Table 3. Measurements (in μm) and pt of selected morphological structures of individuals of Macrobiotus azzunae sp. nov. mounted in Faure-Berlese. Abbreviations: Nr = number of specimens/structures measured; Range = smallest–largest value; SD = standard deviation. * Three animals below 200 μm in length were not considered in the analysis. Two were not measurable, while data of the only measurable animal below 200 μm is available in the supplementary material (Supp. file 1).
| Character |
Nr |
Range µm |
Mean ± SD |
Holotype µm |
| Body length |
10 * |
246.0–410.3 |
|
374.0 |
|
| Buccal tube length |
13 |
29.4–38.5 |
|
36.6 |
|
|
|
pt |
µm |
pt |
| Buccal tube external width |
13 |
11.6–15.9 |
13.3 ± 1.2 |
5.8 |
15.9 |
| Stylet support insertion point |
13 |
75.1–80.5 |
76.7 ± 1.5 |
27.9 |
76.1 |
| Placoid row |
13 |
50.1–57.7 |
51.8 ± 2.4 |
18.9 |
51.5 |
| Macroplacoid row |
13 |
37.7–48.7 |
44.6 ± 3.1 |
15.7 |
42.7 |
| First macroplacoid |
13 |
24.3–29.7 |
26.6 ± 2.2 |
9.3 |
25.5 |
| Second macroplacoid |
13 |
16.0–20.7 |
18.3 ± 1.5 |
6.6 |
18.1 |
| Microplacoid |
13 |
5.9–8.6 |
6.9 ± 1.0 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
| External Claws III main branch |
13 |
27.1–31.3 |
29.8 ± 1.3 |
11.5 |
31.3 |
| External Claws III secondary branch |
13 |
20.1–25.8 |
22.5 ± 1.6 |
8.1 |
22.1 |
| Internal Claws III main branch |
13 |
24.9–30.2 |
27.7 ± 1.6 |
10.2 |
27.9 |
| Internal Claws III secondary branch |
13 |
18.8–24.2 |
21.4 ± 1.7 |
7.2 |
19.7 |
| Posterior Claws IV main branch |
9 |
29.1–34.6 |
32.7 ± 1.8 |
12.2 |
33.2 |
| Posterior Claws IV secondary branch |
9 |
21.6–24.9 |
23.8 ± 1.6 |
9.1 |
24.9 |
| Anterior Claws IV main branch |
10 |
28.2–32.5 |
30.1 ± 1.9 |
11.1 |
30.3 |
| Anterior Claws IV secondary branch |
10 |
20.4–26.2 |
23.2 ± 1. 7 |
8.8 |
24.0 |