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Table 1 Sizes of the elliptic lobes of the pharyngeal glands in IV, V and VI, in micron (μm)

From: Microscopic Observations on Form and Structure of the Worm Enchytraeus buchholzi (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae)

Pharyngeal gland in

IV / length × width

V / length × width

VI / length × width

Dorsal lobe (m ± s)

(87 ± 17) × (60 ± 13)

(79 ± 13) × (60 ± 14)

(72 ± 18) × (39 ± 13)

Ventral lobe (m ± s)

(64 ± 21) × (39 ± 9)

(86 ± 17) × (34 ± 10)

(92 ± 22) × (39 ± 7)

Sample size (n)

45 for DL, 24 for VL

50 for DL, 21 for VL

33 for DL, 35 for VL

  1. m mean, s standard deviation, DL Dorsal lobe, VL Ventral lobe