Table 5 Acantholaimus cornutus sp. n.

Station

MTB-8

MTB-11

MTB-4

MTB-8

Slide number

2-78(1)

1-55

3-55

3-11

Sex

m

m

m

f

L

2,243

2,108

1,932

2,194

L′

1,844

1,513

1,574

1,586

Amphidial diameter

16

14

16

15

Length of inner labial setae

5

n.a.

n.a.

2

Length of outer labial setae

6

n.a.

4

4

Length of cephalic setae

7

6

7

4

Length of somatic setae

15

10

12

7

Length of spicule in chord

58

54

54

–

Length of spicule in arc

77

70

75

–

Length of gubernaculum

24

21

18

–

Distance from anterior end to amphid

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

12

Diameter at level of cephalic setae

40

36

33

31

Diameter at level of middle of amphid

46

34

32

42

Diameter at level of cardia

71

61

48

78

Diameter at level of mid-body

75

59

52

83

Diameter at level of anus

51

40

38

43

Maximum body diameter

81

61

52

86

a

27.7

34.6

37.2

25.5

b

6.6

7.1

6.4

7.5

c

5.6

3.5

5.4

3.6

V

–

–

–

55.3

a′

22.8

24.8

30.3

18.4

b′

5.5

5.1

5.2

5.4

c′

7.8

14.9

9.4

14.1

V′

–

–

–

76.5

Note

Slightly retracted head

Retracted head

Slightly retracted head, senile male with reduced testis

Slightly everted head