Table 1 Measurements (in μm) of heat relaxed specimens of Caenorhabditis monodelphis sp. n.

N

11

10

10

L

870 ± 105

694 ± 36

456 ± 24

A

17.1 ± 0.8

22 ± 1.6

23 ± 1.2

B

4.9 ± 0.5

4.1 ± 0.3

3.6 ± 0.1

C

20.5 ± 2.6

22 ± 2.3

9.8 ± 0.7

c’

1.99 ± 0.17

1.8 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.30

V

65 ± 1.8

-

-

Body width

51 ± 6.9

32 ± 3

20 ± 0.6

Stoma length

27 ± 2.3

27 ± 2

21 ± 1.1

Stoma diameter

1.9 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.1

Cheilostom

2.5 ± 0.2

2.4 ± 0.2

-

Gymnostom

10 ± 0.7

9.7 ± 0.9

-

Stegostom

15 ± 1.5

15 ± 1.5

-

Pharyngeal sleeve

12.42 ± 1.6

13 ± 1.2

-

Pharynx length

150 ± 6.7

141 ± 9.2

107 ± 3.3

Procorpus length

55 ± 3.1

52 ± 3.6

-

Metacorpus length

26 ± 2.1

22.8 ± 1.1

-

Isthmus length

39 ± 3.2

40 ± 4.9

-

Nerve ring to terminal bulb

11 ± 4.9

19 ± 3.3

-

Terminal bulb length

30 ± 1.8

27 ± 1.7

-

Diameter of median bulb

22 ± 2.5

17 ± 1.3

9 ± 0.5

Diameter of terminal bulb

25 ± 2

19 ± 1

11 ± 0.4

Anterior end to deirid

150 ± 8

150 ± 8.3

-

Postdeirid to anus

170 ± 29.8

141 ± 14

-

Length intestine

651 ± 100

494 ± 32

-

Rectum length

25 ± 2.6

24 ± 1.9

-

Anal body width

22 ± 2.1

17 ± 1.1

12 ± 0.6

Tail length

43 ± 4.3

32 ± 3.2

46 ± 2.4

Anus to phasmid distance

26 ± 2.2

-

-

Gonad length^a

303 ± 68

342 ± 44

-

Gonad flexure length

226 ± 67

46 ± 6.8

-

Postuterine sac

45 ± 6.8

-

-

Sperm diameter

-

9.8 ± 1.3

-

Egg length^b

53 ± 3.1

-

-

Egg diameter^b

29 ± 2.9

-

-

Spicule length

-

25 ± 1

-

Gubernaculum length

-

15 ± 0.9

-