| Character | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Present study | Present study | Bursey & Goldberg (in press) | |
| Body length (mm) | 3.84–5.72 (4.92) | 5.00–6.28 (5.38) | 2.82–3.33 (2.96) |
| Body width | 96–127 (115) | 160–207 (184) | 138–175 (151) |
| Buccal capsule depth | 19–31 (24) | 23–27 (24) | 18–29 (23) |
| Buccal capsule width | 31–35 (32) | 39–43 (41) | 30–39 (35) |
| Buccal capsule depth com pared to the body length * | 0.495–0.542 (0.488) | 0.46–0.43 (0.45) | 0.638–0.810 (0.777) |
| Relation of the width to depth of buccal capsule | 1: 1.63–1.29 (1.33) | 1:1.70–1.60 (1.71) | 1:1.66–1.44 (1.52) |
| Esophagus length | 376–539 (462) | 597–678 (635) | 375–463 (430) |
| Esophagus length com pared to the body length* | 8.19–11.30 (9.42) | 10.80–11.94 (11.81) | 13.30–13.90 (14.53) |
| Muscular esophagus width | 31–43 (35) | 50–66 (56) | |
| Glandular esophagus width | 31–43 (37) | 58–74 (64) | 54–74(66)¶ |
| Bulb width | 47–100 (59) | 97–112 (102) | – |
| Position of the nerve ring† | 151–244 (207) | 244–291 (264) | 187–250 (216) |
| Tail length | 194–306 (254) | 225–353 (276) | 188–275 (226) |
| Tail length compared to the body length* | 5.05–5.35 (5.16) | 4.5–5.62 (5.13) | 6.7–8.26 (7.64) |
| Position of the vulva (mm)‡ | 1.80–2.93 (2.48) | 2.5–3.38 (2.71) | 1.34–1.60 (1.42) |
| Position of the vulva com pared to the body length* | 46.88–51.22 (50.41) | 50–53.82 (50.37) | 45.52–48.05 (47.97) |
| Eggs length | 74–85 (80) | 58–93 (81) | 54–72 (61) |
| Eggs width | 39–50 (43) | 39–50 (46) | 30–42 (35) |
| * Expressed as percentage. †, ‡ Distance to anterior end. ¶ At its widest point. |