Table 4. Morphometric data of Microlaimus modestus sp. n.

Microlaimus modestus sp. n.	Holotype male	Paratype male 1	Females paratypes
Body length	342	344	331.5–359
Cephalic setae length	2	2	2
Head diameter at level of the cephalic setae	9	9	8–9
Cephalic setae in relation to head diameter (%)	22%	22%	22–25%
Distance from anterior end to amphidial fovea	10	11	10–12
Distance from anterior end to amphidial fovea in relation to head diameter	1.1	1.2	1.1–1.5
Amphidial fovea diameter (maximum width)	6	6	5–6
Body diameter at level of the amphidial fovea	10.5	11	10
% of the amphidial fovea diameter in relation to corresponding body diameter	57%	55%	50–60%
Pharynx length	82	82	78–85.5
Position of nerve ring from anterior end	51	48	47–49
Nerve ring position in relation to pharynx length (%)	62%	59%	57%–63%
Pharyngeal bulb diameter	15	17	13–17
Body diameter at level of the pharyngeal bulb	17	19	18–21
% of basal bulb diameter in relation to corresponding body diameter	88%	89%	65–84%
Position of secretory-excretory pore from anterior end	56	56	53
Maximum body diameter	20	20	22–29.5
Anal or cloacal body diameter	15	16	13–16
Tail lenth	48	54	35–57
Length of spicule along arc	34	32	*
Length of spicule along cord	20	22	*
Length of gubernaculum	19	16	*
Length of gubernaculum in relation to length of spicule along arc (%)	56%	50%	*
Length of spicule along arc in relation to cloacal body diameter	2.3	2.0	*
Distance from anterior end to vulva	*	*	195–207
Position of vulva from anterior end (%)	*	*	57–59%
Body diameter in vulva region	*	*	22–29
Anterior ovary length	*	*	49–65
Posterior ovary length	*	*	52.5–65
Reproductive system length	163	158	107.5–130
% of reproductive system in relation to body length	48%	46%	31–37%
a	17	17	12–16
b	4	4	4.1–4.4
c	7	6	6–9
c′	3	3	3–4

Note:

The measurements are expressed in micrometers, or if noted, as a percentage or ratio. Not applicable (*); a, b, c, c′ = de Man’s (1880) ratios.