Table 4 Comparative morphometrics of Heterorhabditis hermaphroditic females
Species | L | BD | EP | NR | NL | T | a | b | c | c′ | V% | ABD | D% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heterorhabditis amazonensis | 3517–5587 | 220–316 | 184–238 | 128–171 | 180–225 | 104–154 | – | – | – | 2.3b | 42–47 | 59–83 | 103b |
Heterorhabditis atacamensis | 1791–2904 | 88–122 | 165–206 | 101–132 | 174–200 | 72–112 | – | – | – | 2.7b | 39–48 | 30–46 | 90–114 |
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora | 3630–4390 | 160–180 | 189–217 | 121–130 | 189–205 | 81–93 | – | – | – | – | 41–47 | 40–53 | 106 |
Heterorhabditis baujardi | 3135–4170 | 180–240 | 156–192 | 119–147 | 186–206 | 66–114 | 15–19 | 16–21 | 36–50 | 2.0b | 43–48 | 47–63 | 88b |
Heterorhabditis beicherriana | 3671–5543 | 198–374 | 165–297 | 135–243 | 192–343 | 68–130 | 13–20 | 13–25 | 34–62 | 1.0–2.3 | 41–49 | 51–92 | 76–94 |
Heterorhabditis casmirica n. sp. | 2851–4219 | 140–341 | 180–211 | 77–100 | 174–207 | 72–114 | 19–27 | 16–39 | 56–84 | 1.4–2.2 | 46–57 | 36–56 | 94–120 |
Heterorhabditis downesi | 3030–5051 | 183–291 | 200–254 | 175–230 | 230–244 | 60–70 | – | – | – | 1.1b | 50–55 | 57–65 | 117b |
Heterorhabditis egyptii | 2100–3100 | 107–164 | 154–205 | 101–147 | 144–192 | 83–115 | – | – | – | 2.7b | 46–59 | 33–51 | 104b |
Heterorhabditis floridensis | 3731–5865 | 217–331 | 211–301 | 169–271 | 271–391 | 84–126 | – | – | – | 2.5b | 44–49 | 42–78 | 104b |
Heterorhabditis georgiana | 3232–4928 | 157–267 | 200–277 | 143–217 | 132–271 | 65–96 | – | – | – | 1.2b | 44–55 | 42.6b | – |
Heterorhabditis hambletoni | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Heterorhabditis indica | 2300–3100 | 107–145 | 163–187 | 104–123 | 163–179 | 72–110 | – | – | – | – | 45–50 | 38–51 | – |
Heterorhabditis marelatus | 3000–4500 | 161–233 | 212–287 | 133–182 | 190–244 | 75–101 | – | – | – | 1.3b | 45–50 | 20–28 | 109b |
Heterorhabditis megidis | 2400–4900 | 120–133 | 193–270 | 139–178 | 106–269 | 95–124 | 14–24 | 12–21 | 23–49 | – | 45–50 | 36–86 | – |
Heterorhabditis mexicana | 2440–4606 | 135–267 | 103–201 | 114–171 | 168–221 | 94–170 | – | – | – | 2.6b | 30–58 | 40–46 | 90b |
Heterorhabditis noenieputensis | 2987–5498 | 168–289 | 152–209 | 112–152 | 166–220 | 79–120 | 14–23 | 18–28 | 37–58 | 1.7–3.4 | 39–47 | 26–56 | 77–112 |
Heterorhabditis ruandica | 2907–4123 | 209–274 | 106–153 | 78–108 | 134–159 | 63–98 | 12–16 | 21–27 | 34–51 | 1.7–2.6 | 45–55 | 29–51 | 67–103 |
Heterorhabditis safricana | 3373–4073 | 127–188 | 210–267 | 121–163 | 199–236 | 64–91 | – | – | – | – | 43–46 | 40–54 | 98–119 |
Heterorhabditis taysearae | 2200–2800 | 116–170 | 137–182 | 83–120 | 161–200 | 72–100 | – | – | – | – | 40–64 | 41–67 | – |
Heterorhabditis zacatecana | 4408–6179 | 235–385 | 108–190 | 96–169 | 174–231 | 63–87 | 13–20 | 20–34 | 52–90 | 1.2–2.4 | 36–57 | 34–58 | 55–95 |
Heterorhabditis zealandica | –a | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |