Table 1 in A comparative account of the embryonic lineage and gonad development in two species of Rhabditidae (Nematoda)

Table 1. Number of nuclei/cells a in post-embryonic life stages of Mesorhabditis paucipapillata.
J3J3J4J4CharacterJ1J2FemaleMaleFemaleMaleBody length224.5 ± 24.5275.4 ± 31.0337.5 ± 8.7286.5 ± 4.9352.2 ± 15.0369.0 ± 18.1196–255222–308331–346283–290341–375342–380Body diam.13.7 ± 1.416.1 ± 1.617.7 ± 1.216.0 ± 1.418.7 ± 1.917.7 ± 1.712–1613–2016–1915–1716–2216–20Primordium position- ant. end123.1 ± 14.7143.9 ± 13.7175.5 ± 2.5141.0 ± 5.6185.1 ± 8.1188.7 ± 18.5108–132122–162172–178137–145173–195162–205Primordium length9.4 ± 1.315.6 ± 4.268.7 ± 19.247.5 ± 3.588.0 ± 15.197.5 ± 3.08–1210–2525–6022–5068–11294–100Primordium diam.4.1 ± 0.35.3 ± 0.85.7 ± 0.95.5 ± 0.76.5 ± 1.76.0 ± 1.84–54–75–85–85–104–8Germinal cell (no.)2–22–24–64–68–126–18Somatic cell (no.)2–22–68–248–1625–7420–52Ventral cord cell (no.)24–5537–6348–7664–7028–6557–76CharacterJ1J2FemaleMaleFemaleMaleBody length270.8 ± 43.7366.1 ± 21.3439.5 ± 53.1455.5 ± 33.3523.7 ± 27.0498.7 ± 19.7203–325327–393336–477422–481495–554480–525Body diam.12.4 ± 2.018.7 ± 4.132.5 ± 4.735.2 ± 6.135.5 ± 8.233.2 ± 3.711–1515–2428–4228–4029–5029–48Primordium position- ant. end133.7 ± 26.0190.2 ± 10.4216.8 ± 38.8218.2 ± 14.5231.2 ± 6.9240.5 ± 14.1100–165172–203138–236203–233223–240230–260Primordium length6.7 ± 0.716.8 ± 4.665.3 ± 11.169.5 ± 16.1136.0 ± 66.6118.5 ± 31.46–813–2526–6525–6062–23263–163Primordium diam.2.8 ± 0.24.7 ± 1.48.6 ± 2.87.5 ± 1.17.2 ± 2.06.7 ± 0.92.5–3.04–86–137–95–96–8Germinal cell (No.)2–22–24–84–610–288–20Somatic cell (No.)2–22–68–208–1624–6620–38Ventral cord cell (No.)28–7470–8472–9055–8572–8378–88
a Observations include those taken on active stages or non-moulting stages stained using Lacto-aceto-orcein.
a Observations include those taken on active stages or non-moulting stages stained using Lacto-aceto-orcein.