Table 3.
Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of eggs of Paramacrobiotus gadabouti sp. nov. mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N—number of specimens/structures measured; RANGE refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured eggs; SD—standard deviation).
| CHARACTER | N | RANGE | MEAN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg bare diameter | 17 | 64.3–91.7 | 78.2 | 6.8 |
| Egg full diameter | 17 | 104.8–125.3 | 112.7 | 7.2 |
| Process height | 50 | 12.1–23.7 | 17.5 | 2.2 |
| Process base width | 50 | 15.0–25.5 | 19.2 | 2.3 |
| Process base/height ratio | 50 | 91%–135% | 110% | 12% |
| Inter-process distance | 50 | 2.5–6.1 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Number of processes on the egg circumference | 17 | 11–13 | 12.1 | 0.9 |