Table 1 Morphometric data of Steinernema surkhetense from different localities. All measurements are in μm (except for ratio)

n

10

10

10

10

10

20

20

20

20

20

L

7405 ± 1103 (5962–9990)

1632 ± 108 (1400–1768)

1664 ± 91 (1549–1828)

879 ± 65 (802–993)

474 ± 21 (437–500)

2970 ± 922 (1894–5692)

1072 ± 101 (875–1290)

1224 ± 194 (887–1576)

824 ± 89 (621–945)

415 ± 15 (393–450)

a

28 ± 3 (24–34)

13 ± 0.7 (12–14)

10.6 ± 0.8 (9–11)

15 ± 1 (13–16)

20 ± 1 (19–22)

19 ± 2.7 (13–25)

13 ± 1.4 (11–16)

12 ± 1.3 (10–14)

12 ± 1.9 (8.8–15)

19 ± 1.8 (16–24)

b

33 ± 4 (26–41)

10.5 ± 1 (9.0–12)

11.2 ± 1 (10–12.7)

7.2 ± 0.2 (6.9–7.5)

5 ± 0.2 (4.7–5.2)

24 ± 8.8 (14–49)

5.6 ± 0.5 (4.6–6.7)

11 ± 1.6 (8.0–15)

6.8 ± 0.8 (5.2–8.0)

5 ± 0.2 (4.3–4.8)

c

201 ± 37 (152–283)

40 ± 4 (36–48)

58 ± 6 (49–67)

44 ± 4.8 (35–50)

10.5 ± 0.3 (10–10.8)

161 ± 54 (91–309)

11 ± 1.6 (8.7–15)

65 ± 12 (43–85)

44 ± 6.9 (31–59)

9 ± 0.5 (8.3–10)

c’

0.4 ± 0.1 (0.3–0.6)

1 ± 0.1 (0.9–1.1)

0.7 ± 0.0 (0.6–0.8)

0.8 ± 0.1 (0.7–0.9)

3.9 ± 0.1 (3.8–4.1)

–

–

–

–

–

V

53 ± 2.3 (48–54)

57 ± 2.6 (53–62)

–

–

–

54 ± 3.4 45–59

50 ± 2.7 (42–54)

–

–

–

W

268 ± 28 (225–318)

123 ± 11 (103–142)

163 ± 15 (145–186)

60 ± 5.2 (51–69)

23 ± 0.8 (22–25)

154 ± 34 (102–236)

80 ± 10 (64–97)

105 ± 19 (75–132)

73 ± 13 (56–96)

21 ± 1.8 (18–25)

EP

92 ± 16 (56–107)

76 ± 5 (69–83)

73 ± 6 (62–84)

61 ± 4 (55–66)

34 ± 1 (32–35)

53 ± 13 (33–86)

137 ± 21 (96–195)

55 ± 10 (43–78)

44 ± 4 (35–50)

32 ± 1.5 (28–34)

NR

154 ± 14 (134–179)

108 ± 6 (98–118)

106 ± 11 (82–117)

90 ± 5.4 (82–100)

67 ± 3.4 (61–70)

93 ± 17 (65–114)

159 ± 13 (142–198)

92 ± 19 (59–140)

90 ± 10 (73–109)

63 ± 3.1 (57–70)

ES

226 ± 12 (207–244)

157 ± 11 (139–180)

149 ± 10 (124–160)

122 ± 7 (114–133)

95 ± 3 (90–99)

132 ± 31 (52–190)

193 ± 16 (173–236)

115 ± 15 (86–146)

122 ± 11 (106–141)

92 ± 4.1 (84–101)

ABD

92 ± 8.8 (80–110)

41 ± 3.8 (33–46)

41 ± 1.4 (40–44)

26 ± 1.4 (24–28)

11.6 ± 0.5 (10.8–12)

47 ± 10 (25–68)

28 ± 3.2 (21–34)

31 ± 3.8 (23–38)

27 ± 2.3 (23–32)

12 ± 0.8 (11–14)

T

37 ± 4.4 (31–46)

41 ± 5 (31–47)

29 ± 1.7 (25–32)

20 ± 1.4 (18–23)

45 ± 1.5 (43–47)

19 ± 5.0 (12–30)

103 ± 15 (65–135)

19 ± 2.1 (16–23)

19 ± 3.6 (15–27)

45 ± 3.2 (38–53)

HT

–

–

–

–

19.6 ± 1 (18.4–22)

–

–

–

–

26 ± 3.9 (20–32)

SPL

–

–

74 ± 6 (62–81)

60 ± 3.6 (57–68)

–

–

–

70 ± 5.2 (58–78)

64 ± 5.4 (55–76)

–

SPW

–

–

11.6 ± 1 (10.2–13)

10 ± 0.7 (8.6–10.8)

–

–

–

–

–

–

GUL

–

–

53 ± 4 (48–58)

43 ± 4.2 (38–50)

–

–

–

52 ± 5.1 (42–63)

44 ± 5.6 (35–53)

–

GUW

–

–

7 ± 0.6 (6.3–7.8)

6 ± 0.8 (4.7–7.6)

–

–

–

–

–

–

H%

–

–

–

–

44 ± 2.5 (40–47)

–

–

–

–

57 ± 7.4 (44–73)

D%

41 ± 7 (24–46)

49 ± 3.7 (43–56)

49 ± 4.8 (40–55)

50 ± 2.5 (46–55)

35 ± 1 (34.7–37)

44 ± 20 (28–117)

71 ± 10 (50–87)

48 ± 8.7 (37–64)

36 ± 3.3 (31–42)

35 ± 2.2 (31–40)

E%

247 ± 42 (160–302)

193 ± 26 (162–250)

256 ± 29 (203–296)

301 ± 34 (239–340)

75 ± 2 (72–78)

292 ± 84 (156–453)

137 ± 28 (85–189)

295 ± 66 (205–429)

237 ± 45 (167–313)

72 ± 6.4 (54–84)