Table 6. Measurements of Tylencholaimus macroamphidius sp. nov. All measurements are in µm and in the form: mean ± s.d. (range).
| Characters |
Holotype female |
Paratypes females |
Paratypes males |
| n |
|
5 |
4 |
| L |
760 |
693.2 ± 85.3 614–850) |
681.5 ± 52.1 (604–736) |
| a |
38.8 |
34.6 ± 3.1 (32.5–41.3) |
34.2 ± 2.8 (32.0–39.5) |
| b |
3.8 |
3.7 ± 0.36 (3.4–4.3) |
3.6 ± 0.23 (3.3–4.0) |
| c |
37.0 |
30.3 ± 3.5 (28.2–37.7) |
34.5 ± 2.7 (30.8–37.6) |
| c’ |
1.4 |
1.55 ± 0.04 (1.5–1.6) |
1.15 ± 0.05 (1.1–1.2) |
| V |
66.9 |
66.2 ± 1.0 (65.7–68.5) |
– |
| G1 |
14.6 |
17.6 ± 2.4 (13.5–20.3) |
– |
| G2 |
9.0 |
7.1 ± 1.3 (6.0–9.7) |
– |
| Body diameter at neck base |
19 |
29.5 ± 1.5 (26–31) |
19.3 ± 1.4 (17–22) |
| Body diameter at mid body |
20 |
19.6 ± 0.87 (18–20) |
19.6 ± 1.8 (17–23) |
| Body diameter at anus |
15 |
14.1 ± 0.48 (13–15) |
16.1 ± 0.84 (15–17) |
| Lip region diameter |
9.5 |
9.1 ± 0.4 (9.0–10) |
9.2 ± 0.21 (9.0–9.5) |
| Lip region height |
4.0 |
4.1 ± 0.24 (4.0–4.5) |
4.2 ± 0.41 (4.0–5.0) |
| Amphidial aperture |
4.5 |
5.2 ± 0.21 (5.0–5.5) |
5.2 ± 0.21 (5.0–5.5) |
| Odontostyle length |
8.5 |
8.4 ± 0.36 (8.0–9.0) |
8.5 |
| Odontophore length |
9.0 |
9.2 ± 0.24 (9.0–9.5) |
8.8 ± 0.24 (8.5–9.0) |
| Total stylet length |
17.5 |
17.4 ± 0.49(17.0–18.5) |
17.2 ± 0.24 (17.0–17.5) |
| Guiding ring from anterior end |
6.0 |
6.9 ± 0.5 (6.0–7.0) |
6.1 ± 0.42 (5.5–6.5) |
| Nerve ring from anterior end |
74 |
66.2 ± 4.2 (61–73) |
66.9 ± 4.6 (62–73) |
| Neck length |
196 |
183.0 ± 8.6 (170–195) |
185.4 ± 7.5 (178–197) |
| Expanded part of pharynx |
82 |
75.8 ± 2.9 (73–80) |
75.6 ± 4.4 (68–80) |
| Cardia length |
9.0 |
8.6 ± 2.2 (6.0–11) |
9.0 |
| Anterior genital branch |
114 |
123.8 ± 17.6 (98–147) |
– |
| Posterior genital branch |
70 |
49.1 ± 8.9 (39–60) |
– |
| Vaginal length |
10.5 |
9.2 ± 0.48 (8.5–10) |
– |
| Vulva from anterior end |
519 |
468.6 ± 54.0 (421–571) |
– |
| Prerectum length |
58 |
47.4 ± 5.7 (39–55) |
79.1 ± 8.1 (68–91) |
| Rectum length |
14 |
14.9 ± 0.99 (13–15) |
19.6 ± 1.2 (17–20) |
| Tail length |
21 |
21.3 ± 0.39 (21–22) |
19.3 ± 1.06 (17–20) |
| Spicules length |
– |
– |
20.8 ± 1.60 (19–23) |
| Lateral guiding pieces |
– |
– |
5.7 ± 0.21 (5.0–6.0) |
| Ventromedian supplements |
– |
– |
3 |