Table 8. Measurements of Axonchium paracingulatum sp. nov. All measurements in µm except L in mm, and in the form: mean ± s.d. (range) for females.
| Characters |
Holotype female |
Paratype females |
Paratype male |
| n |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| L |
2.6 |
2.7 ± 0.1(2.5–2.8) |
2.1 |
| a |
43.7 |
44 ± 1.8 (42.7–46.6) |
47 |
| b |
3.6 |
3.3 ± 0.1 (3.2–3.4) |
3 |
| c |
80.6 |
62.4 ± 2.3 (60.2–65.7) |
51.5 |
| cʹ |
0.7 |
0.9 ± 0.1 (0.9–1.0) |
0.9 |
| V |
52 |
52.7 ± 0.4 (52.2–53.1) |
– |
| G1 |
5.9 |
7.2 ± 0.6 (6.5–7.8) |
– |
| G2 |
11.9 |
10.4 ± 1.3 (8.6–11.8) |
– |
| Body diam. at pharynx base |
55 |
61 ± 5.9 (53–67) |
47 |
| Body diam. at mid-body |
59 |
60.7 ± 5.0 (54–66) |
46 |
| Body diam. at anus/cloaca |
43 |
43 ± 2.2 (41–46) |
45 |
| Lip region diam. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Lip region height |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Amphid aperture |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| Odontostyle length |
11 |
10 |
10 |
| Odontophore length |
14 |
14 |
13 |
| Guiding ring from ant. end |
9 |
9.7 ± 0.5 (9–10) |
9 |
| Nerve ring from ant. end |
160 |
164 ± 6.5 (155–170) |
159 |
| Neck length |
726 |
809 ± 17.5 (785–826) |
723 |
| Expanded part of pharynx |
463 |
535.7 ± 6.2 (527–541) |
472 |
| Cardia length |
16 |
15.7 ± 0.5 (15–16) |
16 |
| Anterior genital branch |
152 |
192.7 ± 24 (163–221) |
– |
| Posterior genital branch |
307 |
276 ± 34.8 (227–305) |
– |
| Vaginal depth |
32 |
31.7 ± 1.7 (30–34) |
– |
| Vulva from ant. end |
1341 |
1403 ± 56 (1332–1471) |
– |
| Prerectum length |
430 |
372.7 ± 48.5 (328–440) |
380 |
| Rectum length |
42 |
40.3 ± 0.5 (40–42) |
60 |
| Tail length |
32 |
42.7 ± 1.2 (41–44) |
42 |
| Spicule length |
– |
– |
69 |
| Lateral guiding pieces |
– |
– |
21 |
| Ventromedian supplements |
– |
– |
7 |