deviation; SE – standard error; n – sample size; AE – anterior end of cell; PE – posterior end of cell; MV 1 – midventral row 1 (= rightmost midventral row in Foissner et al. 2002, Berger 2006 and Kim et al. 2015); MV 2, midventral row 2.