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Morphometrics data for Gracilacus paralatescens n_ sp_
| Paratypes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characters/Ratios | Holotype | Female | Male |
| n | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| L | 285.4 | 290.4 ± 11.8 (271.1-308.1) | 312.8 ± 12.4 (300.3-324.2) |
| a | 25.0 | 25.3 ± 1.7 (22.4-29.0) | 30.2 ± 2.0 (27.6-32.1) |
| b | 2.2 | 2.3 ± 0.1 (2.2-2.5) | 3.5 ± 0.2 (3.3-3.7) |
| c | 11.0 | 11.2 ± 1.1 (9.3-13.8) | 11.1 ± 0.8 (10.3-12.1) |
| c’ | 4.5 | 4.5 ± 0.4 (3.2-5.4) | 3.6 ± 0.3 (3.3-4.0) |
| V/T | 70.6 | 70.3 ± 1.2 (68.2-72.9) | 31.5 ± 5.3 (23.8-35.7) |
| Lip region height | 1.7 | 1.9 ± 0.3 (1.2-2.3) | 2.0 ± 0.1 (1.9-2.1) |
| Lip region diam. | 4.8 | 4.5 ± 0.2 (4.0-4.9) | 3.5 ± 0.2 (3.2-3.8) |
| Stylet | 72.3 | 74.8 ± 2.4 (71.5–78.8) | – |
| Median bulb length | 14.6 | 15.6 ± 1.3 (13.4–18.7) | – |
| Median bulb diam. | 7.4 | 7.5 ± 0.6 (6.2–8.6) | |
| Median bulb clip length | 8.2 | 8.5 ± 1.3 (5.8–9.7) | – |
| Median bulb clip diam. | 4.0 | 4.2 ± 0.2 (4.0–4.5) | – |
| Ant. end to excretory pore | 69.5 | 68.8 ± 2.8 (62.8–73.4) | 66.3 ± 1.9 (63.6–67.8) |
| Pharynx length | 128.9 | 125.6 ± 4.6 (118.7–133.5) | 90.4 ± 2.4 (87.8–93.4) |
| Max. body diam. | 11.4 | 11.5 ± 0.7 (10.3–12.7) | 10.4 ± 0.4 (10.1–10.9) |
| Vulval body diam. | 11 | 10.9 ± 0.6 (9.7–12.5) | – |
| Vulva to tail terminus | 83.9 | 86.3 ± 5.9 (73.6–93.7) | – |
| Anal/cloacal body diam. | 5.8 | 5.9 ± 0.5 (5.0–6.8) | 8.0 ± 0.7 (7.4–8.8) |
| Tail length | 25.9 | 26.2 ± 2.5 (21.3–29.9) | 28.2 ± 1.5 (26.7–29.5) |
| Spicule | – | – | 18.1 ± 0.7 (17.5–18.9) |
| Gubernaculum | – | – | 4.5 ± 0.6 (4.0–5.3) |