Table 1 Summary of specimen geometry for Ea. and Ta. spicules.

From: Lamellar architectures in stiff biomaterials may not always be templates for enhancing toughness in composites

Species

No. specimens

L (μm)

D (μm)

a (μm)

E. aspergillum

35

799.25 ± 6.35

41.42 ± 2.16

12.92 ± 1.30

T. aurantia

26

725.86 ± 18.36

32.28 ± 1.07

6.96 ± 0.80

  1. Values for diameter (D), span (L) and notch length (a) listed as mean ± standard error of measurement (see Fig. 4).
  2. aSupplementary Tables 2 and 3 for details of the geometry of individual Ea. and Ta. specimens.
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