Table 9. Morphometrics of Dorylaimellus tropicus sp. nov. All the measurements are in µm except L in mm, and in the form: mean ±SD (range).
| Characters |
Holotype female |
Paratype females |
| n |
1 |
13 |
| L |
0.63 |
0.64 ± 0.1 (0.6–0.71) |
| a |
33 |
34.2 ± 1.3 (32–36) |
| b |
3.6 |
3.6 ± 0.2 (3.2–3.9) |
| c |
14.6 |
15.7 ± 1.0 (13–17) |
| c′ |
3.9 |
3.4 ± 0.3 (3.1–4.3) |
| V |
53 |
53.9 ± 1.2 (52–56) |
| G1 |
9.6 |
10 ± 2.0 (7.6–13.8) |
| G2 |
8.8 |
8.8 ± 1.0 (6.8–10.2) |
| Body diam. at pharynx base |
18 |
18 ± 1.0 (16–20) |
| Body diam. at mid–body |
19 |
19 ± 0.8 (17–20) |
| Body diam. at anus/cloaca |
11 |
12.1 ± 0.7 (11–13) |
| Lip region diam. |
6 |
5.9 ± 0.3 (5–6) |
| Lip region height |
3 |
3 |
| Amphid aperture |
4 |
4 |
| Odontostyle length |
5 |
4.2 ± 0.4 (4–5) |
| Odontophore length |
9 |
9.5 ± 0.6 (8–10) |
| Guiding ring from ant. end |
5 |
5.1 ± 0.4 (5–6) |
| Nerve ring from ant. end |
55 |
58.5 ± 1.9 (55–62) |
| Neck length |
172 |
180.2 ± 5.0 (173–191) |
| Expanded part of pharynx |
85 |
87.1 ± 5.3 (78–95) |
| Cardia length |
6 |
5.4 ± 0.6 (5–7) |
| Anterior genital branch |
60 |
65.8 ± 13.6 (47–89) |
| Posterior genital branch |
55 |
56.7 ± 5.4 (48–65) |
| Vaginal depth |
10 |
8.9 ± 0.6 (8–10) |
| Vulva from ant. end |
329 |
350 ± 15.6 (315–382) |
| Prerectum length |
47 |
59.1 ± 10.6 (41–76) |
| Rectum length |
16 |
16.3 ± 1.7 (13–20) |
| Tail length |
43 |
41.3 ± 2.4 (37–47) |