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

Table 7. Morphometrics (μm) of Rhabdodemania zealandiaensis sp. nov.

Males Females
Holotype Paratypes Paratypes
Specimen M1 M2 M3 M4 F1 F2 F3 F4
L 3,451 3,376 3,047 3,393 3,100 3,198 3,482 2,985
a 33 32 35 30 32 35 31 29
b 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
c 25 25 24 25 25 26 26 25
c′ 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.7
Head diam. at cephalic setae 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18
Length of outer labial setae 5, 6 5, 6 5, 6 5, 5 5, 5 5 6 5
Length of cephalic setae 3, 4 4 3 3, 4 3 3 2 3
Nerve ring from anterior end 232 241 218 259 270 231 242 247
Nerve ring cbd 71 77 68 72 67 68 77 71
Pharynx length 514 535 492 579 513 528 530 533
Pharyngeal diam. at base 46 60 51 54 54 43 55 56
Pharynx cbd at base 92 100 81 98 82 83 103 93
Max. body diam. 105 105 88 112 96 91 114 102
Spicule length 70 70 64 61
Gubernaculum length 41 36 38 40
Cloacal/anal body diam. 72 79 70 78 67 67 85 73
Tail length 136 137 127 138 126 123 133 121
V 1,765 1,864 1,979 1,562
%V 57 58 57 52
Vulval body diam. 96 90 114 102

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.