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Table 2 Main measurements of females of T. arnaudi (Petter, 1983)

From: Deep-sea parasitic nematodes of the genus Trophomera Rubtsov et Platonova, 1974 (Benthimermithidae) from the Equatorial Atlantic, with the descriptions of two new species

Specimen, no.

1

2

3

4

Maturity

Virgin

Virgin

Virgin

Gravid

L, μm

7,170

8,240

5,170

3,390

Amph.dist., μm

56

95

37

36

Tail length, μm

44

45

34

44

Length of cephalic sensilla, μm

5

6

3

3

Diameter at level of cephalic sensilla, μm

53

61

43

27

Diameter at amphidial level, μm

89

112

75

54

Diameter at level of midbody, μm

160

175

187

134

Maximal body diameter, μm

164

177

187

134

Diameter at anal level, μm

130

149

100

77

a

43.7

47.1

27.7

25.3

c

163

183

152

77

c′

0.34

0.30

0.34

0.57

d

128

87

140

94

V, %

52.4

52.0

49.2

54.0