Table 1. Morphometrics of Enchodelus babakicus n. sp. and E. macrodorus (de Man, 1880) Thorne, 1939 from Iran. All measurements, unless indicated otherwise, are in µm and in the form: mean ± SD (range).
| Character |
|
|
E. babakicus n. sp. |
|
|
E. macrodorus |
|
Female |
Male |
J1 |
J2 |
J3 |
J4 |
Female |
|
Holotype |
Paratypes |
Paratypes |
Paratype |
Paratype |
Paratypes |
Paratypes |
|
| n |
– |
15 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
| L (mm) |
1.4 |
1.37 ± 0.10 |
1.43 ± 0.08 |
0.57 |
0.81 |
0.81 ± 0.29 |
1.14 ± 0.09 |
1.52 ± 0.06 |
|
|
(1.21-1.56) |
(1.31-1.53) |
|
|
(0.10-0.98) |
(1.03-1.31) |
(1.43-1.61) |
| a |
23 |
23.0 ± 2.0 |
25 ± 2.0 |
27 |
28.7 |
25.2 ± 1.2 |
24.4 ± 2.9 |
21.0 ± 2.0 |
|
|
(20-25.5) |
(22.5-28) |
|
|
(24.0-27.8) |
(19.3-29.8) |
(17.0-24.0) |
| b |
4.7 |
4.5 ± 0.5 |
4.7 ± 0.2 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 ± 0.2 |
4.1 ± 0.4 |
4.7 ± 0.2 |
|
|
(3.0-5.0) |
(4.3-5.1) |
|
|
(3.5-4.2) |
(3.5-4.5) |
(4.3-5.0) |
| c |
75 |
72.5 ± 8.6 |
60.5 ± 6.5 |
13.3 |
46 |
54.5 ± 6.8 |
64.3 ± 7.3 |
80.0 ± 10.5 |
| cļ |
0.6 |
(60.5-92.5) 0.6 ± 0.0 |
(49.0-71.5) 0.7 ± 0.2 |
3 |
1 |
(47-64) 0.7 ± 0.1 |
(54.5-79) 0.6 ± 0.1 |
(65.0-91.5) 0.5 ± 0.1 |
|
|
(0.5-0.7) |
(0.5-0.9) |
|
|
(0.6-0.9) |
(0.5-0.7) |
(0.4-0.6) |
| V |
49 |
47.0 ± 1.5 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
43.0 ± 1.0 |
|
|
(44-49) |
|
|
|
|
|
(41.5-44.5) |
| Anterior end to vulva |
689 |
637 ± 65.5 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
655 ± 23.5 |
|
|
(453-718) |
|
|
|
|
|
(625-706) |
| Lip region diam. |
18 |
18 ± 0.6 |
18 ± 0.5 |
10 |
13 |
14 ± 0.5 |
16 ± 0.6 |
19 ± 0.5 |
|
|
(17-19) |
(17-20) |
|
|
(13-15) |
(15-17) |
(18-20) |
| Odontostyle |
41 |
43 ± 1.3 |
42 ± 1.5 |
11 |
20.5 |
28 ± 0.9 |
35 ± 1.6 |
44 ± 2.0 |
|
|
(40-45) |
(39-44) |
|
|
(26-29) |
(32-38) |
(39-47) |
| Replacement odontostyle |
– |
– |
– |
18 |
28 |
35 ± 1.0 |
44 ± 1.5 |
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34-37) |
(41-47) |
|
| Odontophore |
42 |
45 ± 2.6 |
47 ± 2.5 |
19 |
28 |
34 ± 1.0 |
40 ± 1.5 |
50 ± 3.0 |
|
|
(37-51) |
(41-50) |
|
|
(32-35) |
(37-42) |
(46-57) |
| Stylet total length |
76 |
88 ± 5.2 |
89 ± 3.2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
(79-95) |
(83-94) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Anterior end to guiding ring |
25 |
27 ± 1.0 |
27 ± 1.2 |
6 |
12.5 |
17 ± 0.3 |
22 ± 1.4 |
28 ± 1.7 |
|
|
(26-30) |
(25-28) |
|
|
(17-18) |
(20-25) |
(25-31) |
| Neck length |
301 |
310 ± 33.5 |
301 ± 16.2 |
162 |
231.5 |
237 ± 12.4 |
282 ± 20.0 |
323 ± 14.5 |
|
|
(282-413) |
(279-337) |
|
|
(217-253) |
(262-333) |
(295-346) |
| Pharyngeal expansion length |
107 |
111 ± 9.5 |
106 ± 8.7 |
57 |
80.5 |
82 ± 5.0 |
95 ± 6.6 |
122 ± 7.5 |
|
|
(100-136) |
(92-119) |
|
|
(73-91) |
(86-108) |
(112-137) |
| Pharyngeal expansion diam. |
32 |
27 ± 3.3 |
28 ± 2.4 |
14 |
17.5 |
21 ± 1.8 |
25 ± 2.5 |
32 ± 3.0 |
|
|
(20-33) |
(24-32) |
|
|
(19-25) |
(22-31) |
(26-38) |
| Diam. at neck base |
62 |
59 ± 6.0 |
57 ± 4.5 |
22.5 |
29.5 |
38 ± 3.5 |
49 ± 5.0 |
70 ± 6.7 |
|
|
(49-72) |
(47-64) |
|
|
(35-46) |
(39-55) |
(64-86) |
| – at mid-body |
61 |
59 ± 6.2 |
57.5 ± 5.8 |
21.5 |
28 |
37 ± 2.6 |
47 ± 5.7 |
73 ± 7.7 |
|
|
(49-71) |
(47-66) |
|
|
(34-42) |
(38-55) |
(68-92) |
| – at anus |
29 |
32 ± 2.0 |
33 ± 2.2 |
14.5 |
18 |
23 ± 1.8 |
29 ± 2 |
39 ± 4.5 |
|
|
(29-35) |
(29-36) |
|
|
(20-25) |
(26-33) |
(32-48) |
| Tail length |
19 |
19 ± 1.5 |
24 ± 3.2 |
43 |
17.5 |
17 ± 1.8 |
18 ± 2.0 |
19± 2.3 |
|
|
(16-22) |
(19-30) |
|
|
(14-20) |
(15-22) |
(17-23) |
| Cuticle at tail end |
11.3 |
11.0 ± 0.8 |
9.5 ± 1.0 |
27.5 |
7 |
7.1 ± 0.6 |
8.8 ± 0.8 |
13.4 ± 1.0 |
|
|
(9.5-12.5) |
(7.5-12) |
|
|
(6.3-8.0) |
(7-9.5) |
(12-14.5) |
| Spicule length |
– |
– |
55.3 ± 3.5 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
|
(49-61) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Spicule width |
– |
– |
12.3 ± 1.0 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
|
(11.5-14) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Supplements |
– |
– |
(10-14) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Prerectum |
151 |
203 ± 21.7 |
– |
50 |
119 |
123 ± 5.3 |
174 ± 18.0 |
239 ± 12.8 |
|
|
(171-232) |
|
|
|
(117-129) |
(154-197) |
(217-254) |
| Rectum |
30 |
34 ± 2.3 |
– |
8.1 |
15 |
20 ± 2 |
26 ± 3.4 |
35 ± 2.5 |
|
|
(29-38) |
|
|
|
(18-23) |
(22-32) |
(31-39) |