Table 4. Cnidoms of the species of Edwardsianthus pudicus, Edwardsianthus gilbertensis and Edwardsianthus carbunculus sp. nov.
Edwardsianthus pudicus Edwardsianthus gilbertensis Edwardsianthus carbunculus sp. n.
NSMT-Co 1702 CMNH-ZG 06527 CMNH-ZG 05954
Length × Width (µm) Mean (µm) SD (µm) n frequency Length × Width (µm) Mean (µm) SD (µm) n frequency Length × Width (µm) Mean (µm) SD (µm) n frequency
Tentacle
basitrichs 20.1-34.0 × 2.9-4.2 27.4 × 3.6 3.09 × 0.30 57 numerous 13.2-26.4 × 2.8-4.6 20.5 × 3.6 3.23 × 0.44 50 numerous 25.9-34.6 × 2.7-4.3 30.0 × 3.3 2.05 × 0.29 94 numerous
spirocysts 11.9-20.1 × 2.2-3.6 15.1 × 2.9 1.88 × 0.32 25 numerous 8.5-14.3 × 3.0-4.4 11.0 × 3.4 1.43 × 0.35 12 few 11.8-21.0 × 2.5-3.7 16.6 × 3.1 1.83 × 0.28 57 numerous
Actinopharynx
basitrichs S 17.4-24.2 × 1.9-3.0 20.8 × 2.5 2.02 × 0.44 15 numerous 16.3-21.1 × 2.4-3.9 18.4 × 3.1 1.24 × 0.39 12 few 14.3-16.9 × 3.5-3.9 16.0 × 3.7 0.99 × 0.19 4 rare
L 34.8-42.6 × 3.3-5.4 38.4 × 4.5 1.80 × 0.44 47 numerous 26.5-34.3 × 3.0-4.5 30.8 × 3.7 1.71 × 0.35 66 numerous 36.1-48.8 × 3.2-5.0 42.5 × 4.2 2.85 × 0.40 76 numerous
microbasic p -mastigophores 30.3-35.6 × 6.6-7.1 33.4 × 6.7 1.92 × 0.17 5 few 28.9-35.5 × 6.6-8.4 32.5 × 7.6 2.71 × 0.78 3 rare - - - - -
Nemathybome
basitrichs S - - - - - - - - - - 16.6-19.9 × 3.9-4.1 18.4 × 4.0 1.35 × 0.08 4 rare
L 46.8-56.6 × 3.2-5.6 41.7 × 51.7 1.95 × 0.43 44 numerou 34.0-45.2 × 3.0-4.8 39.6 × 3.8 2.02 × 0.38 75 numerous 46.8-56.6 × 3.2-5.6 51.7 × 4.3 2.08 × 0.47 44 numerous
Column
basitrichs 15.8-17.5 × 3.4-3.8 16.8 × 3.7 0.72 × 0.18 3 rare 9.8-14.4 × 2.8-4.1 12.0 × 3.3 1.12 × 0.41 12 few 47.9-53.8 × 3.4-4.8 50.8 × 4.0 1.62 × 0.33 24 numerous
Filament
basitrichs S 25.1-31.7 × 2.4-4.1 29.0 × 3.3 1.69 × 0.34 49 numerous 12.9-19.2 × 2.8-4.2 14.8 × 3.4 1.32 × 0.33 61 numerous 22.4-32.2 × 3.2-5.0 28.3 × 4.0 2.29 × 0.43 43 numerous
L 29.4-42.7 × 4.2-5.9 37.3 × 4.9 3.09 × 0.31 29 numerous - - - - - 27.6-44.3 × 4.1-5.8 34.8 × 4.8 5.87 × 0.51 11 few
microbasic p -mastigophores 29.7-34.1 × 5.2-7.6 31.6 × 6.2 1.26 × 0.62 11 few 33.0-38.4 × 8.2-10.9 36.3 × 9.3 1.63 × 0.72 12 few 30.1-31.8 × 5.3-5.9 30.9 × 5.6 0.87 × 0.29 2 rare