Table 1 in Six new and four known species of the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India

Table 1. Measurements of Axonchium nitidum Jairajpuri, 1964. All measurements in µm, except L in mm, and in the form: mean ± s.d. (range).
CharactersFemalesn6L1.4 ± 0.1 (1.3–1.5)a53 ± 1.8 (51–56)b2.6 ± 0.1 (2.4–2.8)c62.4 ± 2.9 (58–67)cʹ1.2 ± 0.1(1.1–1.3)V54.4 ± 1.4 (52.5–56.2)G11.2 ± 0.3 (0.9–1.7)G28.5 ± 1.1 (6.6–10.2)Body diam. at pharynx base26.6 ± 1.6 (25–30)Body diam. at mid-body26.5 ± 1.4 (25–29)Body diam. at anus/cloaca18.8 ± 0.7 (18–20)Lip region diam.7.3 ± 0.5 (7–8)Lip region height3.5 ± 0.5 (3–4)Amphid aperture5.2 ± 0.4 (5–6)Odontostyle length8Odontophore length10.3 ± 0.5 (10–11)Guiding ring from ant. end6.7 ± 0.5 (6–7)Nerve ring from ant. end108 ± 1.9 (105–110)Neck length530.3 ± 20.9 (503–569)Expanded part of pharynx318 ± 25 (292–371)Cardia length9.8 ± 2.1 (6–13)Anterior genital branch17.5 ± 3.5 (13–23)Posterior genital branch119.8 ± 18.3 (93–151)Vaginal depth16.6 ± 0.9 (15–18)Vulva from ant. end763.1 ± 35.3 (723–823)Prerectum length145.6 ± 21.3 (118–175)Rectum length27.2 ± 2.0 (24–29)Tail length22.5 ± 0.5 (22–23)Spicule length–Lateral guiding pieces–Ventromedian supplements–