TABLE 3. Individual measurements of Trichromadora spheribulba sp. nov. (in µm except for ratios). Abbreviations: a, ratio of body length to maximum body diameter; b, ratio of body length to pharynx length; c, ratio of body length to tail length; c’, ratio of tail length to cloacal or anus body diameter; V%, position of vulva from anterior end expressed as a percentage of total body length; -, no data.
Characters Holotype Paratypes Paratypes
male males (n = 2) females (n = 3)
Total body length 1106 1299±50 (1263–1334) 1210±112 (1081–1281)
Maximum body diameter 30 34±0.7 (33–34) 31±3 (28–34)
Body diameter at cephalic setae 16 18±0 (18–18) 16±2 (15–18)
Length of cephalic setae 13 12±0 (12–12) 13±1 (13–13)
Length of subcephalic setae 11 10±1 (10–11) 11±1 (11–11)
Buccal cavity depth 9 8±1 (8–9) 9±1 (8–9)
Diameter of amphidial fovea 6 7±1 (6–7) 6±1 (5–7)
Amphidial fovea from anterior 3 3±1 (2–3) 3±1 (2–3)
Body diameter at amphidial fovea 15 16±0 (16–16) 14±1 (13–14)
Nerve ring from anterior end 73 79±1 (78–80) 77±5 (72–81)
Body diameter at nerve ring 23 27±3 (25–29) 24±1 (23–25)
Pharynx length 129 144±3 (142–146) 146±2 (145–148)
Pharynx bulb length 28 27±1 (27–28) 26±2 (24–28)
Body diameter at the base of pharynx 24 31±1 (30–31) 26±1 (25–27)
Cloacal/anal body diameter 25 27±1 (26–27) 19±1 (18–20)
Spicules length along arc 36 37±3 (35–39) -
Gubernaculum apophyses length 24 26±1 (25–26) -
Vulva from anterior end - - 450±43 (422–500)
Body diameter at vulva - - 31±4 (28–35)
V% - - 54.9±1.0 (53.9–55.8)
Precloacal supplements 7 7±0 (7–7) -
Tail length 144 164±13 (155–173) 156±16 (138–169)
a 71.6 65.3±6.8 (60.5–70.1) 52.1±4.0 (48.8–56.5)
b 8.2 7.8±0.3 (7.6–8.0) 8.1±0.7 (7.4–8.7)
c 9.7 9.0±0.5 (8.6–9.3) 8.7±0.4 (8.4–9.2)
c’ 7.4 7.6±0.4 (7.3–7.9) 7.9±0.4 (7.6–8.3)