TABLE 1. Morphometrics (μm) of Batillipes kalami sp. nov., n, number of specimens observed.
| Characters |
Holotype female |
Paratypes average females, n =5 |
Paratypes average males, n =4 |
| Voucher No. |
VD9 |
VD10, 11, 13, 15, 18 |
VD12, 14, 16, 17 |
| Body length |
170.2 |
164.2 ± 4.9 |
162.5 ± 5.1 |
| Body width |
51.5 |
49.5 ± 2.8 |
49.8 ± 2.7 |
| Cephalic region width |
45.4 |
44.9 ± 2.1 |
45.2 ± 2.3 |
| Median cirrus |
9.8 |
9.7 ± 0.7 |
9.8 ± 0.9 |
| Internal cirri |
12.7 |
12.5 ± 1.2 |
12.2 ± 0.9 |
| External cirri |
12.1 |
11.8 ± 1.5 |
11.9 ± 1.2 |
| Lateral cirri |
29.3 |
27.9 ± 0.9 |
28.0 ± 1.1 |
| Primary clavae |
11.7 |
10.9 ± 0.9 |
11.4 ± 1.0 |
| Cirri E |
22.5 |
20.9 ± 1.5 |
21.9 ± 1.2 |
| Caudal apparatus |
23.4 |
22.5 ± 3.9 |
22.8 ± 4.2 |
| Body projection 1 |
9.9 |
9.6 ± 1.1 |
9.6 ± 1.0 |
| Body projection 2 |
9.4 |
9.2 ± 1.5 |
9.2 ± 1.3 |
| Body projection 3 |
11.5 |
11.6 ± 1.3 |
11.8 ± 1.4 |
| Body projection 4 |
9.7 |
9.6 ± 0.8 |
9.5 ± 1.0 |
| Body projection 5 |
18.4 |
18.2 ± 1.4 |
18.7 ± 2.0 |
| Leg I–III: Toe 1 |
8.7 |
7.9 ± 0.9 |
8.0 ± 1.0 |
| Toe 2 |
6.1 |
6.1 ± 0.7 |
6.6 ± 0.8 |
| Toe 3 |
11.2 |
10.8 ± 0.8 |
11.7 ± 0.9 |
| Toe 4 |
6 |
5.9 ± 0.4 |
6.0 ± 0.6 |
| Toe 5 |
17.1 |
15.5 ± 1.0 |
16.1 ± 1.0 |
| Toe 6 |
11.8 |
10.1 ± 0.9 |
9.4 ± 1 |
| Leg IV: Toe 1 |
7.4 |
7.6 ± 1.0 |
7.7 ± 1.1 |
| Toe 2 |
11.9 |
11.7 ± 1.1 |
12.1 ± 0.7 |
| Toe 3 |
5.6 |
5.9 ± 0.9 |
6.1 ± 1.0 |
| Toe 4 |
5.5 |
5.6 ± 1.0 |
5.4 ± 0.8 |
| Toe 5 |
12.9 |
13.0 ± 1.2 |
12.2 ± 1.0 |
| Toe 6 |
7.3 |
7.3 ± 0.8 |
7.4 ± 0.9 |
| Leg I spine |
9.5 |
10.0 ± 1.6 |
9.9 ± 1.0 |
| Leg II spine |
12.8 |
12.7 ± 2.1 |
12.5 ± 1.8 |
| Leg III spine |
10.1 |
11.2 ± 1.4 |
11.9 ± 1.3 |
| Leg IV sense organ |
11.7 |
11.3 ± 1.8 |
12.1 ± 1.9 |