Table 4.
Morphometrics of Xiphinema malaka sp. nov. from several sampling points and localities at Málaga and Almería provinces, southern Spaina.
| Málaga Province | Almería Province | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host-plant Locality Sample Code |
Maritime Pine (Canillas de Albaida) SA2 |
Maritime Pine (Canillas de Albaida) SA5 |
Maritime Pine (Canillas de Albaida) SA6 |
Maritime Pine (Canillas de Albaida) SA8 |
Black Pine (Iguaneja) SN1 |
Black Pine (Iguaneja) SN3 |
Cork oak (Monda) SN14 |
Yellow Broom Tabernas AO44 |
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| Characters-ratios b | Females | Females | Females | Male | Female | Female | Female | Females | J4 |
| n | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| L (mm) | 4.6 | 4.5 ± 0.4 (4.0–5.0) |
4.8 ± 0.2 (4.5–5.2) |
4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | (4.85, 4.92) | 3.08 |
| a | 82.8 | 85.4 ± 11.0 (76.0–99.8) |
87.2 ± 5.2 (79.6–96.5) |
109.5 | 76.1 | 72.1 | 70.9 | (82.0, 82.2) | 70.0 |
| b | 9.9 | 9.0 ± 1.1 (8.0–10.0) |
9.5 ± 0.7 (8.6–11.0) |
9.2 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 8.1 | (9.8, 10.3) | 7.0 |
| c | 123.1 | 132.8 ± 15.2 (115.3–151.2) |
164.7 ± 16.3 (133.2–178.6) |
170.2 | 133.5 | 98.3 | 113.9 | (103.2, 105.8) | 65.5 |
| c’ | 0.91 | 0.91 ± 0.03 (0.87–0.95) |
0.78 ± 0.06 (0.72–0.89) |
0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | (1.0, 1.1) | 1.3 |
| d | 8.5 | 8.2 ± 0.2 (8.0–8.4) |
8.3 ± 0.3 (7.9–8.9) |
7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 9.4 | (7.4, 7.9) | 9.2 |
| d’ | 2.6 | 2.48 ± 0.01 (2.47–2.50) |
2.54 ± 0.13 (2.33–2.75) |
2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | (2.6, 2.7) | 2.8 |
| V or T | 49.2 | 49.4 ± 0.6 (48.5–50.0) |
49.8 ± 1.1 (47.8–51.5) |
62.0 | 47.1 | 52.2 | 50.0 | (51.8, 53.8) | - |
| G1 | 9.4 | 11.5 ± 0.8 (10.7–12.3) |
12.1 ± 2.0 (9.9–13.6) |
- | 13.5 | 12.8 | 10.5 | (9.2, 10.7) | - |
| G2 | 8.9 | 10.0 ± 0.7 (9.5–10.8) |
11.4 ± 1.2 (10.1–12.3) |
- | 13.0 | 11.7 | 10.2 | (8.1, 10.2) | - |
| Odontostyle length | 135.5 | 137.0 ± 4.2 (132.0–141.0) |
143.1 ± 2.2 (138.5–145.5) |
144.5 | 131.0 | 134.5 | 136.0 | (143.0, 149.0) | 125.5 |
| Odontophore length | 79 | 80.9 ± 0.9 (80.0–82.0) |
79.1 ± 2.7 (76.0–84.0) |
78.0 | 83.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | (82.0, 88.0) | 71.5 |
| Total stylet | 215 | 217.9 ± 4.9 (212.5–222.0) |
222.2 ± 3.5 (215.5–227.5) |
225.5 | 214.0 | 215.0 | 216.0 | (231.0) | 197.0 |
| Replacement odontostyle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 146.0 |
| Lip region width | 14.5 | 14.5 ± 0.4 (14.0–15.0) |
14.7 ± 0.5 (14.0–15.5) |
16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | (15.0, 15.5) | 14.0 |
| Oral aperture-guiding ring | 115 | 118.5 ± 2.1 (116.0–121.0) |
122.5 ± 3.8 (119.0–129.0) |
121.5 | 114.0 | 114.0 | 122.0 | (115.0, 118.0) | 110.0 |
| Tail length | 37 | 33.6 ± 1.1 (32.5–35.0) |
29.2 ± 2.9 (26.0–34.5) |
28.0 | 32.5 | 44.0 | 37.0 | (46.5, 47.0) | 47.0 |
| J | 12.0 | 10.3 ± 0.4 (10.0–10.5) |
10.5 ± 2.0 (8.0–13.0) |
8.0 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | (13.0) | 12.0 |
| Spicules | - | - | - | 64.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lateral guiding pieces | - | - | - | 26.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
a Measurements are in µm and in the form: mean ± standard deviation (range); b a = body length/maximum body width; b = body length/pharyngeal length; c = body length/tail length; c’ = tail length/body width at anus; d = anterior to guiding ring/body diam. at lip region; d’= body diam. at guiding ring/body diam. at lip region; V = (distance from anterior end to vulva/body length) × 100; J = hyaline tail region length; G1 = (anterior genital branch length/body length) × 100; G2 = (posterior genital branch length/body length) × 100.