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