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. 2014 Oct 7;4(21):4093–4105. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1264

Table 1.

Summary of average chromosome number and genome size (mean ± SD) values for all Machilis populations sampled in this study, including additional information on reproductive mode, number of individuals per population, and sex

Species name Repr. mode Sampling location Number of specimens Number of chromosomes FN Mean relative genome size (±SD) Ploidy level



F M F (2n) M (n) F M
Machilis helleri S ADM (AT) 2 2 52 26 124 1.49 ± 0.01 1.46 ± 0.02 2n
S EIS (AT) 4 1 52 26 124 1.56 ± 0.3 1.45 2n
S GIE (AT) 5 4 n/a 25, 511 n/a 1.60 ± 0.01 1.60 ± 0.01 2n
S HWD (AT) 8 3 50 25 124 1.60 ± 0.02 1.57 ± 0.01 2n
S RAX (AT) 3 1 n/a 25 n/a 1.55 ± 0.04 1.49 2n
S UST (CZ) 4 0 52 n/a n/a 1.45 ± 0.02 n/a 2n
Machilis hrabei S BRN (CZ) 4 6 52 26 140 1.90 ± 0.02 1.89 ± 0.02 2n
S KNB (AT) 3 5 52 26 140 1.83 ± 0.01 1.77 ± 0.02 2n
S VIE (AT) 4 2 52 26 140 1.86 ± 0.02 1.85 ± 0.03 2n
Machilis lehnhoferi S GLK (AT) 4 1 52 26, 521 128 1.73 ± 0.3 1.77 2n
S HAI (AT) 3 0 52 n/a 128 5.82 ± 0.03 n/a 2n
S HUN (AT) 1 1 52 26, 521 n/a 1.7 1.77 2n
S OBE (DE) 3 2 52 26 n/a 1.76 ± 0.02 1.76 ± 0.08 2n
S OBL (AT) 4 0 52 n/a 128 1.71 ± 0.05 n/a 2n
S SAA (AT) 0 3 n/a 26 n/a n/a 1.77 ± 0.01 2n
S SAL (AT) 0 4 n/a 26 n/a n/a 1.76 ± 0.02 2n
S STZ (AT) 3 0 52 n/a n/a 1.72 ± 0.02 n/a 2n
Machilis distincta P EIS (AT) 10 50 140 1.73 ± 0.03 2n
P KRK (AT) 1 50 n/a 1.73 2n
P LDC (IT) 1 50 n/a 1.74 2n
P MUR (AT) 9 50 n/a 1.73 ± 0.01 2n
P NIK (AT) 8 50 n/a 1.72 ± 0.02 2n
P SAA (AT) 2 50 n/a 1.74 ± 0.00 2n
P SLD (AT) 4 50 140 1.74 ± 0.02 2n
P SMT (IT) 4 50 140 1.72 ± 0.02 2n
P STA (IT) 2 50 n/a 1.73 ± 0.03 2n
P TOB (IT) 1 50 n/a 1.73 2n
Machilis fuscistylis P FOT (AT) 3 54 148 1.46 ± 0.02 2n
P HIN (AT) 6 56 156 1.50 ± 0.01 2n
P MAR (IT) 1 54 148 1.47 2n
P OBG (AT) 4 54 148 1.47 ± 0.03 2n
P SRK (AT) 1 54 n/a 1.46 2n
Machilis pallida P MAD (IT) 8 78 n/a 2.30 ± 0.03 3x
P SEI (IT) 4 78 186 2.29 ± 0.02 3x
P TRI (AT) 5 78 n/a 2.31 ± 0.03 3x
Machilis tirolensis P EBK (AT) 4 75 198 2.54 ± 0.03 3x
P KRK (AT) 2 75 n/a 2.54 ± 0.04 3x
P LDC (IT) 6 50 132 1.61 ± 0.02 2n
P LDL (IT) 3 50 132 1.62 ± 0.02 2n
P RAU (AT) 1 75 n/a 2.54 3x
P SAR (IT) 3 75 n/a 2.54 ± 0.02 3x
P STA (IT) 3 50 n/a 1.60 ± 0.01 2n
Machilis ticinensis P BRA (AT) 2 46 128 1.67 ± 0.06 2n
P KRK (AT) 1 46 n/a 1.65 2n
P NEN (AT) 7 46 128 1.69 ± 0.01 2n
P RAN (AT) 1 46 n/a 1.67 2n
P RAU (AT) 2 46 128 1.68 ± 0.02 2n
S MIR (CH) 8 2 46, 46 + Bs 23 128 2.01 ± 0.06 1.95 ± 0.01 2n
Total 41 172 37

FN, fundamental number of arms; F, females; M, males; S, sexual; P, parthenogenetic; n/a, not available (or not applicable); AT, Austria; CZ, Czech Republic; DE, Germany; IT, Italy; CH, Switzerland; Bs, B chromosomes.

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2n chromosome numbers are additionally given in males when mitotic chromosomes were found.