Table 5 Cuticle thickness and further body properties of specimens of Euphthiracaroidea, Phthiracaroidea, and specimens of the genus Steganacarus (as well as combined total) based on SRμCT data. Rounded values are given as mean (and median) ± standard deviation
From: Under pressure: force resistance measurements in box mites (Actinotrichida, Oribatida)
|  | Euphthiracaroidea (N = 10) | Phthiracaroidea (N = 10) | Steganacarus sp. (N = 8) | Total (N = 28) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean length [μm] | 849.5 (901) ± 229.82 | 641.4 (518) ± 216.34 | 781. 36 (723.4) ± 228.72 | 755.71 (695.5) ± 234.65 |
Mean body diameter [μm] | 560.6 (596.25) ± 154.22 | 501.4 (412) ± 177.51 | 557.93 (536.65) ± 173.26 | 538.69 (536.65) ± 164.37 |
Mean volume [mm3] | 0.168 (0.171) ± 0.140 | 0.114 (0.044) ± 0.119 | 0.159 (0.109) ± 0.142 | 0.146 (0.109) ± 0.131 |
Mean cuticle thickness t [μm] | 15.37 (16.25) ± 3.55 | 17.43 (15.8) ± 6.53 | 16.65 (15.9) ± 3.59 | 26.47 (15.8) ± 4.75 |