Table 11 Morphometrics of the type specimens Leptolaimus hydrothermalis sp. n
Character | Males | Paratype females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holotype | Paratype male | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
L | 610 | 561 | 627 | 629 | 755 | 573 | 641 |
a | 30.5 | 31.2 | 27.3 | 26.8 | 31.5 | 27.3 | 31.3 |
b | 4.66 | 4.56 | 4.66 | 4.54 | 4.86 | 4.97 | 4.76 |
c | 6.29 | 8.11 | 6.37 | 6.20 | 6.92 | 5.74 | 6.31 |
V % | – | – | 51.5 | 51.8 | 55.2 | 49.6 | 50.2 |
c′ | 5.00 | 5.15 | 7.17 | 7.07 | 6.56 | 7.38 | 7.39 |
Body diameter at level of cephalic setae | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
Body diameter at level of amphideal fovea | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
Body diameter at level of nerve ring | 16.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 14.5 |
Body diameter at level of cardia | 18.0 | 15.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 |
Midbody diameter | 20.0 | 18.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 20.5 |
Anal body diameter | 17.0 | 17.0 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Length of cephalic setae | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Width of amphideal fovea | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Width of amphideal fovea as percentage of c.b.d., % | 44 | 40 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 38 |
Distance from cephalic apex to anterior rim of amphideal fovea | 12.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 13.5 |
Stoma length | 22.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 |
Length of posteriormost precloacal supplementary tube | 14.0 | 14.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Distance from I (anteriormost) to II supplementary tube | 44.0 | 44.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Distance from II to III supplementary tube | 31.0 | 28.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Distance from III to IV (posteriormost) supplementary tube | 23.0 | 24.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Spicule’s length along arch | 29.1 | 27.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Length of apophysis of the gubernaculum | 3.5 | 5.0 | – | – | – | – | – |