Figure 1:
Figure S1:
Measurements Morphometrics of Rhabditis axei (14 females and 21 males)_ All measurements are in μm: mean ± s_d_ (range)_ Comparison with measurements given by Goodey (1963) and Meamar et al_ (2007)_ L: body length; MBD: maximum body diameter; ES: distance of the base of the pharynx from head end; B: buccal cavity length; T: tail length; SP: spicule length; GU: gubernaculum length; V: distance of vulva from head end; a: L/MBD; b: L/ES; c: L/T; V%: V/L*100_
| Character | Current study | According to Goodey, 1963 | According to Meamar et al., 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (μm) | Male (μm) | Female (μm) | Male (μm) | Female (μm) | Male (μm) | |
| L | 1369.1 ± 196.1 (1128.2–1862.4) | 1236.5 ± 194.9 (890.9–1705.0) | (760.0–1180.0) | (740.0–950.0) | 1135.7 ± 88.3 (910.0–1374.1) | 894.3 ± 62.7 (673.4–1137.5) |
| MBD | 63.4 ± 14.9 (42.5–92.6) | 47.2 ± 13.9 (25.4–75.9) | - | - | 53.7 ± 5.3 (45.5–68.2) | 39.9 ± 3.3 (27.3–54.6) |
| ES | 213.2 ± 17.1 (191.8–242.8) | 205.2 ± 11.8 (183.8–233.5) | - | - | - | - |
| B | 26.5 ± 3.1 (23.4–34.4) | 24.6 ± 2.1 (21.9–30.9) | - | - | 22.5 ± 1.4 (19.9–26.4) | 22.9 ± 1.2 (19.8–26.4) |
| T | 301.7 ± 56.3 (221.5–434.4) | 265.8 ± 38.6 (177.1–332.8) | - | - | 307.6 ± 25.8 (235.4–363.0) | 189.1 ± 12.8 (154.0–228.8) |
| SP | - | 44.5 ± 5.0 (37.7–53.9) | - | - | - | 38.1 ± 1.3 (33.0–44.0) |
| GU | - | 30.2 ± 3.1 (26.0–35.4) | - | - | - | 27.3 ± 0.9 (24.2–30.8) |
| V | 664.9 ± 99.1 (524.6 – 912.4) | - | - | - | 490.9 ± 39.6 451.4–530.5 | - |
| a | 22.2 ± 3.5 (16.8–29.4) | 27.4 ± 5.4 (18.7–39.6) | (20.0–32.0) | - | - | (21.0–29.0) |
| b | 6.4 ± 0.8 (4.8–8.2) | 6.0 ± 0.8 (4.5–7.6) | (4.1–6.5) | - | - | (4.0–5.4) |
| c | 4.6 ± 0.5 (3.8–5.4) | 4.6 ± 0.6 (3.8–7.0) | (3.6–5.0) | - | - | (3.5–5.0) |
| V% | 48.6 ± 2.8 (44.8–53.8) | - | (38.0–50.0) | - | - | - |