Sisubiotus hakaiensis sp. nov. (Tardigrada, Macrobiotidae), a new tardigrade species from Calvert Island (British Columbia, Canada)
Author
Vecchi, Matteo
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Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, FI- 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
matteo.vecchi15@gmail.com;matteo.m.vecchi@jyu.fi
Author
Choong, Henry
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Invertebrate Zoology Department, Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC, V 8 W 9 W 2, Canada.
HChoong@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Author
Calhim, Sara
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Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, FI- 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
sara.calhim@jyu.fi
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2022
2022-06-10
823
1
64
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http://zoobank.org/7a993025-6c28-4b38-98c7-683cd96e7885
journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2022.823.1815
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Table 3. Measurements (in μm) of selected morphological structures of the eggs of Sisubiotus hakaiensis sp. nov. mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: N = number of eggs/structures measured; Range = the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD = standard deviation.| Character | N | Range | Mean | SD |
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| Egg bare diameter | 2 | 126.0–134.0 | 130.0 | 5.7 |
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| Egg full diameter | 1 | | 171.0 | |
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| Process height | 9 | 15.6–31.4 | 25.8 | 5.2 |
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| Process base width | 9 | 18.6–29.2 | 23.9 | 3.0 |
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| Process base/height ratio | 9 | 71%–170% | 98% | 32% |
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| Inter-process distance | 6 | 3.2–11.7 | 7.5 | 3.7 |
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| Number of processes on the egg circumference | 1 | | 10.0 | |
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