Table 3 in Three new nematode species (Chromadorida: Selachinematidae) from the continental slope of New Zealand

Table 3. Key morphological trait comparison among all valid species of the genus Choanolaimus de Man, 1880. Abbreviations: cbd = corresponding body diameter; ND = no data; PC = pore complex. C. psammophilus de Man, 1880C. serieporus sp. nov.C. sparsiporus sp. nov.Referencede Man 1880Loof 1961 **Chitwood 1960Riemann 1966Platt & Warwick 1988Bussau 1990Present studyPresent studyHabitat & locationSand dunes; HollandSand dunes; HollandBeach spermatophytes; CaliforniaCoastal (high water line); GermanyCoastal subsoil; New HebridesDunes; Germany and Denmark coastContinental slope; New ZealandContinental slope; New ZealandBody length (µm)1700-20001270–136016001600–21201300–24001260–13101321–16881272a2520–22292216–191517–1824b76–777ND6–7118c35–5033–383943ND27–2832–3827Inner labial sensillaPapilliform?PapilliformPapilliform on lobesPapilliform on lobesFlap-likePapilliform on lobes*PapilliformPapilliformAmphideal fovea width (% cbd)ND27*27*233023*51–5656Amphideal fovea t urnsND2¼2*2¼2¼2½*4–55¼Pharynx lengthNDNDND245NDND125–155158Posterior pharynxNDSwollen posteriorlyCylindricalSlightly swollen posteriorlyCylindricalNDBulb presentBulb presentPC arrangement***NDNDNDDorsosublateral and ventrosublateral; regularly-spaced*Dorsosublateral and ventrosublateral; regularly-spaced*Dorsosublateral and ventrosublateral; regularly-spaced*Dorsosublateral; two or three groups of 8–11 PCDorsosublateral; sparsely distributedRatio of spicule length to body diameter at level of cloacal openingND0.9*0.7*0.71.00.8*1.2–1.61.5Number of precloacal supplementsND7766–7ND3–42