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Table 3 Morphometrics of some of the isolates of Heterorhabditis and Steinernema species obtained (μm)

From: Isolation, identification, and pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes occurring in Cappadocia Region, Central Turkey

Character

Steinernema feltiae (MKB-2) n = 20, mean ± Sd (min-max)

Steinernema sp. (MBB-14) n = 20, mean ± Sd (min-max)

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (AVB-15) n = 20, mean ± Sd, (min-max)

IJ

Male

IJ

Male

IJ

Male

Total body Length (L)

815 ± 20 (778–842)

1558 ±  48 (1491–1651)

600 ± 44 (517–670)

1667 ± 72 (1555–1796)

583 ± 31 (529–632)

805 ± 22 (756–842)

Body length/body width (a)

28.9 ± 1.9 (25.3–34.4)

11.7 ± 1.5 (9.5–16.1)

25 ± 3.2 (19.5–31.1)

11 ± 1 (10–16)

24 ± 3 (17–28)

19 ± 1 (16–21)

Body length/esophageal length (b)

5.9 ± 0.2 (5.7–6.2)

9.7 ± 0.8 (8.4–12.2)

4.7 ± 0.3 (3.9–5.6)

10 ± 1 (8–13)

4.8 ± 0.5 (4.0–5.8)

8 ± 1 (6–9)

Body length/tail length (c)

9.9 ± 0.3 (9.4–10.4)

36.6 ± 3.4 (30.4–47.4)

6.5 ± 0.5 (5.4–7.4)

39 ± 2 (31–42)

6 ± 1 (5.2–7.0)

33 ± 2 (26–38)

%D[(EP/ES)X100]

45.8 ± 1.8 (42–50)

74 ± 6 (65–96)

76 ± 6.1 (69–92)

76 ± 10 (60–103)

80 ± 11 (64–99)

116 ± 12 (92–137)

%E[(EP/TL)X100]

77 ± 3.7 (69–86)

282 ± 22 (246–336)

103 ± 7.4 (93–122)

292 ± 24 (240–332)

102 ± 12 (79–122)

478 ± 49 (415–600)

Nerve ring (NR)

113 ± 4 (105–119)

117 ± 10 (95–141)

83 ± 3.1 (75–88)

110 ± 6 (99–125)

80 ± 4 (74–89)

75 ± 3 (69–81)

Excretory pore (EP)

62 ± 2.9 (55–69)

119 ± 5 (111–131)

96 ± 4.9 (91–110)

124 ± 6 (108–329

97 ± 7 (88–111)

116 ± 8 (103–135)

Pharynx (ES)

136 ± 2.4 (131–141)

161 ± 12 (151–192)

126 ± 6.7 (111–136)

164 ± 20 (126–201)

121 ± 10 (104–139)

100 ± 7 (91–117)

Maximum body width (W)

28 ± 2.1 (24–33)

134 ± 15 (102–161)

24 ± 2.5 (20–28)

142 ± 14 (102 + 171)

25.3 (19–31)

41 ± 2 (36–49)

Tail length(TL)

81.6 ± 1.5(79–85)

42 ± 3 (33–49)

92 ± 5 (82–101)

42 ± 3 (40–55)

95 ± 7 (82–112)

24 ± 2 (21–31)

Spicule length (SL)

67 ± 4 (60–74)

68 ± 4 (62–76)

42 ± 3 (33–48)

Gubernaculum Length (GL)

47 ± 6 (32–57)

56 ± 10 (45–77)

21 ± 2 (18–26)