Table 6 in Six new and four known species of the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India

Table 6. Measurements of Axonchium microspiculum sp. nov. All measurements in µm except L in mm, and in the form: mean ± s.d. (range). LocalitiesIdukki population (type population)Thiruvananthapuram populationCharactersHolotype femaleParatype femalesParatype malesFemalesMalen13641L1.11.13 ± 0.1 (1.1–1.16)1.2 ± 0.1 (1.14–1.3)1.16 ± 0.1 (1.1–1.22)1.16a39.540.1 ± 1.1 (38.6–41.4)46.7 ± 1.9 (42.4–48.2)42.7 ± 2.0 (40–45.3)48.3b2.62.6 ± 0.1 (2.5–2.7)3.0 ± 0.2 (2.6–3.2)2.7 ± 0.1 (2.6–2.8)3.2c55.461.6 ± 2.1 (59.4–64.3)63.8 ± 3.5 (57.3–67.9)65.7 ± 4.9 (59.7–71.9)57.9cʹ0.90.9 ± 0.1 (0.8–0.95)0.9 ± 0.1 (0.8–1)0.9 ± 0.1 (0.8–0.9)1.0V54.754.2 ± 0.3 (54–55)–54.4 ± 1.6 (53–56)–G15.95.4 ± 0.3 (5.0–5.7)–4.5 ± 0.4 (4.0–5.1)–G21310.7 ± 0.8 (10–11.9)–9.9 ± 0.5 (9.2–10.4)–Body diam. at pharynx base2828.3 ± 0.5 (28–29)27.7 ± 0.5 (27–28)26.5 ± 0.9 (25–27)25Body diam. at mid-body2828.7 ± 0.9 (28–30)26.14 ± 1.0 (24–27)27.2 ± 0.4 (27–28)24Body diam. at anus/ cloaca2121 ± 0.8 (20–22)21 ± 0.8 (20–22)20 ± 0.7 (19–21)21Lip region diam.76.8 ± 0.2 (6–7)7.2 ± 0.2 (7–8)78Lip region height43.7 ± 0.5 (3–4)444Amphid aperture55.3 ± 0.5 (5–6)5.5 ± 0.4 (5–6)5.25 ± 0.4 (5–6)5Odontostyle length87.6 ± 0.5 (7–8)87.5 ± 0.5 (7–8)7Odontophore length99.3 ± 0.5 (9–10)9.1 ± 0.4 (9–10)9.5 ± 0.5 (9–10)10Guiding ring from ant. end776.9 ± 0.5 (6–8)7.2 ± 0.4 (7–8)7Nerve ring from ant. end100103.5 ± 1.5 (102–105)106.8 ± 3.1 (103–112)100 ± 10.6 (85–108)114Neck length433443 ± 13.9 (429–462)407 ± 14.7 (388–432)429 ± 19.2 (402–456)367Expanded part of pha- rynx272274 ± 16.3 (261–297)230.7 ± 19.3 (210–263)253.7 ± 14.2 (240–277)184Cardia length109.0 ± 2.2 (7–12)9.2 ± 0.7 (8–10)7.2 ± 1.6 (5–9)8Anterior genital branch6561.7 ± 2.6 (58–64)–53 ± 6.0 (47–62)–Posterior genital branch145123.3 ± 7.7 (116–134)–114.7 ± 7.3 (108–127)–Vaginal depth1717.7 ± 17.7 (17–19)–16.5 ± 1.5 (15–18)–Vulva from ant. end606622.3 ± 4.6 (616–627)–633.7 ± 24.6 (605–662)–Prerectum length142134.7 ± 5.4 (127–139)176.8 ± 25 (142–215)129.2 ± 8.8 (120–139)105Rectum length2122.7 ± 0.5 (22–23)31 ± 1.4 (28–32)23.5 ± 2.3 (20–26)26Tail length2018.7 ± 0.5 (18–19)19.3 ± 0.7 (18–20)20 ± 0.7 (19–21)20Spicule length––21.5 ± 1.0 (20–23)–22Lateral guiding pieces––6.0 ± 0.8 (5–7)–7Ventromedian supple- ments––2–2