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Morphometric data of Discopersicus hexagrammatus n_ sp_ from Iran_
| Holotype female | Paratype females | Paratype males | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | – | 8 | CV | 7 | CV |
| L (µm) | 705 | 688.0 ± 36.2 (612-734) | 5.2 | 612.0 ± 8.8 (601-623) | 1.4 |
| a | 37.1 | 35.3 ± 1.4 (34.0-37.5) | 4.2 | 34.8 ± 2.1 (32.5-38.1) | 6.1 |
| b | 6.5 | 6.2 ± 0.2 (5.8-6.5) | 3.6 | 13.9 ± 0.2 (13.5-14.3) | 1.8 |
| c | 11.0 | 10.1 ± 0.6 (9.0-11.0) | 6.0 | 9.4 ± 0.3 (8.8-9.8) | 4.0 |
| c′ | 9.1 | 9.5 ± 0.6 (8.9-10.5) | 6.7 | 8.4 ± 0.5 (7.6-9.0) | 6.6 |
| V | 67 | 66.1 ± 0.7 (65-67) | 1.0 | – | – |
| V′ | 73 | 73.4 ± 1.0 (72-75) | 1.4 | – | – |
| Stylet length | 10 | 10.3 ± 0.3 (10-11) | 3.0 | 10.2 ± 0.3 (10-11) | 3.3 |
| m (conus/stylet %) | 35 | 33.6 ± 1.1 (32-35) | 3.4 | 33.1 ± 0.5 (33-34) | 1.6 |
| Anterior end to valve of median bulb | 39 | 42.0 ± 2.2 (39-45) | 5.4 | 40.8 ± 2.7 (38-44) | 6.8 |
| (Anterior end to pharyngeal intestinal junction) Pharynx length | 108 | 111.0 ± 4.0 (105-117) | 3.6 | 111.0 ± 3.5 (107-115) | 3.1 |
| M.B. | 36 | 37.8 ± 0.9 (36-39) | 2.4 | 36.7 ± 1.3 (35-39) | 3.8 |
| Anterior end to excretory pore | 89 | 88.2 ± 1.8 (85-90) | 2.0 | 86.6 ± 1.6 (84-88) | 1.9 |
| Anterior end to vulva | 470 | 455.0 ± 22.5 (408-485) | 4.9 | – | – |
| Anterior end to anus | 641 | 620.0 ± 33.5 (551-658) | 5.4 | 547.0 ± 7.7 (540-557) | 1.4 |
| Vulva-anus distance | 171 | 165.0 ± 13.2 (143-183) | 8.0 | – | – |
| Tail length/Vulva-anus distance | 0.4 | 0.4 ± 0.1 (0.3-0.5) | 10.5 | – | – |
| Body width at midbody | 19 | 19.5 ± 1.0 (18-21) | 5.4 | 17.6 ± 1.1 (16-19) | 6.4 |
| Vulval body width | 18 | 18.0 ± 0.7 (17-19) | 4.1 | – | – |
| Anal body width | 7 | 7.1 ± 0.4 (7-8) | 3.1 | 7.6 ± 0.2 (7-8) | 2.8 |
| Tail length | 64 | 68.0 ± 5.2 (61-76) | 7.6 | 64.6 ± 3.0 (61-69) | 4.7 |
| Spicules | – | – | – | 16.1 ± 0.5 (16-17) | 3.4 |
| Gubernaculum | – | – | – | 5.4 ± 0.2 (5-6) | 4.2 |