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Table 1 Morphometric characterization of Sonderia vorax Kahl, 1928

From: Morphology, ultrastructure, and molecular phylogeny of the ciliate Sonderia voraxwith insights into the systematics of order Plagiopylida

Characteristics

Min

Max

Mean

SD

CV

n

Body, length

80

130

113.1

12.5

11.0

12

Body, width

45

70

64.9

5.4

8.3

12

Somatic ciliary rows (dorsal), number

25

31

28.3

2.6

9.2

17

Somatic ciliary rows (ventro-frontal), number

12

18

17.1

2.4

14.0

14

Somatic ciliary rows (ventro-lateral), number

8

13

11.4

1.8

15.8

11

Somatic ciliary rows (general), number

45

62

54.0

4.13

7.75

20

Prebuccal kineties (upper oral lip), number

25

30

27.6

2.05

7.4

3

Postbuccal kineties (lower oral lip), number

18

20

19.0

1.0

5.3

3

Macronucleus, length

25

35

32.5

3.7

11.4

15

Macronucleus, width

22

34

27.0

2.7

10.0

15

Micronucleus, number

1

1

1

0

0

20

Micronucleus, diameter

5.0

6.0

5.4

0.3

5.5

20

  1. All measurements are in μm. Data obtained from silver impregnated or Feulgen stained (nuclear apparatus) specimens. CV, Coefficient of variation in %; Max, maximum; Mean, arithmetic mean; Min, minimum; n, number of specimens investigated; SD, standard deviation.