Table 1 Morphometric characterisation of Heterogastrostyla salina nov. spec

Body length

95

130

111.5

115

9.2

8

25

Body width

35

55

44.8

45

4.5

10

25

Body length: width ratio

2.1

3.0

2.5

2.5

0.3

10.1

25

Paroral, length

20

25

23.6

25

2.3

9.2

25

Endoral, length

20

25

23.8

25

2.2

8.7

25

Adoral zone of membranelles, length

30

45

38.3

40

3.9

9.9

25

Adoral zone of membranelles, length: body length ratio

0.26

0.47

0.34

0.35

0.04

11.6

25

Adoral membranes, number

25

31

27.8

28

1.8

6.3

25

Frontal cirri, number

3

3

3.0

3

0.0

0.0

25

Buccal cirri, number

1

1

1.0

1

1.0

1.0

25

Frontoventral cirri, number

6

8

6.3

6

0.6

9.3

25

Postoral ventral cirri, number

4

5

4.0

4

0.2

5.0

25

Pretransverse ventral cirri, number

2

2

2.0

2

0.0

0.0

25

Transverse cirri, number

4

5

4.9

5

0.3

5.5

25

Right marginal cirri, number

21

31

27.0

27

2.3

8.7

25

Left marginal cirri, number

27

37

32.6

33

2.1

6.3

25

Dorsal kineties, number

3

3

3.0

3

0.0

0.0

25

Dorsomarginal row, number

1

1

1.0

1

1.0

1.0

25

Caudal cirri, number

3

3

3.0

3

0.0

0.0

25

Macronuclear nodules, number

2

2

2.0

2

0.0

0.0

25

Micronuclei, number

1

6

2.0

2

1.1

56.6

25

Anterior macronuclear nodule, length

20

30

23.4

24

3.0

12.6

25

Anterior macronuclear nodule, width

10

16

14.9

15

1.5

10.2

25

Micronuclei, length

3

5

4.1

4

0.9

21.7

25

Micronuclei, width

3

5

4.1

4

0.9

21.7

25