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Morphometrics of Nothotylenchus savadkoohensis n_ sp_ All measurements are in μm and in the form: mean ± standard deviation (range)_
| Character | Females | Males | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holotype | Paratypes | Paratypes | |
| n | - | 12 | 4 |
| L | 485 | 526±80 (379–662) | 496.3±8.5 (485–505) |
| a | 37.3 | 38.4±5.2 (27.1–47.3) | 37.9±2.4 (34.6–40.4) |
| b | 4.8 | 5.4±0.7 (4.2–6.3) | 5.2±0.2 (5.0–5.4) |
| c | 9.7 | 11.1±1.4 (8.4–13.9) | 10.1±0.9 (9.2–11.2) |
| c′ | 6.7 | 6.1±0.6 (4.9–7.3) | 6.3±0.9 (5.0–6.9) |
| V | 79.4 | 81.8±2.3 (76.5–84.0) | - |
| Anterior end to vulva | 385 | 426±74 (290–550) | - |
| Lip region height | 3 | 2.5±0.5 (2.0–3.2) | 2.3±0.2 (2.0–2.5) |
| Lip region width | 5 | 5.0±0.3 (4.8–5.7) | 5.0±0.1 (4.8–5.1) |
| Stylet conus | 2 | 2.1±0.2 (2.0–2.5) | 2.2±0.1 (2.0–2.3) |
| Stylet | 6 | 6.2±0.4 (5.8–6.9) | 6.21±0.4 (5.6–6.5) |
| m | 33.3 | 33.8±2.2 (30.8–37.1) | 34.9±1.9 (32.3–36.5) |
| Anal/cloacal diameter | 7.5 | 8.5±0.5 (8–9) | 8.0±0.8 (7.2–9.0) |
| Maximum body with | 13 | 13.6±0.9 (12–15) | 13.1±0.6 (12.5–14.0) |
| Vulval body width | 11 | 11.9±1.2 (10–14) | - |
| Anal body width | 7.5 | 7.9±3.4 (7.5–9.0 | 7.7±0.6 (7–8) |
| Excretory pore | 77 | 76.3±3.4 (68–80) | 72.7±1.8 (71.0–74.5) |
| Hemizonid | 71 | 70.0±1.5 (67–72) | 70.7±2.1 (68.0–72.6) |
| Pharynx | 102 | 97.6±5.6 (90–105) | 96.5±5.2 (90–102) |
| Nerve ring | 55 | 56.6±2.5 (53–62) | 60±5 (53–65) |
| Overlap length | 4.9 | 4.8±0.2 (4.5–5.2) | 3.0±0.7 (4.0–4.8) |
| Postvulval uterine sac (PUS) | 15 | 18.7±3.1 (15–26) | - |
| Vulva to anus | 45 | 45.4±5.7 (40.0–55.5) | - |
| Tail | 50 | 47.8±4.4 (42–55) | 49.5±3.3 (45–53) |
| Spicules | - | - | 13.5±0.4 (13.0–14.5) |
| Gubernaculum | - | - | 4.8±0.2 (4.5–5.0) |