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Table 3 in Six new and four known species of the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India

  • 1. Nematode Biodiversity Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh- 202002, India.

Description

Table 3. Measurements of Axonchium transkeiense Nair, 1973. All measurements in µm except L in mm, and in the form: mean ± s.d. (range).

LocalitiesSilent Valley populationMukkali population
CharactersFemalesMalesFemaleMales
n8413
L1.47 ± 0.1 (1.41–1.58)1.47 ± 0.1 (1.3–1.5)1.51.5 ± 0.1(1.5–1.52)
a34.79 ± 2.7 (31.7– 40.3)37.6 ± 1.3 (35.9–39.6)30.333.6 ± 3.3 (28.94–36.23)
b2.6 ± 0.2 (2.3–2.7)2.9 ± 0.1 (2.8–3.0)2.93.1 ± 0.1 (3.0–3.2)
c57.2 ± 3.1 (52.5–61.4)56.5 ± 3.8 (51.9–61.1)5455.2 ± 1.7 (53.7–57.7)
cʹ0.85 ± 0.1 (0.78–0.9)0.95 ± 0.1 (0.89–1.03)0.90.9 ± 0.0 (0.86–0.93)
V52.3 ± 0.9 (50.8–53.5)–50.5–
G16.3 ± 0.7 (5.2–7.3)–6.5–
G215.4 ± 0.9 (14–17)–10.8–
Body diam. at pha- rynx base43.38 ± 3.8 (40–51)40.5 ± 1.8 (38–43)5147 ± 3.7 (43–52)
Body diam. at mid-body42.75 ± 3.5 (39–50)39.2 ± 1.3 (38–41)5045.33 ± 4.7 (42–52)
Body diam. at anus/ cloaca30.2 ± 1.6 (28–33)27.5 ± 0.9 (26–28)3130.33 ± 0.5 (30–31)
Lip region diam.8.75 ± 0.7 (8–10)8.75 ± 0.4 (8–9)99
Lip region height4.1 ± 0.3 (8–10)454.3 ± 0.5 (4–5)
Amphid aperture5.5 ± 0.5 (5–6)5.5 ± 0.5 (5–6)65.3 ± 0.5 (5–6)
Odontostyle length9.8 ± 0.3 (9–10)9.2 ± 0.7 (8–10)98.6 ± 0.5 (8–9)
Odontophore length13.37 ± 0.7 (12–14)13.25 ± 0.4 (13–14)1312.3 ± 0.5 (12–13)
Guiding ring from ant. end7.5 ± 0.7 (6–8)6.5 ± 0.5 (6–7)88.3 ± 0.5 (8–9)
Nerve ring from ant. end120.1 ± 4.7 (114–128)119.75 ± 5.9 (113–129)120115.3 ± 3.7 (111–120)
Neck length571.7 ± 23.6 (538–601)505.5 ± 12.8 (489–524)521478 ± 10.2 (464–488)
Expanded part of pharynx374.5 ± 27 (343–410)307.75 ± 7.2 (300–318)316278 ± 5.0 (271–282)
Cardia length8.6 ± 0.9 (7–10)7.75 ± 1.3 (7–10)118 ± 2.2 (6–11)
Anterior genital branch94.1 ± 11.7 (77–111)–98–
Posterior genital branch227.75 ± 16 (199–244)–163–
Vaginal depth20.37 ± 0.5 (20–21)–23–
Vulva from ant. end774.1 ± 41.1 (723–842)–764–
Prerectum length160.5 ± 18.6 (136–193)179.5 ± 14.1 (165–198)193194.3 ± 19.4 (173–220)
Rectum length35.1 ± 2.2 (31–39)39.5 ± 2.1 (37–42)3540.3 ± 0.5 (30–31)
Tail length25.87 ± 1.1 (24–27)26.25 ± 2.4 (23–29)2827.3 ± 0.9 (26–28)
Spicule length–36.75 ± 1.1 (35–38)–37
Lateral guiding pieces–9.25 ± 0.8 (8–10)–9.67 ± 1.2 (8–11)
Ventromedian sup- plements–6–7–7–8

Notes

Published as part of Kumar, Sumit & Ahmad, Wasim, 2023, Six new and four known species of the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India, pp. 10 in European Journal of Taxonomy 857 on page 10, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.857.2039, http://zenodo.org/record/7629268

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  • Nair P. 1973. The genus Axonchium (Nematode: Belondiridae). Species with vaginal sclerotization (Part 1). Nematologica 18: 514 - 554. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 187529273 X 00303