TABLE 2 in Two new nematode species of the family Sphaerolaimidae (Nematoda, Monhysterida) from the Yellow Sea, China

TABLE 2. Individual measurements of Parasphaerolaimus sinensis sp. nov. (in µm except a, b, c, c′ and V%) Abbreviations: a, ratio of body length to maximum body diameter; b, ratio of body length to pharynx length; c, ratio of body length to tail length; c’, ratio of tail length to cloacal or anus body diameter; V%, position of vulva from anterior end expressed as a percentage of total body length; -, no data. CharactersHolotypeParatypesM1M2M3F1F2F3Total body length including tail125612501212206721481650Maximum body diameter6359629811570Head diameter302929303226Length of outer labial setae45544-Length of cephalic setae667443Length of longest subcephalic setae222019676Depth of buccal cavity303032343433Diameter of amphidial fovea151517666Amphidial fovea diameter as3633401113percentage of corresponding body diameter12Amphidial fovea from anterior end252726303635Nerve ring from anterior end110126-159134Excretory pore from anterior end138132144220232196Length of pharynx283320322415434343Body diameter at pharyngeal base5859578410467Spicules length746368---Length of gubernaculum121010---Vulva from anterior end---172518121430Body diameter at vulva---809758V%---848487Body diameter at cloaca or anus424742567043Tail length148149152225225185a19.921.221.321.118.723.6b4.43.93.85.04.94.8c8.58.48.09.99.58.9c′3.53.23.64.03.24.3