Table 3.
Morphometrics of Longidorus morocciensissp. nov. holotype and paratypes from wild olive (Olea europaea subsp. maroccana (Greuter and Burdet) Vargas et al.), from Meknès, Fez-Meknès region, Morocco. All measurements are in µm, except for body length in mm and in the form: mean ± s.d. (range)
| Paratypes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character/ratio1 | Holotype | Female | J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 |
| N | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| L (mm) | 6.780 | 6.286 ± 0.616 | 1.791 ± 0.119 | 2.433 ± 0.116 | 3.458 ± 0.211 | 5.292 ± 0.341 |
| (5.495-7.492) | (1.644-1.942) | (2.286-2.592) | (3.216-3.692) | (4.843-5.710) | ||
| A | 132.9 | 136.7 ± 10.0 | 73.0 ± 8.3 | 95.2 ± 4.8 | 113.0 ± 9.8 | 114.9 ± 3.5 |
| (121.7-154.1) | (65.0-82.2) | (89.4-100.9) | (103.7-122.9) | (110.1-119.0) | ||
| B | 15.0 | 15.6 ± 1.2 | 6.8 ± 0.3 | 7.8 ± 0.3 | 10.4 ± 0.4 | 16.6 ± 1.0 |
| (13.7-17.2) | (6.5-7.2) | (7.2-8.2) | (9.9-10.7) | (14.8-17.4) | ||
| C | 165.4 | 157.3 ± 22.8 | 39.8 ± 2.9 | 51.5 ± 3.8 | 69.2 ± 2.4 | 116.1 ± 8.0 |
| (134.1-200.8) | (37.3-43.2) | (46.7-55.9) | (67.0-71.5) | (105.3-126.9) | ||
| c' | 1.2 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.03 |
| (1.1-1.5) | (2.8-3.3) | (2.3-2.8) | (2.2-2.4) | (1.6-1.7) | ||
| D | 2.6 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.08 |
| (2.0-2.7) | (2.3-2.5) | (2.2-2.4) | (2.3-2.4) | (2.5-2.6) | ||
| d' | 1.7 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.04 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.04 |
| (1.5-1.8) | (1.6-1.8) | (1.5-1.6) | (1.4-1.6) | (1.5-1.6) | ||
| V or T | 51.4 | 50.6 ± 1.0 | - | - | - | - |
| (49.0-52.7) | ||||||
| G1 | 8.1 |
8.5 ± 3.3 (5.5-16.8) |
- | - | - | - |
| G2 | 8.1 |
8.2 ± 2.8 (5.4-15.1) |
- | - | - | - |
| Odontostyle | 99.0 | 98.7 ± 3.1 | 58.9 ± 0.8 | 68.0 ± 1.4 | 77.8 ± 1.3 | 83.4 ± 2.1 |
| (92.0-104.0) | (59.0-61.0) | (66.0-70.0) | (76.0-79.0) | (81.0-86.0) | ||
| Odontophore | 55.0 | 54.5 ± 2.8 | 38.2 ± 0.8 | 42.3 ± 1.4 | 46.3 ± 1.7 | 50.6 ± 1.9 |
| (50.0-59.0) | (37.0-39.0) | (40.0-44.0) | (44.0-48.0) | (49.0-54.0) | ||
| Total stylet | 154.0 | 153.4 ± 4.3 | 98.0 ± 1.2 | 110.3 ± 2.3 | 124.0 ± 2.4 | 134.0 ± 3.5 |
| (146.0-161.0) | (97.0-100.0) | (107.0-113.0) | (122.0-127.0) | (130.0-139.0) | ||
| Replacement odontostyle | - | - | 69.0 ± 1.6 | 79.6 ± 1.4 | 86.0 ± 1.4 | 96.2 ± 1.9 |
| (67.0-71.0) | (78.0-82.0) | (85.0-88.0) | (94.0-99.0) | |||
| Lip region diam. | 12.5 | 11.8 ± 0.5 | 8.2 ± 0.3 | 9.8 ± 0.3 | 10.8 ± 0.5 | 10.9 ± 0.2 |
| (10.5-12.5) | (8.0-8.5) | (9.5-10.0) | (10.0-11.0) | (10.5-11.0) | ||
| Oral aperture to guiding ring | 32.0 | 29.0 ± 2.4 | 19.9 ± 0.2 | 22.6 ± 0.5 | 25.3 ± 1.0 | 27.3 ± 1.0 |
| (24.0-32.0) | (19.5-20.0) | (22.0-23.0) | (24.0-26.0) | (26.5-29.0) | ||
| Max. body diam. | 51.0 | 46.1 ± 4.4 | 24.8 ± 3.3 | 25.7 ± 2.4 | 30.8 ± 3.1 | 46.0 ± 1.6 |
| (39.0-54.0) | (20.0-28.0) | (23.0-29.0) | (28.0-35.0) | (44.0-48.0) | ||
| Tail length | 41.0 | 40.3 ± 3.8 | 45.0 ± 1.2 | 47.3 ± 2.1 | 50.0 ± 2.9 | 45.6 ± 0.5 |
| (33.0-46.0) | (44.0-47.0) | (45.0-50.0) | (47.0-53.0) | (45.0-46.0) | ||
| J | 11.0 | 10.8 ± 1.2 | 6.7 ± 0.4 | 10.0 ± 1.0 | 8.0 ± 0.8 | 10.3 ± 1.0 |
| (9.0-12.0) | (6.0-7.0) | (9.0-11.0) | (7.0-9.0) | (9.5-12.0) | ||
1 Abbreviations as defined in Jairajpuri & Ahmad [31]. a, body length/maximum body width; b, body length/pharyngeal length; c, body length/tail length; c', tail length/body width at anus; V (distance from anterior end to vulva/body length) x 100; d anterior to guiding ring/body diam. at lip region, d’ body diam. at guiding ring/body diam. at lip region, J hyaline tail region length