Table 3 Acantholaimus arthrochaeta sp. n.
Collection status | Holotype | Paratype No. 1 | Paratype No. 2 | Paratype No. 3 | Paratype No. 4 | Paratype No. 5 | Paratype No. 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Station | MTB-15 | MTB-18 | MTB-18 | MTB-6 | MTB-18 | MTB-15 | MTB-15 |
Slide number | 3-26(10) | 1-12(7) | 1-12(8) | 2-29 | 1-12(3) | 3-26(2) | 3-26(4) |
Sex | m | m | m | f | f | f | f |
L | n.a. | 1,545 | 1,244 | 1,098 | n.a. | 1,250 | n.a. |
L′ | 951 | 1,055 | 917 | 839 | 1,015 | 942 | 1,055 |
Amphidial width | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | n.a. |
Amphidial length | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | n.a. |
Length of inner labial setae | 2 | n.a. | 2 | n.a. | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Length of outer labial setae | 4 | n.a. | 5 | n.a. | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Length of cephalic setae | 8 | n.a. | 8 | n.a. | n.a. | 7 | 8 |
Length of cervical setae | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Length of somatic setae | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Length of spicule in chord | 31 | 41 | 31 | – | – | – | – |
Length of spicule in arc | 41 | 56 | 43 | – | – | – | – |
Length of gubernaculum | 12 | 17 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
Diameter at level of cephalic setae | 15 | n.a. | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Distance from anterior end to amphid | 13 | n.a. | 11 | 10 | n.a. | 13 | 11 |
Diameter at level of middle of amphid | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Diameter at level of cardia | 36 | 49 | 40 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 34 |
Diameter at level of anus | 29 | 36 | 38 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
Maximum body diameter | 37 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 47 | 40 | 34 |
a | n.a. | 25.3 | 20.4 | 28.9 | n.a. | 31.3 | n.a. |
b | n.a. | 10.0 | 8.9 | 10.1 | n.a. | 9.5 | n.a. |
c | n.a. | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | n.a. | 4.1 | n.a. |
V | – | – | – | 55.0 | n.a. | 53.4 | n.a. |
a′ | 25.7 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 23.6 | 31.0 |
b′ | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
c′ | n.a. | 13.6 | 8.6 | 13.0 | n.a. | 11.8 | n.a. |
V′ | – | – | – | 72.0 | 72.2 | 70.9 | 68.1 |
Notes | Broken tail | Broken tail | Broken tail |