Table 2.
Morphometrics of P. honkongensis sp. n. and P. neolucani sp. n.
| Character | P. hongkongensis RS5957 stenostomatous male | Stenostomatous female | P. neolucani RS5949 stenostomatous male | Stenostomatous female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| L | 1014 ± 185 (700–1302) | 1181 ± 315 (918–2008) | 871 ± 49.6 (775–951) | 1060 ± 111.1 (930–1297) |
| L’ | 847 ± 184 (560–1125) | 940 ± 288 (703–1700) | 745 ± 50.7 (658–826) | 864 ± 103.2 (743–1080) |
| a | 14 ± 3.7 (11–24) | 13 ± 0.9 (12–15) | 15 ± 1 (14–16) | 14 ± 0.7 (13–15) |
| b | 6 ± 1 (4.6–7.7) | 6.6 ± 1.1 (5.6–9.5) | 5.4 ± 0.6 (4.7–6.6) | 5.5 ± 0.4 (4.8–6.5) |
| c | 6.1 ± 1.3 (5–8.5) | 4.8 ± 0.7 (4.3–6.5) | 7 ± 0.9 (6.1–9.2) | 5.4 ± 0.5 (4.5–6.1) |
| c’ | 4.2 ± 0.9 (3–5.9) | 6.3 ± 0.5 (5.1–6.9) | 3.7 ± 0.7 (2.6–4.9) | 6.1 ± 0.9 (5–7.8) |
| T or V | 53 ± 4.8 (51–68) | 45 ± 2.6 (42–50) | 53 ± 7.5 (33–59) | 47 ± 1.3 (45–48) |
| Maximum body diam. | 73 ± 14.9 (51–96) | 92 ± 29.4 (67–170) | 57 ± 5.8 (49–67) | 75 ± 9 (63–95) |
| Stoma length | 12.6 ± 1 (11.4–14.6) | 13.3 ± 1.6 (10.3–16) | 10.4 ± 1 (8.7–12) | 11 ± 0.9 (10.2–13) |
| Stoma diam. | 7.2 ± 0.7 (6.1–8.5) | 7.7 ±1.1 (6.5–9.7) | 6.0 ± 0.7 (5.3–7.6) | 7.1 ± 0.7 (6.3–8.4) |
| Pharynx length (head to base of pharynx) | 155 ± 9.7 (140–172) | 168 ± 14 (154-202) | 151 ± 11.9 (129-169) | 182 ± 14.9 (149-194) |
| Anterior pharynx (pro- + metacorpus) | 98 ± 5.4 (90–106) | 106 ± 7.4 (94–117) | 95 ± 10.2 (76–112) | 116 ± 9.2 (97–128) |
| Posterior pharynx (isthmus + basal bulb) | 57 ± 5.9 (49–66) | 62 ± 8.4 (56–85) | 56 ± 5.3 (51–69) | 66 ± 7.1 (52–75) |
| Ant/total pharynx % | 63 ± 2 (60–66) | 63 ± 2.5 (58–66) | 63 ± 3.2 (59–67) | 64 ± 1.8 (61– 66) |
| Median bulb diam. | 27 ± 2 (24–31) | 31 ± 3.6 (26–38) | 25 ± 1 (24–27) | 31 ± 2.9 (27–36) |
| Terminal bulb diam. | 26 ± 2.2 (22–28) | 29 ± 6.6 (24–47) | 25 ± 1.3 (22–27) | 29 ± 1.7 (27–33) |
| Testis length | 540 ± 141 (366–765) | – | 467±43 (425–561) | – |
| Ant. end to vulva | – | 539 ± 172 (384–995) | – | 493 ± 50.9 (420–581) |
| Vulva to anus distance | – | 419 ± 149 (320–815) | – | 371 ± 47 (290–447) |
| Cloacal or anal body diam. | 41 ± 5.4 (30–50) | 39 ± 8 (32–60) | 35 ± 4.8 (27–43) | 32 ± 3.8 (27–38) |
| Tail length | 167 ± 21.6 (140–206) | 241 ± 30 (215–308) | 125 ± 13.2 (99–148) | 196 ± 19 (175–228) |
| Spicule length (curve) | 53 ± 4.2 (44–57) | – | 47±2.3 (43–51) | – |
| Spicule length (chord) | 45 ± 3.7 (37–49) | – | 36 ± 1.7 (34–39) | – |
| Gubernaculum length | 19 ± 1.8 (17–22) | – | 17 ± 1.5 (14–19) | – |