DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15154187
title: Table 1 in An integrative redescription of Echiniscus quadrispinosus quadrispinosus Richters, 1902 (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae) from the terra typica in Taunus Mountain Range (Europe; Germany)

description: Table 1. Measurements (in µm) and sp values of selected morphological structures of adult females from the neotype population of Echiniscus q. quadrispinosus Richters, 1902 mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: N = number of specimens/structures measured; RANGE = refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD = standard deviation.
CharacterNRangeMeanSDNeotypeNRangeMeanSDµmspµmspµmspµmspµmspµmspµmspBody length20204–280450–562241502252424550720190–236469 –5362195041215Scapular plate length2040.0–60.2–48.0–5.3–48.3–2039.3–46.2–43.4–1.9–Head appendage lengths0Cirrus internus1918.5–26.842.2–55.222.346.82.14.521.444.42015.8–20.437.7 –45.018.241.91.52.4Cephalic papilla206.4–10.313.9–23.38.718.11.22.19.619.9206.7–8.815.7 –20.67.617.40.61.5Cirrus externus2023.2–32.051.2–64.626.956.03.14.129.661.21918.4–23.543.9 –51.920.847.81.52.7Clava205.6–7.412.0–16.46.613.90.51.37.014.4204.4–6.810.1 –16.25.713.30.61.5Cirrus A1946.3–56.987.6–121.452.4109.63.19.856.9117.82040.2–52.792.8 –120.646.6107.33.99.0Cirrus A /Body length ratio1919%–25%–22%–2%–23%–2018%–24%–21%–2%–Cirrus int/ext length ratio1971%–92%–84%–6%–72%–1981%–95%–88%–4%–Body appendage lengths0Cirrus B1835.8–77.970.3–160.657.1118.510.717.957.3118.71919.3–43.745.3 –97.933.677.56.515.5Cirrus C2057.8–92.1125.5–181.970.5147.19.915.572.8150.62042.7–67.4117.4 –151.456.6130.44.59.3Cirrus Cd2017.1–30.640.0–63.024.250.62.65.522.446.42016.9–26.639.5 –54.220.848.02.04.5Cirrus D1545.4–73.093.9–137.555.7118.58.412.254.4112.71832.8–58.383.7 –110.742.998.95.09.3Cirrus Dd1910.8–22.825.9–47.017.035.42.74.917.335.71813.5–20.530.3 –43.215.936.51.83.8Cirrus E1846.7–114.4 109.4–190.077.1159.013.816.073.3151.81844.0–68.0118.9 –158.860.9139.75.012.6Spine on leg I length193.4–5.46.2–11.14.38.90.61.24.38.9163.1–4.66.9 –10.53.88.60.51.1Papilla on leg IV length183.7–5.27.7–10.74.59.40.51.03.77.7183.3–4.98.2 –10.74.09.20.40.8Number of teeth on the collar197–10–8.1–1.0–8–187–10–8.4–1.0–Notch length1912.2–18.128.1–34.615.432.41.71.715.632.31612.0–15.627.0 –36.013.530.81.12.4Claw 1 lengths0Claw1912.0–18.427.7–36.214.931.31.72.616.033.01911.5–14.026.2 –33.312.629.00.72.0Spur151.9–4.44.2–9.12.96.10.71.74.49.1121.3–2.23.2 –4.81.84.20.30.5Spur/claw length ratio1515%–28%–20%–5%–0–1211%–17%–15%–2%–Claw 2 lengths0Claw1710.2–16.924.5–32.013.828.81.92.214.229.41710.0–13.223.7 –29.812.027.50.61.6Spur112.1–3.04.0–6.62.55.20.20.9??91.5–2.34.0 –5.42.04.50.20.4Spur/claw length ratio1114%–25%–19%–4%–?–914%–20%–17%–2%–Claw 3 lengths0Claw2011.1–17.525.4–36.114.129.52.03.014.229.41711.0–13.425.1 –29.312.127.60.41.1Spur151.8–3.13.6–6.22.45.00.30.7??91.7–2.13.9 –4.61.94.40.10.3Spur/claw length ratio1514%–21%–17%–3%–?–913%–18%–16%–1%–Claw 4 lengths0Claw2013.3–19.330.8–38.416.434.21.62.216.434.01912.6–15.730.2 –36.414.332.90.81.8Spur132.1–4.24.8–7.82.85.80.61.1??51.6–2.64.3 –5.82.25.00.30.6Spur/claw length ratio1315%–24%–17%–4%–?–513%–18%–16%–2%–
description: Published as part of Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Kayastha, Pushpalata, Gawlak, Magdalena, Mioduchowska, Monika & Roszkowska, Milena, 2022, An integrative redescription of Echiniscus quadrispinosus quadrispinosus Richters, 1902 (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae) from the terra typica in Taunus Mountain Range (Europe; Germany), pp. 109-110 in European Journal of Taxonomy 823 (1) on page 109, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.823.1819, http://zenodo.org/record/6658659