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Table 2 Statistical comparison of spore length (above the diagonal) and width (below the diagonal) of the four species observed in the study

From: Studies of Myxidium giardi Cépède, 1906 infections in Icelandic eels identifies a genetically diverse clade of myxosporeans that represents the Paramyxidium n. g. (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae)

Species

P. giardi

P. magi n. sp.

P. branchialis n. sp.

P. bulani n. sp.

P. giardi

 

t(19) = -6.53;

P < 0.0001

****

t(19) = -6.42;

P < 0.0001

****

t(19) = 30.64;

P < 0.0001

****

P. magi n. sp.

t(19) = -6.22;

P < 0.0001

****

 

t(19) = -0.45;

P = 0.6544

ns

t(19) = 51.94;

P < 0.0001

****

P. branchialis n. sp.

t(19) = -3.61;

P = 0.0009

***

t(19) = 3.18;

P = 0.0029

**

 

t(19) = 44.90;

P < 0.0001

****

P. bulani n. sp.

t(19) = 29.38;

P < 0.0001

****

t(19) = 31.12;

P < 0.0001

****

t(19) = 33.70;

P < 0.0001

****

 
  1. Abbreviation: ns, not significant
  2. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****< 0.0001