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Table 4 Comparison of Halomonhystera hermesi (males) with lineages identified by Fonseca et al. (2008)

From: Description of two free-living nematode species of Halomonhystera disjuncta complex (Nematoda: Monhysterida) from two peculiar habitats in the sea

Species and lineages

Characters

L

a

b

c

c’

Distance from cephalic apex to anterior rim of amphideal fovea divided by body diameter at level of cephalic setae

Distance from vulva to anus divided by anal body diameter, µm

Precloacal supplement

Postcloacal supplements

hermesi

688–1,038

23–29

4–6.2

7.9–10.6

3–4.2

0.73–1.4

1.53–1.86

present

present

GD1

969–1,069

27.2–33

3.2–3.9

11.5–13.5

2.8–3.5

0.92–1.06

1.17–1.47

present

present

GD2

953–1,232

29.7–33.9

3.4–4.3

11.7–13.9

3.4–3.6

0.86–1.2

1.19–1.57

present

present

GD3

775–1,213

26.7–30

3.3–3.9

11.2–13.5

3.1–3.4

0.77–0.96

1.4–1.67

absent

absent

GD4

1,034–1,137

28.9–32.3

3.4–3.6

11.1–11.5

3.4–3.5

0.86–0.93

1.34–1.54

present

?

GD5

873–1,162

25.7–28.5

3.2–3.9

11.7–13.8

3.1–3.5

1.06–1.13

1.66–1.78

absent

?

  1. Character values non-overlapped with those of H. hermesi are underlined with a line