Table 1.
Morphometric data on Leptopharynx brasiliensis (upper line) and a small morph of L. costatus costatus contained in the same slides (lower line).
| Characteristicsa | M | SD | SE | CV | Min | Max | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body, length in protargol preparations | 54.0 | 54.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 42.0 | 61.0 | 21 |
| 34.1 | 33.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 30.0 | 41.0 | 21 | |
| Body, width in protargol preparations | 38.0 | 39.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 10.5 | 29.0 | 45.0 | 21 |
| 23.8 | 24.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 21 | |
| Body, length in Chatton–Lwoff silver nitrate preparations | 56.8 | 57.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 48.0 | 63.0 | 21 |
| 37.7 | 38.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 33.0 | 41.0 | 21 | |
| Body, width in Chatton–Lwoff silver nitrate preparations | 39.3 | 39.0 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 12.4 | 31.0 | 47.0 | 21 |
| 26.1 | 26.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 22.0 | 29.0 | 21 | |
| Body length: width, ratio in protargol preparations | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 21 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 21 | |
| Body length: width, ratio in Chatton–Lwoff silver nitrate preparations | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 21 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 21 | |
| Anterior body end to anteriormost adoral membranelle, distanceb | 10.6 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 21 |
| 11.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 21 | |
| Body length: anterior body end to anteriormost adoral membranelle, ratiob | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 21 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 21 | |
| Anterior body end to macronucleus, distance | 21.5 | 21.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 25.0 | 21 |
| 12.1 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 21 | |
| Anterior body end to excretory pore of contractile vacuole, distance | 29.5 | 29.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 24.0 | 33.0 | 21 |
| 17.5 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 21 | |
| Macronucleus, length | 9.2 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 21 |
| 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 21 | |
| Macronucleus, width | 8.9 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 21 |
| 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 21 | |
| Micronucleus, diameter | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 3.0 | 21 |
| 2.1 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 3.0 | 21 | |
| Oral basket, width | 17.4 | 18.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 21 |
| 4.1 | 4.0 | – | – | – | 4.0 | 5.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kineties, number | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 21 |
| 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 1, number of dikinetids | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 21 |
| 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 1, number of monokinetids | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 2, number of dikinetids | 13.5 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 21 |
| 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 2, number of monokinetids | 22.2 | 22.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 17.0 | 25.0 | 21 |
| 11.6 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 3, number of dikinetids | 12.2 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 21 |
| 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 28.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 3, number of monokinetids | 34.4 | 34.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 30.0 | 39.0 | 21 |
| 26.7 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 21.0 | 32.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 4, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 62.7 | 63.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 57.0 | 72.0 | 21 |
| 38.3 | 38.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 34.0 | 44.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 5, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 24.7 | 25.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 21 |
| 13.3 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 6, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 21 |
| 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 7, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 9.7 | 10.0 | – | – | – | 9.0 | 10.0 | 21 |
| 9.4 | 9.0 | – | – | – | 9.0 | 10.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 8, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 | |
| Somatic kinety 9, number of monokinetids in posterior segment | 13.2 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 21 |
| 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 21 | |
| Preoral ciliary rows, number | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 | |
| Preoral kinety 1, number of dikinetids (does not have monokinetids) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 21 |
| 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 21 | |
| Preoral kinety 2, number of dikinetids | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 | |
| Preoral kinety 2, number of monokinetids | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 | |
| Preoral kinety 3, number of dikinetids | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 | |
| Preoral kinety 3, number of monokinetids | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 | |
| Preoral kinety 4, number of dikinetids (for monokinetids, see postoral complex) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 | |
| Oral primordium, number of dikinetids in posterior part | 3.4 | 3.0 | – | – | – | 3.0 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 | |
| Oral primordium, number of monokinetids in posterior part | 0.9 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | |
| Oral primordium, number of granules (basal bodies?) in anterior part | 20.3 | 21.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 16.0 | 23.0 | 21 |
| Present but too faintly impregnated | ||||||||
| Adoral membranelle 1, number of basal bodies | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 |
| Not present | ||||||||
| Adoral membranelle 2, number of basal body rows | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 |
| 2.2 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 3.0 | 21 | |
| Adoral membranelle 2, number of basal bodies | 11.4 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 21 |
| 9.4 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 21 | |
| Adoral membranelle 3, number of basal body rows | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 | |
| Adoral membranelle 3, number of basal bodies | 13.7 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 21 |
| 12.7 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 21 | |
| Left row of postoral complex, number of monokinetidsc | 6.1 | 6.0 | – | – | – | 6.0 | 7.0 | 21 |
| 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 21 | |
| Right row of postoral complex, number of dikinetidsd | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 21 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 21 | |
| Right row of postoral complex, number of monokinetidsd | 0.5 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | |
| Basal bodies, total numbere | 293.8 | 294.0 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 275.0 | 314.0 | 21 |
| 186.1 | 183.0 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 174.0 | 201.0 | 21 | |
a
Data based, if not mentioned otherwise, on mounted, protargol-impregnated, and randomly selected specimens from a non-flooded Petri dish culture. Measurements in μm. CV, coefficient of variation in %; M, median; Max, maximum; Min, minimum; n, number of specimens investigated; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error of mean; , arithmetic mean.
b
Membranelle 1 is the anteriormost membranelle in Leptopharynx brasiliensis, while membranelle 2 is the anteriormost in L. costatus costatus.
c
Without basal bodies of group C.
d
This is the anterior segment of somatic kinety 9.
e
Except of basal bodies of adoral membranelles.