TABLE 2 . Morphometric features of Neogossea acantocolla from Piauí state. All measures in μm, x = average; n: number of specimens.
Neogossea acanthocolla Piauí Belém
Feature single specimen n Range n
body length, spines excluded 101.9 1 - 0
Total body length 131.1 1 - 0
Tentacle lenght 14.4 1 18–19 2
Tentacle basal width 2.0 1 - 0
Tentacle distal width 2.6 1 - 0
Pharynx length 27.6 1 40.5 1
Neck wide 20.5 1 - 0
Mouth ring diameter 8.2 1 8.5 1
Neck raised spines length 14.6 1 11.5–12 1
Posterior spines length 37.6 1 47 1
Continued.
Neogossea acanthocolla Corumbá ZwaZulu-Natal
Feature Range x n single specimen n
body length, spines excluded 104–139 117 3 122 1
Total body length 142–178 156.3 3 167 1
Tentacle lenght 20–21.5 21 5 24.5 1
Tentacle basal width 2.5 2.5 1 1.8 0
Tentacle distal width 3.5 3.5 1 3.6 0
Pharynx length 34–41.5 36.5 3 34.5 1
Neck wide - - 0 20 1
Mouth ring diameter 7.5–8.5 7.8 3 8 1
Neck raised spines length 13–47 13.8 3 10–13 1
Posterior spines length 40–50 47.5 4 45–50 1
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Published as part of Minowa, Axell K., Garraffoni, André R. S. (2022). New data on Brazilian semiplanktonic gastrotrichs (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida). Zootaxa 5209 (1): 45-68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.1.3 on page 58