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Table 2 Morphometric data on Frontonia vernalis, Serchio population (IPSal+b) - Neotype, Italy

From: The neotypification of Frontonia vernalis (Ehrenberg, 1833) Ehrenberg, 1838 and the description of Frontonia paravernalis sp. nov. trigger a critical revision of frontoniid systematics

Characters

\( \overline{\mathrm{X}} \)

SD

Min

Max

CV

n

Body, lengtha

218.3

16.4

183.0

247.0

7.51

20

Body, widtha

99.5

14.3

73.3

120.0

14.4

20

Somatic ciliary rows, ventral side, number

66.7

3.9

60

72

5.8

12

Somatic ciliary rows, dorsal side, number

63.0

17.3

60

73

27.5

12

Excretory pores, number

1

0

1

1

0

15

Macronucleus, lengthb

75.9

8.0

62.0

85.5

10.5

18

Macronucleus, widthb

40.7

3.9

35.0

45.3

9.6

18

Micronucleus, number

5.1

1.9

3

9

36.6

16

Micronucleus size, lengthb

5.3

0.7

4.0

7.5

14.7

18

Micronucleus size, widthb

3.4

0.6

2.5

4.5

16.9

18

  1. Arithmetic mean, SD Standard deviation, Min Minimum, Max Maximum, CV Coefficient of variation in percentage, n Number of investigated cells
  2. aData based on Chatton–Lwoff silver-stained cells
  3. bMacro- and micronuclei were measured from Feulgen-stained ciliates. Measurements in μm