Table 7 in Three new and five known species of Diplopeltoides Gerlach, 1962 (Nematoda, Diplopeltoididae) from Sweden, and a revision of the genus

Table 7 (continued on next page). Selected diagnostic characters of species of the genus Diplopeltoides based on literature data supplemented with recent observations (NA = data not available).
Body Cuticle Amphid Interamphideal Cuticularised Cephalic length under light shape shield plate setae (mm) microscope length (µm)Amphid Secretory- Spicules Gubernaculum length × width excretory (µm) apophysis pore (%)Tail (c’) Special featuresD. anatolii0.78-1.12smoothnarrow loopabsentabsent226–33 × 7?40 (chord)present2–3D. asetosus comb. nov.0.76–1.19smoothwide looppunctateabsent3.5–714–19 × 6–885–9217–31present4.1–5.7D. axayacatli1.45–1.82striatedwide hookcrenate or punctatepresent15-2011–15 × 8–989-9131-32absent5.0–6.0D. botulus comb. nov.1.66smoothwide loopsmoothabsent1723 ×?~60NANA6.8D. bulbosus comb. nov.1.12–1.58smoothnarrow loopabsentabsent1–221–28 × 7–1184–9234–50absent or present 2.3–3.8amphid striatedD. grandis sp. nov.2.06striatedwide looppunctatepresent1930 × 1476NANA4.2D. linkei0.48–0.63 striatednarrow loopabsentpresent2–314–19 × 7–87529–36absent3.2–4.2 rod-like gubernaculumD. longicaudatus sp. nov.1.03smoothnarrow loopabsentpresent136 × 47927–31absent6.4precloacal ridgeD. lucanicus comb. nov.1.22–1.50 smoothnarrow loopcrenateabsent11–1633-39 × 10–11?27–28present7–8D. mastigia1.54–2.48smoothwide looppunctateabsent6.5–8.540–45 × 14–17?25–37absent7.2–7.6spicules asymmetrical