A revision of the genus Minibiotus (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Australia Author Claxton, Sandra K. text Records of the Australian Museum 1998 1998-10-07 50 2 125 160 https://journals.australian.museum/claxton-1998-rec-aust-mus-502-125160/ journal article 10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1276 10b0289e-3eca-4073-8fe7-ac08369f1cdb 0067-1975 4652937

Table 15. Number of observations (n), mean and standard deviation (SD) of pt values for some characters of Minibiotus species with three macroplacoids. SIL-stylet support insertion level; VS-ventral support length; BTW-external buccal tube width; MPRL-macroplacoid row length; and CLIV-claw length on fourth pair of legs excluding or including (*) accessory claw.

		SIL		VS		BTW		MPRL		CLIV
species	n	mean	SD	mean	SD	mean	SD	mean	SD	mean	SD
M.intermedius	20	55.0	0.9	37.3	2.0	6.8	0.5	26.5	1.5	24.8	1.8
M.taiti	20	60.3	0.3	40.3	0.7	8.0	0.3	32.1	1.6	33.2	0.8
M.poricinctus	20	59.5	0.4	35.8	0.9	7.6	0.4	30.9	1.4	27.3	0.7
M.fioriparus	19	64.4	0.7	46.1	3.8	7.6	0.7	33.1	1.9	34.0	1.6
M.aquatilis	16	68.3	0.2	53.0	0.8	9.0	0.4	37.9	1.9	34.6	2.2
M.hispidus	10	65.2	0.5	45.7	1.5	8.0	0.2	33.2	1.1	28.1	0.8
M.pilatus	7	67.9	0.5	48.1	0.4	7.9	0.4	30.4	2.7	29.7	0.8
M.ethelae	8	64.9	1.2	51.4	1.2	7.6	0.2	32.3	0.8	37.6	0.7
M.keppelensis	12	60.6	0.9	40.4	1.6	5.8	0.2	26.6	1.0	30.1	1.2
M.asteris	20	63.8	0.7	44.8	0.9	8.0	0.5	30.0	1.8	28.1	0.9
M.milleri	20	73.0	0.7	36.4	1.0	9.7	0.3	37.0	1.1	26.5	0.8
M.huJelandioides	16	67.4	0.5	45.9	2.0	8.6	0.4	38.2	1.1	29.3	1.2
M.aculeatus	7	63.7	1.1	51.4	1.5	7.8	0.3	32.2	2.0	22.8	0.9
M.maculartus	14	64.4	0.6	53.0	1.3	8.1	0.6	31.5	1.8	29.2	1.3
M.bisoctus 1		60.3		42.0		8.3		31.0		31.0
M.Jurcatus		68.4		62.0		7.9		36.5		38.6*
M.ramazzottii		68.2		61.5		11.6		42.4		48.1*
M.vinciguerrae		67.4		59.0		9.9		37.3		41.6*