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Table 2 Comparative morphometrics of Heterorhabditis IJs

From: Taxonomic and molecular characterization of a new entomopathogenic nematode species, Heterorhabditis casmirica n. sp., and whole genome sequencing of its associated bacterial symbiont

Species

L

BD

EP

NR

NL

T

a

b

c

c′

D%

E%

Country

References

Heterorhabditis amazonensis

567–612

20–24

89–115

76–93

107–132

98–115

24–29

4.4–5.5

5.1–6.1

7.3b

83–92

89–109

Brazil

Andaló et al. [65]

Heterorhabditis atacamensis

578–666

19–26

101–126

79–101

124–144

94–107

25–31

4.8–5.7

5.7–7.1

5.7b

79–94

149–182

Chile

Edgington et al. [66]

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

512–671

18–31

87–110

72–93

100–139

83–112

17–30

4.0–5.1

5.7–7.0

6.0b

76–92

103–130

Australia

Poinar [62]

Heterorhabditis baujardi

497–595

18–22

91–103

75–86

107–120

83–97

26–30

4.5–5.1

6.0–6.7

7.2b

78–88

98–114

Vietnam

Phan et al. [67]

Heterorhabditis beicherriana

566–687

21–25

100–122

85–106

118–146

86–111

24–29

4.2–4.9

5.9–6.8

6.0–7.4

80–93

103–121

China

Li et al. [63]

Heterorhabditis casmirica n. sp.

512–599

17–24

98–129

79–94

114–138

85–115

20–25

4.0–5.2

4.7–6.4

5.1–8.0

83–97

93–136

India

This study

Heterorhabditis downesi

588–692

15–22

96–128

96–105

126–141

62–74

29–42

4.4–5.3

8.5–10.5

4.4b

76–96

160–180

Ireland

Stock et al. [68]

Heterorhabditis egyptii

484–515

18–23

81–94

78–100

100–119

53–75

20–27

4.2–5.2

6.8–9.1

6.9b

74–82

100–170

Egypt

Abd-Elgawad & Ameen [18]

Heterorhabditis floridensis

554–609

19–23

101–122

68–107

123–142

91–113

25–32

3.9–4.9

5.3–6.6

7.2b

71–90

95–134

USA

Nguyen et al. [69]

Heterorhabditis georgiana

547–651

17–26

97–113

74–94

110–139

86–108

23–34

4.1–5.3

5.5–6.9

6.8b

70–93

106

USA

Nguyen et al. [64]

Heterorhabditis hambletoni

a

Brazil

Pereira [19]

Heterorhabditis indica

479–573

19–22

88–107

72–85

109–123

93–109

25–27

4.3–4.8

4.5–5.6

79–90

83–103

India

Poinar et al. [20]

Heterorhabditis marelatus

588–700

24–32

81–113

83–113

121–139

99–117

21–29

4.7–5.4

5.5–6.6

3.0b

60–86

89–110

USA

Liu & Berry [70]

Heterorhabditis megidis

736–800

27–32

123–142

104–115

147–160

112–128

23–38

4.6–5.9

6.1–6.9

6.3b

81–91

103–120

USA

Poinar et al. [71]

Heterorhabditis mexicana

530–620

20–24

83–109

74–88

104–142

91–106

24–28

4.2–5.1

5.5–6.3

8.3b

72–86

87–111

Mexico

Nguyen et al. [72]

Heterorhabditis noenieputensis

484–578

21–25

88–105

69–96

79–115

78–95

21–27

4.3–5.2

5.5–6.8

3.4–4.3

81–95

99–125

S. Africa

Malan et al. [73]

Heterorhabditis ruandica

496–591

18–27

70–89

52–64

75–102

49–64

20–29

5.1–6.6

7.6–8.6

3.4–5.8

65–98

99–157

Rwanda

Machado et al. [17]

Heterorhabditis safricana

550–676

19–23

103–122

86–101

125–141

86–108

25–32

3.9–4.9

5.4–7.5

8.7b

80–90

99–133

S. Africa

Malan et al. [74]

Heterorhabditis taysearae

332–499

17–23

74–113

58–87

96–130

44–70

18–27

3.4–4.2

6.5–8.7

3.7b

71–96

110–230

Egypt

Shamseldean et al. [75]

Heterorhabditis zacatecana

493–578

23–27

72–99

69–72

78–99

52–63

19–24

5.3–7.2

8.2–10

4.3–6.7

72–122

128–184

Mexico

Machado et al. [17]

Heterorhabditis zealandica

570–740

22–30

94–123

90–107

135–147

87–119

25

4.9

6.7

73–92

103–109

New Zealand

Poinar [76]

  1. All data, with the exception of ratios and percentages, are given in micrometers, and are shown as the mean ± SD (range). Data for H. casmirica n. sp. are in italic. For abbreviations, see Table 1
  2. aDashes indicate that the data are not provided in the original publication
  3. bCalculated from the drawings provided in the original publication