Table 3 Geometry of melanosomes in extant Xenopus, Kaloula and Osteopilus
From: Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
Taxon | Tissue | Melanosome length (µm) | Melanosome width (µm) | Melanosome aspect ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Xenopus | Lung | 1.038 ± 0.149 | 0.671 ± 0.113 | 1.571 ± 0.258 |
Liver | 0.747 ± 0.136 | 0.669 ± 0.113 | 1.121 ± 0.114 | |
Spleen | 0.887 ± 0.129 | 0.625 ± 0.078 | 1.422 ± 0.172 | |
Skin | 0.969 ± 0.163 | 0.643 ± 0.099 | 1.539 ± 0.266 | |
Kaloula | Lung | 0.966 ± 0.117 | 0.49 ± 0.0436 | 2.041 ± 0.434 |
Liver | 1.042 ± 0.103 | 0.711 ± 0.093 | 1.481 ± 0.174 | |
Spleen | 0.76 ± 0.182 | 0.68 ± 0.124 | 1.17 ± 0.247 | |
Skin | 0.53 ± 0.081 | 0.404 ± 0.051 | 1.323 ± 0.22 | |
Osteopilus | Lung | 0.827 ± 0.124 | 0.545 ± 0.069 | 1.532 ± 0.27 |
Liver | 0.9 ± 0.115 | 0.614 ± 0.113 | 1.492 ± 0.331 | |
Spleen | 0.942 ± 0.173 | 0.65 ± 0.102 | 1.449 ± 0.28 | |
Skin | 0.418 ± 0.049 | 0.332 ± 0.03 | 1.272 ± 0.226 |
