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Table 2 Morphometrics in micrometers of the hermaphrodite female of the novel species, Heterorhabditis alii

From: Heterorhabditis alii n. sp. (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae), a novel entomopathogenic nematode from Egypt used against the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Number of individuals

Characters

TBL

HV

ES

W

VW

ABW

TL

1

3743.55

1624.90

172.75

178.71

183.88

52.19

117.42

2

3650.20

1480.60

166.80

150.40

164.30

41.80

135.90

3

3200.50

1460.85

171.95

190.60

195.00

45.00

111.10

4

3368.16

1504.11

166.63

201.96

207.84

51.74

112.57

5

4267.20

1806.55

169.33

181.03

189.54

49.55

116.88

6

4050.90

1750.90

168.00

179.00

188.90

48.00

114.90

7

2646.28

1264.81

171.01

193.88

197.37

55.47

119.18

8

4100.40

1760.20

170.30

183.50

190.00

56.30

118.90

9

4760.54

2054.81

204.43

190.69

203.37

56.34

122.35

10

2800.80

1300.00

173.00

195.70

199.00

54.00

120.80

11

3020.00

1410.70

165.00

185.30

190.70

42.80

109.90

12

3596.74

1630.27

173.87

170.90

179.30

45.20

117.33

13

3142.94

1455.34

170.32

187.37

193.79

44.56

110.38

14

3700.70

1590.00

170.90

178.00

184.30

50.00

116.40

15

3702.13

1570.00

167.23

153.00

165.40

40.67

137.52

16

3400.60

1610.30

171.50

168.60

178.80

44.95

116.90

17

4270.10

1815.40

170.10

184.70

190.00

50.80

118.90

18

3122.53

1378.07

165.58

155.25

161.62

45.04

102.33

19

2990.90

1380.70

163.70

183.35

188.85

42.00

109.15

20

3118.28

1460.43

168.92

150.94

157.59

44.08

98.30

Average

3532.67

1565.44

171.06

178.14

185.47

48.02

116.35

  1. TBL = Total body length (from tip of head to end of tail); HV = Distance from head to vulva opening; ES = Esophagus length (distance from head to base of esophagus (Basal bulb); W = Body width; VW = Vulva body width; ABW = Anal body width; TL = Tail length (from anus/cloaca opening to end of tail)