Table 3 in Belgopeltula belgica (Vincx & Gourbault, 1992) gen. et comb. nov. and Mudwigglus micramphidium sp. nov. from the west coast of Sweden, and reappraisal of the genus Pseudaraeolaimus Chitwood, 1951 (Nematoda: Araeolaimida: Diplopeltidae)

Table 3. Selected diagnostic characters of species of the genus Pseudaraeolaimus Chitwood, 1951 based on literature data supplemented with recent observations. CharactersP. perplexusP. ocellatusP. cylindricaudaP. laminataP. cassidaigniensisBody length (mm)1.08–1.200.77–0.930.992.091.36Amphidial fovea shapebroad loopnarrow loopnarrow loopnarrow loopnarrow loopAmphid striationabsentabsentabsentpresentabsentOcelliabsentpresentabsentabsentabsentCervical setaetwo pairsfive pairs6-7 pairssix pairstwo pairsSpicule length (µm)1418–191730NA*Gubernaculum apophysisabsentabsentabsentpresentNAPrecloacal supplements111?NA