Table 4 in Six new and four known species of the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India

Table 4. Measurements of Axonchium vallum Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982. All measurements in µm except L in mm, and in the form: mean ± s.d. (range).
LocalitiesKollam populationThiruvananthapuram populationCharactersFemalesMaleFemalesMalesn4133L1.75 ± 0.1 (1.7–1.8)1.61.78 ± 0.1 (1.75–1.83)1.71 ± 0.1 (1.68–1.76)a35.4 ± 1.3 (33–37)3534.8 ± 1.5 (33–36)37.5 ± 2.3 (34–40)b2.7 ± 0.3 (2.3–3.0)3.02.6 ± 0.2 (2.4–2.9)2.8 ± 0.1 (2.7–2.9)c59.4 ± 2.7 (56–63)56.362.4 ± 2.8 (59–65.8)56.4 ± 1.8 (54–58)cʹ0.8 ± 0.1 (0.7–0.9)0.80.7 ± 0.1 (0.8–0.9)0.86 ± 0.1 (0.8–0.9)V53.9 ± 0.4 (53–54)–54.4 ± 0.3 (54–55)–G16.6 ± 0.4 (6.2–7.3)–8.2 ± 0.3 (7.9–8.7)–G212.2 ± 1.3 (10.2–13.5)–15.6 ± 1.3 (13.9–17.0)–Body diam. at pharynx base49.2 ± 2.3 (47–53)4553 ± 2.4 (50–56)46.3 ± 1.2 (45–48)Body diam. at mid-body48.5 ± 1.5 (47–51)4451.3 ± 1.2 (50–53)45.7 ± 2.4 (44–49)Body diam. at anus/cloaca35 ± 1.2 (34–37)3435.7 ± 1.2 (34–37)35.3 ± 0.5 (35–36)Lip region diam.9.4 ± 0.4 (9–10)9109.6 ± 0.2 (9–10)Lip region height4.5 ± 0.5 (4–5)454.5 ± 0.1 (4–5)Amphid aperture7.2 ± 0.4 (7–8)87.5 ± 0.5 (7–8)7Odontostyle length12.2 ± 0.4 (12–13)121212Odontophore length13.7 ± 0.4 (13–14)1513.7 ± 0.9 (13–15)14 ± 0.8 (13–15)Guiding ring from ant. end10101010Nerve ring from ant. end133 ± 4.9 (127–140)126136 ± 5.7 (128–140)134.7 ± 4.1 (130–140)Neck length634.2 ± 64.2 (588–745)532676 ± 42.5 (625–729)610.3 ± 26.7 (573– 634)Expanded part of pharynx404.7 ± 65.7 (350–517)311442 ± 57.4 (376–516)375.7 ± 27.4 (337– 396)Cardia length15.2 ± 1.8 (13–17)1618.3 ± 1.7 (16–20)15 ± 1.6 (13–17)Anterior genital branch114.2 ± 5.7 (110–124)–146.7 ± 5.2 (142–154)–Posterior genital branch210.2 ± 25 (173–239)–278.3 ± 26.3 (142– 303)–Vaginal depth26 ± 1.2 (25–28)–25.7 ± 2.5 (23–29)–Vulva from ant. end927.5 ± 22.5 (905–965)–970 ± 18.9 (905–992)–Prerectum length201 ± 6.7 (191–210)207186.7 ± 28.5 (147– 213)252 ± 15.2 (235–272)Rectum length44.7 ± 1.1 (43–46)4943.6 ± 0.9 (43–45)52.6 ± 0.5 (52–53)Tail length29 ± 1.6 (27–31)2828.9 ± 1.6 (27–31)30.3 ± 0.9 (29–31)Spicule length–49–54.6 ± 0.5 (54–55)Lateral guiding pieces–14–16.7 ± 1.2 (15–18)Ventromedian supple- ments–2–2