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Morphometrics of Tylenchorhynchus clarus Allen, 1955 and T_ zeae Sethi and Swarup, 1968 from Misan province, Iraq_ All measurements are in micrometer and in the form: mean ± s_d_ (range)_
| Characters | Tylenchorhynchus clarus | Tylenchorhynchus zeae | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Females | Females | Males | |
| n | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| L | 459.1 ± 34.9 (414–523) | 534.2 ± 15.5 (501–570) | 483.5 ± 23.9 (455–521) |
| a | 28.4 ± 1.2 (25.7–29.7) | 28.9 ± 0.7 (25.7–32.2) | 31.2 ± 0.4 (30.5–31.9) |
| b | 4.6 ± 0.4 (4.0–5.4) | 4.7 ± 0.1 (4.6–5.0) | 4.7 ± 0.3 (4.3–5.2) |
| c | 16.4 ± 1.5 (14.6–19.4) | 16.7 ± 2.7 (14.0–20.4) | 16.9 ± 2.1 (14.8–18.2) |
| c' | 2.5 ± 0.2 (2.1–2.8) | 2.2 ± 0.3 (1.9–2.6) | 2.2 ± 0.2 (2.1–2.4) |
| V | 57.5 ± 3.6 (53.5–59.8) | 57.4 ± 3.7 (55.4–61.9) | – |
| Lip region height | 3.1 ± 0.2 (2.8–3.2) | 3.0 ± 0.2 (2.8–3.2) | 2.7 ± 0.4 (2.4–3.3) |
| Lip region width | 6.6 ± 0.4 (6.4–7.2) | 5.7 ± 0.7 (5.5–7.3) | 5.4 ± 0.4 (4.9–6.0) |
| DGO | 1.9 ± 0.2 (1.3–2.4) | 3.1 ± 0.1 (2.9–3.3) | 3.1 ± 0.1 (2.9–3.3) |
| MB | 51.2 ± 1.4 (46.6–55.8) | 54.5 ± 1.9 (48.1–56.2) | 53.3 ± 0.9 (52.2–54.7) |
| Stylet length | 16.8 ± 1.6 (15.4–18.9) | 18.2 ± 0.8 (16.7–19.2) | 16.9 ± 0.6 (15.8–18.2) |
| Pharynx length | 105.2 ± 4.8 (98–120) | 113.3 ± 4 (106–117) | 100.9 ± 6.4 (91–107) |
| Anterior end to excretory pore | 76.9 ± 2.8 (72.8–86.8) | 88.1 ± 3.2 (82–92) | 76.2 ± 7.3 (70.5–87.1) |
| Maximum body width | 16.2 ± 0.9 (15.2–17.6) | 16.2 ± 0.4 (15.7–16.6) | 15.4 ± 0.7 (14.9–16.6) |
| Anal body width | 11.4 ± 0.9 (10.4–13.6) | 12.4 ± 0.4 (11.6–14.2) | 9.6 ± 0.9 (9.1–10.7) |
| Vulval body width | 15.5 ± 0.9 (14.4–17.8) | 17.5 ± 1.2 (14.6–19.2) | – |
| Tail length | 29.1 ± 1.6 (27.5–33.2) | 30.8 ± 2.9 (25.2–38.2) | 26.8 ± 2.6 (24.2–33.7) |
| Tail annuli | 15.5 ± 1.3 (14–16) | 17.5 ± 1.1 (16–21) | – |
| Spicule length | – | – | 17.5 ± 0.2 (16.1–18.9) |
| Gubernaculum | – | – | 7.6 ± 0.3 (7.3–9.1) |