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Table 2 Morphometric characterization of the two morphotypes living syntopically (Tenis Lake, Omsk Region, Russia)

From: A comparative study of shell variation in two morphotypes of Lymnaea stagnalis (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata)

Character/index

Morphotypea

pvalue

Fragilis

Stagnalis

Whorls number

6.00 to 7.00

5.87 to 7.37

n.s.

6.67 ± 0.23

6.56 ± 0.30

Shell height (SH)

25.1 to 39.1

34.9 to 46.8

0.00

34.6 ± 2.9

40.8 ± 2.7

Shell width (SW)

11.8 to 19.3

17.3 to 24.0

0.00

17.2 ± 1.5

20.7 ± 1.6

Spire height (ShH)

12.5 to 20.4

16.4 to 24.6

0.00

17.5 ± 1.7

20.7 ± 2.0

Body whorl height (BWH)

17.8 to 29.3

26.6 to 35.7

0.00

26.2 ± 2.2

31.5 ± 2.0

Aperture height (AH)

12.2 to 22.1

18.9 to 27.3

0.00

19.7 ± 1.2

23.7 ± 1.5

Aperture width (AW)

9.3 to 13.8

11.0 to 22.4

0.00

12.5 ± 1.0

14.9 ± 1.6

SW/SH

0.45 to 0.58

0.46 to 0.56

n.s.

0.51 ± 0.03

0.50 ± 0.02

SpH/SH

0.45 to 0.57

0.48 to 0.55

n.s.

0.51 ± 0.03

0.51 ± 0.02

BWH/SH

0.73 to 0.83

0.71 to 0.81

0.004

0.77 ± 0.02

0.75 ± 0.03

AH/SH

0.50 to 0.70

0.51 to 0.61

0.048

0.58 ± 0.03

0.56 ± 0.03

AW/AH

0.52 to 0.80

0.52 to 0.74

n.s.

0.63 ± 0.05

0.64 ± 0.04

  1. aItalic values, minimum and maximum values; upright values, mean value and standard deviation (σ). n.s., non-significant difference between mean values. The significance of differences is checked by Student's t test.