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Table 8 Acantholaimus occultus

From: Seven new and four known species of the genus Acantholaimus (Nematoda: Chromadoridae) from the abyssal manganese nodule field (Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, North-Eastern Tropical Pacific)

Specimen No.

1

2

3

Station

MTB-16

MTB-16

MTB-16

Slide number

1-3

1-7

2-54

Sex

m

m

f

L

n.a.

1,546

n.a.

L

560

592

532

Amphidial width

8

9

7

Amphidial length

14

15

9

Length of outer labial setae

6

5

5

Length of cephalic setae

17

16

14

Length of cervical setae

6

6

7

Length of somatic setae

6

6

7

Length of spicule in chord

25

22

Length of spicule in arc

31

31

Length of gubernaculum

11

10

Distance from anterior end to amphid

11

10

10

Diameter at level of cephalic setae

7

8

7

Diameter at level of middle of amphid

11

12

11

Diameter at level of cardia

20

23

20

Diameter at level of anus

14

16

14

Maximum body diameter

22

24

23

a

n.a.

64.4

n.a.

b

n.a.

11.0

n.a.

c

n.a.

1.6

n.a.

V

n.a.

a

25.5

24.7

23.1

b

4.8

4.2

4.9

c

36.1

59.6

n.a.

V

60.3

Notes

Broken tail

 

Broken tail

  1. Number of stations where specimens were found, measurements (in μm) and body indices