Table 7 in Six new and four known species of the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India

Table 7. Measurements of Axonchium nilgiriense sp. nov. All measurements in µm except L in mm, and in the form: mean ± s.d. (range).
CharactersHolotype femaleParatype femalesParatype malesn183L1.551.5 ± 0.1 (1.4–1.6)1.6 ± 0.1 (1.5–1.7)a55.554.5 ± 4.5 (46.7–60.6)57.6 ± 1.8 (55–60)b2.83.0 ± 0.3 (2.6–3.4)3.4 ± 0.2 (3.16–3.7)c7473.0 ± 2.8 (66.4–76.6)78.8 ± 5.4 (71.3–83.6)cʹ1.01.1 ± 0.1 (0.9–1.2)0.8 ± 0.1 (0.7–0.9)V5252.3 ± 1.0 (51–54)–G15.75.8 ± 0.6 (5.0–6.8)–G21110.8 ± 1.0 (9.2–12.5)–Body diam. at pharynx base2627.9 ± 1.4 (26–31)27Body diam. at mid-body2828.2 ± 1.6 (27–32)27.3 ± 0.9 (26–28)Body diam. at anus/cloaca2119.6 ± 0.5 (19–20)24.7 ± 0.5 (24–25)Lip region diam.87.9 ± 0.3 (7–8)8Lip region height444Amphid aperture65.6 ± 0.4 (5–6)5.5 ± 0.5 (5–6)Odontostyle length88.0 ± 0.5 (7–9)8Odontophore length1110.9 ± 0.3 (10–11)10.67 ± 0.5 (10–11)Guiding ring from ant. end76.4 ± 0.7 (5–7)7Nerve ring from ant. end105110.9 ± 3.9 (104–115)110.3 ± 7.8 (100–119)Neck length564511.1 ± 43.1 (445–574)460.3 ± 22.6 (437–491)Expanded part of pharynx366307.3 ± 43.5 (241–367)251.3 ± 25.6 (225–286)Cardia length1111.1 ± 0.9 (10–12)11.3 ± 0.9 (10–12)Anterior genital branch8889.7 ± 10.7 (76–111)–Posterior genital branch171164.3 ± 11.3 (147–182)–Vaginal depth2222.9 ± 1.7 (21–26)–Vulva from ant. end804801.3 ± 43.2 (738–865)–Prerectum length–201.4 ± 27.7 (142–239)214 ± 4.0 (210–218)Rectum length3028.8 ± 2.9 (24–33)40.3 ± 2.1 (38–43)Tail length2121 ± 1.4 (19–24)20 ± 0.8 (19–21)Spicule length––39.3 ± 1.7 (37–41)Lateral guiding pieces––15.3 ± 0.5 (15–16)Ventromedian supplements––3–4