Table 1 Compendium of infective juveniles of Heterorhabditis indica F2H isolate with the type strain and other populations
Character | H. indica F2H | H. indica type strain | H. indica F05 | H. indica H.CP6 | H. indica H.TN48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Philippines | India | Philippines | Vietnam | Vietnam |
Reference | This study | Poinar et al. (1992) | Pascual et al. (2017) | Phan et al. (2003) | Phan et al. (2003) |
n | 20 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
Body length (L) | 488 (441–550) | 528 (479–573) | 481 (432–560) | 558 (490–614) | 563 (348–622) |
Max. body diam. (MBD) | 24.2 (18–28) | 20 (19–22) | 19 (18–20) | 19 (18–22) | 20 (18–21) |
a (L/MBD) | 21 (17–24.9) | 26 (25–27) | 25 (23–27) | 29 (27–31) | 29 (27–33) |
b (L/ES) | 4.5 (4–5.6) | 4.5 (4.3–4.8) | 3.6 (3.5–3.9) | 5 (5.3–6.3) | 4.8 (2.8–6.3) |
c (L/T) | 5.4 (4.5–6) | 5.3 (4.5–5.6) | 6.3 (5.9–6.7) | 5.8 (5.3–6.3) | 5.7 (3.1–6.6) |
Tail without sheath (T) | 95.5 (79.9–105.6) | 101 (93–109) | – | 96 (86–105) | 99 (88–112) |
Anal body diam. (ABD) | 10.6 (7.1–13.8) | – | 11 (10–12) | 13 (11–14) | 13 (11–14) |
Nerve ring-ant. end (NR) | 76.7 (60.7–88.6) | 82 (72–85) | 85 (77–88) | 82 (75–91) | 83 (75–89) |
Excretory pore-ant. end (EP) | 94.3 (77.3–106.5) | 98 (88–107) | 105 (100–108) | 95 (90–105) | 96 (88–103) |
Pharynx length (ES) | 113 (79.6–129.4) | 117 (109–123) | 133 (125–138) | 112 (108–117) | 117 (108–24) |
D (EP/ES) | 0.8 (0.73–0.87) | 0.8 (0.79–0.9) | 79 (75–84) | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) | 82 (79–85) |
E (EP/T) | 0.9 (0.85–1.1) | 0.9 (0.83–1.03) | 137 (127–144) | 0.9 (0.8–1.15) | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) |
F (MBD/T) | 0.2 (0.18–0.35) | 0.2 (0.18–0.22) | – | 0.2 (0.1–0.22) | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) |