TABLE 1 in Oostenbrinkellus gen. n. and a new species of the rare nematode genus Lawtonema Siddiqi, 1998 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Tylencholaimoidea) from the Western Ghats

TABLE 1. Measurements of Oostenbrinkellus ventrostylus (Dhanam and Jairajpuri, 1999) comb. n. (All measurements in μm)
LocalitiesShivamoga populationKalady populationPalakkad populationKohzikode populationCharactersFemalesMalesFemalesMaleFemalesFemales Malen4691841L1088.2±27.2 (1047–1121)1036.8±25.3 (1005–1071)1286.3±59.9 (1155–1367)13691005.9±63.9 (920–1107)1096.6±50.9 (1023–1163) 900Body diameter at neck base16.4±0.81 (15.5–17.5)21.2±0.46 (20.5–21.5)24.6±0.55 (23.5–25.0)22.522.7±1.0 (21.5–24.5)22.2±1.2 (21.5–24.5)18.5Body diameter at mid body24.2±0.42 (23.5–24.5)21.8±0.46 (21.5–22.5)26.2±0.61 (25–27)24.524.3±0.90 (23.5–25.0)23.7±2.2 (21.5–27.0)19.5Body diameter at anus22.0±0.84 (21.5–23.5)16.1±0.49 (15.5–16.5)18.2±0.65 (17.5–19.5)19.515.6±0.69 (14.5–16.5)14.9±0.42 (15–16)15a44.8±1.2 (42.7–46.0)48.3±1.5 (46.0–50.2)49.0±1.7 (45.3–51.6)55.941.2±1.5 (38.7–43.4)46.4±3.5 (42.3–50.2)45.9b6.2±0.20 (5.9–6.5)6.2±0.19 (5.8–6.4)6.9±0.33 (6.3–7.7)7.66.3±0.26 (5.9–6.8)6.3±0.25 (6.1–6.6)5.7c5.4±0.37 (5.0–6.0)5.0±0.25 (4.8–5.6)5.0±0.33 (4.5–5.4)4.74.3±0.17 (4.0–4.6)5.5±0.63 (4.4–6.1)4.3c’12.2±1.0 (11.1–13.4)12.8±0.36 (12.3–13.3)14.0±1.0 (12.3–15.8)15.014.6±0.66 (13.6–15.6)13.4±1.2 (12.3–15.5)14.2V G127.2±1.1 (26.1–29.2) 1.9±0.21 (1.6–2.2)- -26.7±1.2 (25.2–29.9) 1.6±0.21 (1.2–1.8)- -25.9±0.82 (25.0–27.4) 1.9±0.26 (1.5–2.5)30.0±1.6 (27.3–31.5) 2.3±0.30 (1.8–2.7)- -G211.7±1.1 (10.2–13.4)-12.4±2.0 (9.5–16.8)-12.1±0.86 (10.8–13.4)12.2±1.0 (11.2–13.9)-Lip region diameter7.06.9±0.33 (6.5–7.5)6.6±0.32 (6.0–7.0)7.07.2±0.16 (7.0–7.5)6.06.0Lip region height3.4±0.35 (3.0–4.0)3.7±0.23 (3.5–4.0)4.3±0.30 (4.0–5.0)4.53.7±0.25 (3.5–4.0)3.6±0.42 (3.0–4.0)4.0Amphid aperture5.05.05.1±0.35 (4.5–5.5)5.54.8±0.16 (4.5–5.0)5.1±0.21 (5.0–5.5)6.0Odontostyle length11.6±0.40 (11.5–12.5)11.2±0.37 (11–12)12.6±0.30 (12–13)1112.0±0.24 (11.5–12.0)11.2±0.34 (11–12)12Odontophore length8.2±0.21 (8.0–8.5)8.0±0.46 (7.5–9.0)8.2±0.56 (7.5–9.0)8.57.9±0.34 (7.5–8.5)8.0±0.42 (7.5–8.5)8.0Total stylet length19.8±0.42 (19.5–20.5)19.2±0.54 (18.5–20.5)20.6±0.67 (19.5–21.5)19.519.7±0.43 (19.0–20.5)19.3±0.73 (18.5–20.0)20Guiding ring from anterior end7.4±0.40 (7.0–8.0)7.3±0.40 (7.0–8.0)8.2±0.50 (7.5–9.0)8.57.9±0.40 (7.5–8.5)7.3±0.34 (7.0–8.0)8.0Nerve ring from anterior end84.5±1.8 (81–86)84.2±0.98 (83–86)89.5±3.8 (83–94)9380.2±2.0 (77–83)85.0±3.2 (80–89)82CharactersFemalesMalesFemales MaleFemalesFemalesMaleNeck length174.6±6.1 (170–185)167.2±2.2 (163–170)184.1±8.1 (163–194)179158.3±8.1 (140–168)171.9±3.9 (167–176)156Expanded part of pharynx39.9±1.0 (38–41)37.2±1.6 (35–40)40.9±2.4 (36–45)4236.9±2.3 (33–40)36.0±1.4 (34–38)32Cardia length8.5±2.1 (6.0–11.0)8.9±1.3 (7.0–11)8.1±1.0 (6.0–10)8.56.8±1.3 (5.0–9.0)11.7±0.98 (11–13)8.0Anterior genital branch20.8±2.5 (17–24)-20.9±2.7 (17.5–24.5)-19.7±2.2 (15.5–23.5)26.7±4.5 (19.5–32.0)-Posterior genital branch127.8±11.0 (112–141)-159.4±25.1 (125–214)-123.8±8.9 (109–138)137.4±12.1 (120–153)-Vaginal length11.7±0.69 (10.5–12.5)-13.0±0.65 (12.5–14.0)-12.2±0.49 (11.5–12.5)11.2±0.49 (11–12)-Vulva from anterior end296.4±17.3 (278–322)-343.8±16.6 (320–367)-260.6±19.3 (234–298)330.0±30.6 (280–363)-Prerectum length57.8±1.3 (56–59)58.1±5.5 (52–67)64.4±7.6 (49–73)6745.6±6.7 (34–59)54.8±4.6 (50–62)64Rectum length21.5±1.3 (20.5–23.5)27.7±1.8 (24.5–30.0)26.4±2.4 (21.5–30)2922.2±1.3 (20.5–24.5)21.8±2.1 (18.5–24.5)29Tail length200.6±15.0 (178–217)206.7±6.1 (194–212)258.7±16.2 (230–279)294231.7±13.8 (213–251)200.9±17.1 (181-228)208Spicules length-26.1±1.3 (25–27)-31--27Lateral guiding pieces-6.4±0.40 (6.0–7.0)-7.5--6.0Ventromedian supplements-------
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