Description of five new and four known species of Dorylaimellus Cobb, 1913 with perioral disc (Nematoda: Belondiroidea) from the Western Ghats of India Author Kumar, Sumit 4F7A3F90-19A6-43DD-B31F-82913B12EC74 Department of Life Sciences, Jaypee University Anoopshahr, Bulandshahr- 203390, India. sumitchandra.20@gmail.com Author Ahmad, Wasim 4A070AF3-8976-49F8-BBC1-497F1B3FB354 Nematode Biodiversity Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh- 202002, India. ahmadwasim57@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-03-01 925 1 1 45 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2435/10801 journal article 290625 10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2435 e9d1c589-5df6-4bd8-aead-c09e2d8630e4 2118-9773 10804785 52674F89-1DF7-4989-9DD2-C5A20163CCA4

Table 9. Morphometrics of Dorylaimellus tropicus sp. nov. All the measurements are in µm except L in mm, and in the form: mean ±SD (range).

Characters	Holotype female	Paratype females
n	1	13
L	0.63	0.64 ± 0.1 (0.6–0.71)
a	33	34.2 ± 1.3 (32–36)
b	3.6	3.6 ± 0.2 (3.2–3.9)
c	14.6	15.7 ± 1.0 (13–17)
c′	3.9	3.4 ± 0.3 (3.1–4.3)
V	53	53.9 ± 1.2 (52–56)
G1	9.6	10 ± 2.0 (7.6–13.8)
G2	8.8	8.8 ± 1.0 (6.8–10.2)
Body diam. at pharynx base	18	18 ± 1.0 (16–20)
Body diam. at mid–body	19	19 ± 0.8 (17–20)
Body diam. at anus/cloaca	11	12.1 ± 0.7 (11–13)
Lip region diam.	6	5.9 ± 0.3 (5–6)
Lip region height	3	3
Amphid aperture	4	4
Odontostyle length	5	4.2 ± 0.4 (4–5)
Odontophore length	9	9.5 ± 0.6 (8–10)
Guiding ring from ant. end	5	5.1 ± 0.4 (5–6)
Nerve ring from ant. end	55	58.5 ± 1.9 (55–62)
Neck length	172	180.2 ± 5.0 (173–191)
Expanded part of pharynx	85	87.1 ± 5.3 (78–95)
Cardia length	6	5.4 ± 0.6 (5–7)
Anterior genital branch	60	65.8 ± 13.6 (47–89)
Posterior genital branch	55	56.7 ± 5.4 (48–65)
Vaginal depth	10	8.9 ± 0.6 (8–10)
Vulva from ant. end	329	350 ± 15.6 (315–382)
Prerectum length	47	59.1 ± 10.6 (41–76)
Rectum length	16	16.3 ± 1.7 (13–20)
Tail length	43	41.3 ± 2.4 (37–47)