Table 2.
Morphometrics of Tripylina gorganensis from Iran and Slovakia.
| Iran | Slovakia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | Females | Males | Females | Males |
| n | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 |
| L | 1,813.0 ± 53.9 (1,754–1,860) 2.97 | 1,675.0 ± 96.0 (1,558–1,790) 5.73 | 1,694.3 ± 173.1 (1,472–2,038) 10.22 | 1,662.2 ± 230.8 (1,358–2,017) 13.89 |
| a | 52.6 ± 1.5 (51.6–54.7) 2.85 | 52.5 ± 4.9 (45.7–59.7) 9.33 | 41.0 ± 5.6 (34.4–51.5) 13.55 | 42.2 ± 3.6 (35.8–48.5) 8.45 |
| b | 6.1 ± 0.1 (5.9–6.2) 1.64 | 5.6 ± 0.3 (5.2–5.6) 5.36 | 5.4 ± 0.3 (4.9–5.8) 6.12 | 5.3 ± 0.4 (4.7–6.0) 7.71 |
| c | 32.1 ± 3.2 (29.1–35.8) 9.97 | 33.6 ± 6.5 (23.9–39.8) 19.35 | 20.0 ± 1.8 (18.1–25.0) 8.88 | 19.0 ± 1.9 (15.0–22.4) 9.97 |
| c’ | 2.3 ± 0.3 (2.0–2.6) 13.01 | 1.9 ± 0.3 (1.6–2.5) 15.79 | 2.8 ± 0.4 (2.1–3.4) 12.62 | 2.6 ± 0.2 (2.3–3.1) 7.36 |
| V (%) | 79.6 ± 1.2 (78.4–81.2) 1.51 | 77.0 ± 1.1 (74.6–78.7) 1.47 | ||
| Lip region width | 23.3 ± 2.6 (21–26) 11.16 | 23.8 ± 0.8 (23–25) 3.36 | 29.2 ± 1.3 (27.4–33.0) 4.51 | 29.3 ± 2.3 (25.5–33.3) 7.88 |
| Maximum body width | 34.5 ± 1.0 (34–36) 2.90 | 32.0 ± 2.1 (30–35) 6.56 | 41.6 ± 3.5 (36.3–47.8) 8.48 | 39.3 ± 3.6 (34.7–45.3) 9.04 |
| Anal body width | 24.5 ± 1.9 (23–27) 7.76 | 26.6 ± 1.1 (25–28) 4.14 | 30.8 ± 3.7 (25.9–35.9) 11.96 | 34.2 ± 3.1 (29.5–39.9) 9.14 |
| Dorsal tooth from anterior body end | 27.7 ± 0.9 (25.9–29.0) 3.29 | 27.5 ± 1.1 (25.1–29.3) 4.00 | ||
| Nerve ring from anterior end | 124.9 ± 9.4 (106–142) 7.54 | 124.6 ± 13.5 (112–149) 10.85 | ||
| Pharynx length | 297.0 ± 6.8 (288–304) 2.29 | 297.0 ± 7.6 (286–307) 2.56 | 316.5 ± 29.0 (256–365) 9.18 | 315,7 ± 38.5 (256–369) 12.21 |
| Pharynx (% of body length) | 18.7 ± 1.1 (17.1–20.2) 6.11 | 19.1 ± 1.5 (16.7–21.5) 7.82 | ||
| Head to vulva | 1442.0 ± 58.0 (1392–1507) 4.02 | 1304.9 ± 132.7 (1136–1598) 10.17 | ||
| Vulva to anus | 313.0 ± 13.1 (295–325) 4.19 | 303.3 ± 44.9 (255–407) 14.81 | ||
| Tail length | 57.0 ± 6.5 (49–64) 11.40 | 51.2 ± 9.2 (45–67) 17.97 | 84.8 ± 5.7 (75.7–94.8) 6.73 | 87.4 ± 7.6 (75.7–99.5) 8.67 |
| Tail (% of body length) | 5.0 ± 0.4 (4.0–5.5) 7.94 | 5.3 ± 0.6 (4.5–6.7) 10.40 | ||
| Rectum/cloaca length | 31.0 ± 2.2 (26.8–34.2) 7.21 | 42.0 ± 4.9 (34.0–49.2) 11.62 | ||
| Spineret length | 2.1 ± 0.2 (1.8–2.3) 7.86 | 2.3 ± 0.4 (1.7–2.9) 17.20 | ||
Note: All measurements are in µm and in the form: mean ± S.D. (range) CV.