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. 2023 Mar 6;11:e14867. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14867

Table 5. Morphometrics (μm) of Thalassoalaimus duoporus sp. nov.

Male Female
Holotype Paratype
Specimen M1 F1
L 4,567 5,546
a 97 96
b 9 11
c 104 105
c′ 1.3 1.3
Head diam. at cephalic setae 16 16
Head diam. at amphids 12 12
Length of outer labial setae 5 5
Length of cephalic setae 6 5
Amphidial fovea height 8 7
Amphidial fovea width 7 7
Amphidial fovea width/cbd (%) 58 58
Amphidial fovea from anterior end 6 4
Amphidial aperture height 3 3
Amphidial aperture width 2 2
Nerve ring from anterior end 229 221
Nerve ring cbd 34 40
Pharynx length 486 496
Pharyngeal diam. at base 38 43
Pharynx cbd at base 47 50
Max. body diam. 47 58
Spicule length 33
Gubernaculum length 18
Cloacal/anal body diam. 35 40
Tail length 44 53
V 1,030
%V 19
Vulval body diam. 54

Note:

a, body length/maximum body diameter; b, body length/pharynx length; c, body length/tail length; c′, tail length/anal or cloacal body diameter; cbd, corresponding body diameter; L, total body length; V, vulva distance from anterior end of body; %V, V/total body length × 100.