DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15137068
title: TABLE 3 in Atlas of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) of the World-part I: West Palaearctic Echiniscus species

description: TABLE 3. Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of adult males of Echiniscus granulatus mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: sp —the proportion between the length of a given structure and the length of the scapular plate.
CHARACTERNRANGEMEANSDµmspµmspµmspBody length4209–237424–4902184531332Scapular plate length Head appendage lengths445.1–50.4–48.3–2.3–Cirrus internus410.6–14.623.5–30.212.425.61.73.1Cephalic papilla46.0–6.711.9–13.86.413.20.30.9Cirrus externus416.8–19.434.0–40.117.937.11.13.3Clava46.0–7.012.1–15.36.513.60.51.6Cirrus A435.9–73.072.7–150.857.9120.516.035.7Cirrus A /Body length ratio417%–31%–26%–6%–Body appendage lengthsCirrus C266.4–99.3147.2–205.282.9176.223.341.0Spine Cd417.2–29.134.1–61.223.348.75.914.0Cirrus D499.6–128.6220.8–255.2114.5236.611.914.7Spine Dd425.3–27.950.2–60.126.855.51.14.1Spine on leg I length44.0–5.18.1–10.14.38.90.50.9Papilla on leg IV length44.6–5.29.5–11.35.010.30.30.8Number of teeth on the collar312–14–12.7–1.2–Claw I heightsBranch415.7–17.131.8–35.516.333.70.61.5Spur42.7–2.85.4–6.22.75.70.00.4Spur/branch height ratio416%–18%–17%–1%–Claw II heightsBranch414.9–17.730.2–36.616.033.21.23.0Spur42.4–3.05.0–6.72.75.60.30.7Spur/branch height ratio414%–19%–17%–2%–Claw III heightsBranch314.8–17.229.4–35.515.731.91.33.2Spur32.7–2.85.4–5.82.75.50.10.2Spur/branch height ratio316%–18%–17%–1%–Claw IV heights Branch319.4–20.640.1–44.120.042.00.62.0Spur33.2–3.56.6–7.83.47.20.20.6Spur/branch height ratio316%–18%–17%–1%–µmspµmspµmspBody length5140–188439–5611705122045Scapular plate length531.2–36.2–33.2–1.9–Head appendage lengthsCirrus internus56.9–8.921.5–26.87.823.40.92.2Cephalic papilla54.2–6.912.4–20.85.115.41.13.3Cirrus externus510.0–14.232.1–42.812.738.22.04.5Clava54.8–6.314.6–19.05.416.20.61.7Cirrus A548.7–66.4149.3–200.055.3166.57.619.7Cirrus A /Body length ratio527%–39%–33%–5%–Body appendage lengthsSpine Cd56.7–57.418.5–184.020.162.821.469.5Cirrus D512.5–87.340.1–263.058.8175.030.087.5Spine Dd415.0–22.147.0–66.618.354.23.08.5Spine on leg I length52.7–3.68.5–9.93.19.20.30.7Papilla on leg IV length53.3–4.89.1–14.53.811.50.61.9Number of teeth on the collar58–12–10.2–1.5–Claw I heightsBranch411.7–14.733.4–44.312.838.31.34.5Spur41.7–2.34.7–7.42.06.00.31.3Spur/branch height ratio413% –20%–16%–3%–Claw II heightsBranch510.4–14.032.6–42.211.935.91.33.8Spur51.7–2.25.3–6.61.95.80.20.6Spur/branch height ratio516%–17%–16%–0%–Claw III heightsBranch58.6–13.327.0–40.111.334.11.84.8Spur51.5–2.34.7–6.91.95.70.30.9Spur/branch height ratio515%–17%–17%–1%–Claw IV heightsBranch314.0–15.439.5–46.414.643.60.73.6Spur32.0–2.46.0–7.72.26.70.20.9Spur/branch height ratio313% –17%–15%–2%–µmspµmspµmspBody length4123–154510–5771355311331Scapular plate length423.6–26.6–25.4–1.3–Head appendage lengthsCirrus internus45.4–6.521.3–25.16.023.70.51.7Cephalic papilla43.5–4.113.9–15.83.815.00.30.8Cirrus externus47.1–9.128.0–36.08.332.70.83.7Clava43.2–3.913.6–15.43.714.70.40.8Cirrus A433.5–41.7141.9–160.238.6151.73.78.3Cirrus A /Body length ratio427%–31%–29%–2%–Body appendage lengthsCirrus D435.7–61.2151.3–230.148.9191.510.432.2Spine Dd46.9–9.425.9–36.38.131.81.34.9Spine on leg I length12.0–2.08.5–8.52.08.5??Papilla on leg IV length42.9–3.210.9–13.63.012.00.11.1Number of teeth on the collar46–12–7.5–3.0–Claw I heightsBranch49.5–11.237.5–42.110.139.80.81.9Spur41.7–2.27.2–8.52.07.90.20.6Spur/branch height ratio418%–23%–20%–2%–Claw II heightsBranch49.1–9.935.8–39.49.537.60.41.5Spur41.3–1.84.9–7.61.76.60.31.2Spur/branch height ratio413%–20%–18%–3%–Claw III heightsBranch49.2–9.635.7–39.09.437.20.21.3Spur41.8–2.17.3–8.32.07.70.10.4Spur/branch height ratio420%–22%–21%–1%–Claw IV heightsBranch412.3–14.147.5–53.012.850.60.92.7Spur12.2–2.29.3–9.32.29.3??Spur/branch height ratio118%–18%–18%–?–µmspµmspµmspBody length6200–224474–513208487914Scapular plate length639.8–45.7–42.7–2.1–Head appendage lengthsCirrus internus610.1–12.223.3–28.610.925.60.91.9Cephalic papilla66.2–7.715.6–17.27.016.30.60.6Cirrus externus614.0–18.433.7–43.116.237.91.83.3Clava65.5–6.712.9–15.16.014.00.40.9Cirrus A643.6–52.9102.1–119.447.9112.23.56.5Cirrus A /Body length ratio621%–25%–23%–1%–Body appendage lengthsCirrus B631.0–41.072.2–93.736.786.04.09.8Cirrus C640.0–47.096.3–106.142.799.92.53.3Cirrus Ccd617.0–30.040.3–67.722.753.04.610.0Cirrus Cd631.0–34.072.6–77.932.275.41.21.9Cirrus D631.0–38.074.7–83.234.380.42.53.3Cirrus Dcd621.0–26.049.2–61.623.555.12.35.7Spine Dd64.0–6.09.4–13.54.510.50.81.6Cirrus E631.0–40.067.8–95.536.285.03.39.7Spine on leg I length62.5–3.36.0–7.42.96.70.30.5Papilla on leg IV length63.4–3.88.1–9.23.78.60.20.4Number of teeth on the collar65–9–6.7–1.4–Claw I heightsBranch611.4–12.524.9–29.412.028.20.41.8Spur62.6–3.16.1–7.52.96.80.20.6Spur/branch height ratio621%–26%–24%–2%–Claw II heightsBranch610.1–11.924.1–27.911.126.10.61.6Spur62.5–2.85.9–6.42.66.20.10.2Spur/branch height ratio622%–25%–24%–1%–Claw III heightsBranch610.5–11.723.0–28.111.126.00.41.8Spur62.3–2.75.5–6.32.55.90.10.3Spur/branch height ratio621%–24%–23%–1%–Claw IV heightsBranch612.2–13.829.3–32.313.230.80.61.3Spur63.0–3.66.8–8.43.27.50.20.6Spur/branch height ratio622%–26%–24%–2%–
description: Published as part of Gąsiorek, Piotr & Vončina, Katarzyna, 2023, Atlas of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) of the World-part I: West Palaearctic Echiniscus species, pp. 22-29 in Zootaxa 5344 (1) on page 22, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5344.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8346050