Table 1 Morphometric data for selected morphological characters of the new species, including the range of the absolute measurements (µm) and the range of the measurements relative to the buccal tube length (pt).
M. bockebodicus sp. nov. (n = 16) | M. skanensis sp. nov. (n = 20) | M. zelmae sp. nov. (n = 24) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
µm | pt | µm | pt | µm | pt | |
Body length | 225–400 | 730–1062 | 430–570 | 910–1219 | 215–395 | 775–1145 |
Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus | ||||||
-Buccal tube length | 26.2–41.8 | 43.5–53.6 | 27.5–39.3 | |||
-Stylet support insertion | 19.8–32.8 | 75.5–78.7 | 34.8–43.0 | 77.5–80.7 | 21.5–31.2 | 74.5–79.5 |
-Buccal tube external width | 5.1–7.0 | 14.4–19.5 | 7.0–9.2 | 15.2–19.6 | 4.7–6.9 | 16.1–19.1 |
-Buccal tube internal width | 3.2–4.9 | 9.0–12.2 | 4.1–7.0 | 9.3–15.1 | 2.3–4.1 | 8.5–13.2 |
-Ventral lamina length | 16.7–27.0 | 63.2–67.0 | 30.0–37.9 | 65.7–71.1 | 17.3–25.6 | 56.9–71.1 |
Placoid Lengths | ||||||
-Macroplacoid 1 | 4.6–6.7 | 12.7–16.9 | 7.1–9.7 | 14.0–19.5 | 3.7–5.7 | 12.5–14.8 |
-Macroplacoid 2 | 3.7–5.0 | 10.3–12.6 | 5.0–8.2 | 11.3–15.4 | 3.1–4.9 | 10.5–13.0 |
-Macroplacoid 3 | 4.9–7.8 | 13.7–19.7 | 7.8–9.7 | 14.6–19.4 | 3.7–6.1 | 13.6–15.9 |
-Microplacoid | 3.0–4.1 | 8.4–10.8 | 4.1–5.9 | 8.6–12.4 | 2.9–4.5 | 9.9–13.0 |
-Macroplacoid row | 14.1–18.4 | 39.5–45.7 | 21.5–26.5 | 43.7–52.6 | 11.5–18.0 | 41.7–47.1 |
-Placoid row | 17.9–23.4 | 50.1–58.1 | 25.8–30.8 | 55.2–61.6 | 14.6–22.4 | 53.1–60.0 |
Claw I lengths | ||||||
-External primary | 7.6–10.2 | 19.1–29.0 | 10.1–12.9 | 21.2–27.9 | 5.8–8.6 | 18.9–24.6 |
-External secondary | 5.6–8.5 | 13.9–23.3 | 6.6–11.5 | 13.2–23.5 | 4.6–7.6 | 15.3–20.1 |
-Internal primary | 7.5–10.2 | 18.6–29.4 | 9.8–12.8 | 20.9–26.8 | 5.5–8.1 | 18.2–23.5 |
-Internal secondary | 5.7–8.5 | 14.4–21.8 | 7.6–10.8 | 16.8–23.3 | 4.5–6.8 | 15.3–19.5 |
Claw II/III lengths | ||||||
-External primary | 7.8–10.1 | 19.6–31.7 | 11.1–14.8 | 22.4–32.0 | 5.7–9.4 | 18.7–27.2 |
-External secondary | 5.5–7.4 | 13.6–26.3 | 8.2–12.2 | 16.4–23.3 | 4.5–7.9 | 14.8–21.3 |
-Internal primary | 7.5–11.1 | 18.6–29.0 | 10.4–14.0 | 21.3–29.4 | 6.0–8.6 | 19.7–25.7 |
-Internal secondary | 5.5–8.9 | 13.9–21.8 | 7.8–12.4 | 15.6–26.5 | 4.9–7.5 | 16.0–20.5 |
Claw IV lengths | ||||||
-External primary | 8.3–11.3 | 20.6–28.9 | 11.7–15.6 | 26.4–33.7 | 6.1–10.3 | 22.2–29.9 |
-External secondary | 6.3–9.1 | 15.6–25.5 | 8.5–12.9 | 19.2–27.9 | 4.6–7.8 | 16.8–21.7 |
-Internal primary | 9.4–12.1 | 23.3–30.6 | 12.6–16.0 | 28.4–34.6 | 6.3–10.8 | 22.9–29.3 |
-Internal secondary | 6.5–9.4 | 16.1–24.1 | 9.1–12.3 | 20.5–26.6 | 4.9–7.8 | 18.0–21.2 |
