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Table 1 Morphometrics of Steinernema feltiae isolate Lican Ray, Chile

From: Morphological, molecular and ecological characterization of a native isolate of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from southern Chile

Character

Male generation

Female generation

Third juvenile stage

1°

2°

1°

2°

n

25

25

25

25

25

L

1428 ± 86 (1309–1578)

866 ± 75 (731–1004)

5318 ± 907 (3856–7327)

3269 ± 286 (2890–3930)

807 ± 21 (779–841)

MBW

95 ± 7 (85–116)

53 ± 5 (44–64)

189 ± 27 (156–243)

154 ± 11 (131–173)

31 ± 4 (27–41)

ES

143 ± 10 (122–177)

115 ± 9 (99–138)

167 ± 17 (141–200)

166 ± 15 (136–200)

119 ± 7 (104–130)

EP

101 ± 9 (80–118)

72 ± 7 (61–86)

90 ± 17 (46–118)

85 ± 14 (67–117)

55 ± 3 (50–60)

NR

113 ± 11 (90–144)

85 ± 7 (71–101)

117 ± 16 (93–149)

114 ± 13 (86–140)

87 ± 5 (80–98)

TL

39 ± 3 (35–47)

35 ± 3 (31–40)

55 ± 6 (42–64)

48 ± 7 (37–62)

74 ± 3 (68–78)

ML

5 ± 1 (4–8)

11 ± 2 (8–14)

   

ABD

40 ± 4 (35–48)

32 ± 3 (25–39)

65 ± 15 (42–91)

47 ± 6 (37–60)

16 ± 1 (14–20)

SpL

68 ± 5 (58–78)

57 ± 6 (42–65)

   

GuL

46 ± 3 (40–55)

36 ± 4 (29–45)

   

SW

1.7 ± 0.2 (1.3–2.1)

1.8 ± 0.3 (1.3–2.4)

   

GS

0.7 ± 0.05 (0.6–0.8)

0.6 ± 0.1 (0.5–0.7)

   

V

  

50 ± 2 (46–55)

53 ± 3 (49–58)

 

a

    

26 ± 3 (19–31)

b

    

7 ± 0.4

c

    

11 ± 0.4 (10–12)

D%

71 ± 7 (56–84)

62 ± 6 (52–79)

54 ± 10 (33–67)

51 ± 7 (39–62)

46 ± 4 (40–55)

E%

261 ± 32 (202–326)

207 ± 27 (162–252)

165 ± 36 (76–232)

180 ± 44 (118–263)

75 ± 5 (67–83)

H

    

26 ± 4 (17–33)

H%

    

36 ± 6 (23–45)

  1. Measurements are in µm, except the indexes, in form: mean ± standard deviation (range)
  2. L: total body length; MBW: maximum body width; ES: esophagus length; EP: anterior end to excretory pore; NR: anterior end to nerve ring; TL: tail length; ML: mucron length; ABD: anal body diameter; SpL: spicule length; GuL: gubernaculum length; H: hyaline portion; V: position of vulva (%); D%: (EP/ES) × 100; E% = (EP/TL) × 100; SW = SpL/ABD; GS = GuL/SpL; H% = (H/TL) × 100; a = L/MBW; b = L/ES; c = L/TL