Table 3.
Morphometric data on large morph (upper line) and small morph (lower line) of Leptopharynx costatus gonohymen.
| Characteristicsa | M | SD | SE | CV | Min | Max | n | % increaseb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body, length | 46.2 | 46.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 37.0 | 57.0 | 21 | 68.0 |
| 27.5 | 27.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 23.0 | 33.0 | 19 | ||
| Body, width | 31.5 | 31.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 24.0 | 43.0 | 21 | 59.9 |
| 19.7 | 20.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 16.7 | 13.0 | 25.0 | 19 | ||
| Body length: width, ratio | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 21 | 7.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 19 | ||
| Anterior body end to adoral membranelles, distance | 10.4 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 21 | 44.4 |
| 7.2 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 23.2 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11 | ||
| Body length: anterior body end to adoral membranelles, ratio | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 21 | 12.5 |
| 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 25.7 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 11 | ||
| Anterior body end to macronucleus, distance | 17.9 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 13.0 | 23.0 | 21 | 75.5 |
| 10.2 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 11 | ||
| Anterior body end to excretory pore of contractile vacuole, distance | 23.7 | 24.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 28.0 | 21 | – |
| Not recognizable | |||||||||
| Macronucleus, length | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.9 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 21 | 33.8 |
| 7.1 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 11 | ||
| Macronucleus, width | 7.9 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 21 | 19.7 |
| 6.6 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 11 | ||
| Micronucleus, diameter | 2.2 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 1.0 | 3.0 | 21 | 10.0 |
| 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11 | ||
| Oral basket, width | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 21 | 73.3 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kineties, number | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 1, number of dikinetids | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 21 | 1.4 |
| 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 1, number of monokinetids | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 2, number of dikinetids | 7.9 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 15.2 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 21 | 102.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 24.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 2, number of monokinetids | 18.7 | 18.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 21 | 128.0 |
| 8.2 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 3, number of dikinetids | 7.8 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 21 | 457.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 5.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 3, number of monokinetids | 31.0 | 31.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 24.0 | 38.0 | 21 | 66.7 |
| 18.6 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 24.8 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 4, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 57.0 | 56.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 48.0 | 71.0 | 21 | 93.9 |
| 29.4 | 27.0 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 22.4 | 20.0 | 46.0 | 19 | ||
| Somatic kinety 5, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 28.1 | 28.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 23.0 | 40.0 | 21 | 140.2 |
| 11.7 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 6, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 2.2 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 4.0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 7, number of monokinetids (does not have dikinetids) | 10.2 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 21 | 4.0 |
| 9.8 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11 | ||
| 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 | −3.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 11 | ||
| Somatic kinety 9, number of monokinetids in posterior segment | 10.1 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 21 | 74.1 |
| 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 11 | ||
| Preoral ciliary rows, number | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 11 | ||
| 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 | 0.0 |
| 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11 | ||
| Preoral kinety 2, number of dikinetids | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11 | ||
| Preoral kinety 2, number of monokinetids | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11 | ||
| Preoral kinety 3, number of dikinetids | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 11 | ||
| Preoral kinety 3, number of monokinetids | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11 | ||
| 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 | 0.0 |
| 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 11 | ||
| Oral primordium, number of dikinetids in posterior part | 4.1 | 4.0 | – | – | – | 4.0 | 5.0 | 21 | 7.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.0 | – | – | – | 3.0 | 4.0 | 11 | ||
| Oral primordium, number of monokinetids in posterior part | 1.1 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 21 | – |
| Not present | |||||||||
| Oral primordium, number of granules (basal bodies?) in anterior part | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 11 | – |
| Present but too faintly impregnated | |||||||||
| Adoral membranelle 2, number of basal body rows | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 | 25.0 |
| 2.4 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11 | ||
| Adoral membranelle 3, number of basal body rows | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11 | ||
| Left row of postoral complex, number of monokinetids c | 6.1 | 6.0 | – | – | – | 6.0 | 7.0 | 21 | 3.4 |
| 5.9 | 6.0 | – | – | – | 5.0 | 6.0 | 11 | ||
| Right row of postoral complex, number of dikinetids d | 3.1 | 3.0 | – | – | – | 3.0 | 4.0 | 21 | 3.3 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11 | ||
| Basal bodies, total number e | 256.2 | 255.0 | 20.3 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 231.0 | 302.0 | 21 | 58.5 |
| 161.6 | 160.0 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 148.0 | 180.0 | 11 | ||
a
Data based 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
The increase in the mean value for the large morph relative to the small morph.
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.