Table 3 Compendium of males and females of Heterorhabditis indica Hagonoy isolate (HBP1) with the type strain and other populations. All morphometric measurements are in micrometres (except n, ratio and percentage) and expressed as means (range)
Character | H. indica Hagonoy isolate | H. indica type strain | H. indica F05* | H. indica H.TN48* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Male |
Country | Philippines | India | Philippines | Vietnam | ||
Reference | Present study | Poinar Jr et al. 1992 | Pascual et al. 2017 | Phan et al. 2003 | ||
n | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
Body length (L) | 557 (516–629) | 1148 (1127–1185) | 721 (573–788) | 1600 (1200–1800) | 872 (765–988) | 689 (506–818) |
Max. body diam. (MBD) | 30 (26–36) | 98 (86–125) | 42 (35–46) | 95 (76–113) | 35 (26–44) | 49 (38–50) |
a (L/MBD) | 19 (17–21) | 12 (9–13) | 26 (25–27) | − | 25 (22–29) | − |
b (L/ES) | 5 (4–7) | 9 (8–11) | − | − | 4.2 (4.0–4.4) | − |
c (L/T) | 14 (12–18) | 12 (10–16) | − | − | 55 (46–65) | − |
Tail with sheath (T) | 42 (29–50) | 95 (73–104) | 28 (24–32) | − | 16 (13–18) | 34 (27–41) |
Tail without sheath | − | − | − | 76 (66–88) | − | − |
Anal body diam. (ABD) | 21 (20–22) | 34 (24–40) | 23 (19–24) | 26 (22–32) | 8 (7–9) | 24 (21–29) |
Nerve ring-ant. end (NR) | 75 (48–103) | 156 (147–176) | − | 92 (88–96) | 141 (119–169) | − |
Excretory pore-ant. end (EP) | 78 (42–99) | − | 123 (109–138) | 127 (118–138) | 174 (158–191) | 71 (63–78) |
Pharynx length (ES) | 113 (77–133) | 123 (105–147) | 101 (93–109) | 131 (120–139) | 210 (176–242) | 95 (85–103) |
D (EP/ES) | 0.7 (0.5–0.7) | − | − | − | 0.84 (0.73–0.98) | − |
E (EP/T) | 1.8 (1.5–2) | − | − | − | − | − |
Testis reflexion | 106 (93–116) | − | 91 (35–144) | − | − | 97 (77–117) |
Spicule length (SL) | 22 (19–24) | − | 43 (35–48) | − | 38 (35–44) | 39 (34–44) |
Gubernaculum length (GL) | 11.0 (11–12) | − | 21 (18–22) | − | 18 (15–22) | 20 (17–24) |
GS (GL/SL) | 0.52 (0.47–0.6) | − | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | − | 0.47 (0.4–0.5) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) |
SW (SL/ABD) | 1.02 (0.86–1.14) | − | − | − | 4.69 (4.2–5.4) | 1.62 (1.32–1.97) |
Vulva- ant. end | − | 639 (571–863) | − | − | − | − |
V (V/L×100) | − | 57 (51–75) | − | − | − | − |