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Morphometric data of Oscheius indicus sp_ n_ Measurements are in µm and in the form: mean ± standard deviation (range)_
| Characters | Holotype female | Paratype females | Paratype males |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| L | 1,320 | 1,272.3 ± 111.7 (1,072–1,480) | 1,062.7 ± 104.5 (886–1,209) |
| a | 20.3 | 18.9 ± 1.1 (16.8–20.6) | 19.6 ± 1.6 (17.4–22.4) |
| b | 6.5 | 6.5 ± 0.4 (5.7–7.1) | 6.2 ± 0.6 (4.9–6.9) |
| c | 9.9 | 8.9 ± 0.9 (7.5–10.4) | 31.2 ± 2.8 (26.1–36.2) |
| c’ | 5.3 | 5.8 ± 0.4 (5.0–6.6) | 1.3 ± 0.1 (1.2–1.4) |
| V | 50.2 | 48.2 ± 1.8 (45.4–50.5) | – |
| Maximum body diam. | 65 | 67.8 ± 20.2 (59–82) | 54.4 ± 16.3 (46–64) |
| Lip width | 12 | 12.6 ± 1.1 (11–15) | 11.6 ± 0.7 (11–13) |
| Length of stoma | 16 | 15.4 ± 1.7 (13–18) | 15.6 ± 0.9 (14–17) |
| Corpus | 123 | 117.7 ± 6.1 (108–127) | 105.4 ± 4.0 (101–114) |
| Isthmus | 42 | 40.7 ± 3.4 (37–47) | 35.4 ± 3.5 (31–41) |
| Basal bulb length | 37 | 36.4 ± 2.2 (33–41) | 29.9 ± 1.4 (27–32) |
| Basal bulb width | 29 | 27.6 ± 1.8 (24–30) | 23.8 ± 0.9 (22–25) |
| Pharynx | 202 | 194.8 ± 9.8 (181–210) | 172.4 ± 6.0 (159–181) |
| Excretory pore from anterior end | 201 | 179.9 ± 15.1 (154–201) | 173.6 ± 9.7 (158–187) |
| Nerve ring from anterior end | 162 | 142.0 ± 14.1 (118–162) | 136.7 ± 7.6 (122–146) |
| Anterior gonad | 524 | 558.2 ± 43.2 (501–640) | – |
| Posterior gonad | 352 | 504.4 ± 90.3 (324–614) | – |
| Vulva body diam. | 64 | 66.4 ± 5.5 (58–80) | – |
| Vulva-anus distance | 525 | 512.1 ± 40.2 (447–576) | – |
| Rectum | 72 | 67.9 ± 5.8 (58–76) | 54.3 ± 4.3 (46–61) |
| Tail length | 133 | 142.6 ± 8.9 (131–156) | 34.2 ± 2.3 (32–39) |
| Anal body diameter | 25 | 24.8 ± 1.4 (23–28) | 25.6 ± 1.2 (24–28) |
| Pharynx gonad distance | 175 | 118.0 ± 31.6 (89–175) | 82.8 ± 17.2 (61–116) |
| Testis | _ | – | 883.0 ± 82.1 (760–1,035) |
| Spicule length along axis | _ | – | 60.0 ± 4.2 (54–66) |
| Gubernaculum | _ | – | 25.1 ± 1.2 (24–28) |