Table 2 Mean values (±s.e.m.) of the area, number of ciliary bundles (no. of cbs) and estimated total number of ciliary bundles of the macula sacculi and macula lagenae, respectively, as well as mean values (±s.e.m.) for area and weight of otoliths and three ratios discussed in the main text
S. tinanti | H. guttatus | E. maculatus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Macula sacculi (Ms) | Area [μm2] | 306,620 ± 48,634 | 522,290 ± 35,764 | 619,646 ± 24,902 | |
No. of cbs | 1 | 175 ± 12.8 | 139 ± 9.0 | 130 ± 5.6 | |
2 | 263 ± 5.4 | 274 ± 13.6 | 209 ± 8.4 | ||
3 | 271 ± 4.7 | 243 ± 19.4 | 319 ± 7.5 | ||
4 | 306 ± 21.7 | 209 ± 17.9 | 289 ± 6.6 | ||
5 | 245 ± 13.3 | 178 ± 12.3 | 220 ± 4.8 | ||
6 | 254 ± 12.8 | 300 ± 13.1 | 326 ± 7.1 | ||
Estimated total no. | 7,734 ± 1,078 | 11,430 ± 575 | 14,871 ± 725 | ||
Macula lagenae (Ml) | Area [μm2] | 86,671 ± 10,484 | 131,282 ± 4,537 | 307,651 ± 16,802 | |
No. of cbs | 1 | 506 ± 7.5 | 424 ± 17.6 | 321 ± 10.5 | |
2 | 345 ± 12.4 | 295 ± 10.3 | 248 ± 21.6 | ||
3 | 370 ± 5.3 | 312 ± 9.8 | 260 ± 14.8 | ||
Estimated total no. | 3,491 ± 755 | 4,494 ± 127 | 8,297 ± 646 | ||
Saccular otolith (SO) | Area [μm2] | 907,214 ± 138,269 | 1,856,923 ± 34,540 | 2,301,892 ± 90,444 | |
Weight [μg] | 598 ± 116 | 1,319 ± 29 | 2,039 ± 125 | ||
Lagenar otolith (LO) | Area [μm2] | 108,403 ± 9,991 | 212,385 ± 6,912 | 391,103 ± 14,588 | |
Weight [μg] | 34 ± 1.7 | 145 ± 4.5 | 83 ± 4.1 | ||
Utricular otolith (UO) | Weight [μg] | 92 ± 8.3 | 37 ± 3.5 | 220 ± 11.3 | |
Ratios | Area (Ms/Ml) | 3.4 ± 0.24 | 4.0 ± 0.37 | 2.0 ± 0.05 | |
Area (Ostium/Cauda) | 0.9 ± 0.04 | 1.0 ± 0.05 | 1.7 ± 0.05 | ||
Area (SO/LO) | 8.1 ± 0.54 | 8.8 ± 0.32 | 5.9 ± 0.16 |