Table 3.
Measurements of Meioglossus species and comparison of the number of ser-LIR somata observed in five species of Meioglossus.
| Species | Total length | Proboscis | Collar | Trunk | spb | scb2 | snc | asvn + msvn + psvn | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Width | Length | Width | Length | Width | ||||||
| M. psammophilus | 611 (455–611) | 170 (103–178) | 89 (62–91) | 115 (67–150) | 115 (75–115) | 326 (130–326) | 115 (73–115) | Est. 30 | Est. 20 | 6 | 20–24 |
| M. bermudensis sp. nov | 298 (274–375) | 92 | 76 | 62 | 87 | 160 | 66 | Est. 30 | 18 | 6 | 23 |
| M. chiviricoensis sp. nov | 323 (323–532) | 68 (68–132) | 53 (46–62) | 72 (72–107) | 54 (51–77) | 183 (178–330) | 55 (55–72) | – | – | – | – |
| M. curacaoensis sp. nov | 306 (306–370) | 95 (95–171) | 77 (45–77) | 94 (64–91) | 94 (71–94) | 120 (120–138) | 67 (54–67) | – | – | – | – |
| M. eilatensis sp.nov | 258 | 93 | 85 | 55 | 86 | 110 | 72 | – | – | – | – |
| M. iuiensis sp. nov | 548 (548–594) | 137 (78–137) | 71 (36–71) | 79 (79–160) | 59 (41–59) | 358 (288–358) | 77 (50–77) | – | – | – | – |
| M. jejuensis sp. nov | 555 (442–555) | 167 (158–167) | 67 (57–67) | 100 (93–100) | 56 (56–77) | 288 (191–288) | 61 (55–63) | Est. 40–45 | 18 | 6 | Est. 7 apvn |
| M. maldivensis sp. nov | 379 (379–387) | 132 (99–132) | 87 (60–96) | 91 (80–91) | 88 (68–103) | 156 (156–208) | 66 (58–79) | Est. 45–50 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| M. turkensis sp. nov | 640 | 126 (126–132) | 74 (52–74) | 76 (76–93) | 113 (68–113) | 165 (165–415) | 71 (53–71) | – | – | – | – |
Measurements of holotypes; measurement ranges of paratypes given in parentheses.
Abbreviations: asvn, anterior serotonin-like immunoreactive (ser-LIR) somata of ventral nerve net; Est., estimated; msvn, median ser-LIR somata of ventral nerve net; psvn, posterior ser-LIR somata of ventral nerve net; scb2, ser-LIR somata of second ciliary band nerves; snc, posterior ser-LIR somata of neurochord; spb, ser-LIR somata of proboscis.