Phylogenetic Analysis of Entomoparasitic Nematodes, Potential Control Agents of Flea Populations in Natural Foci of Plague

Table 5

Comparison of morphometrics of parasitic females in Spilotylenchus sp. and Spilotylenchus maisonabei.

Characters	Spilotylenchus sp. (this study)	Spilotylenchus maisonabei [23]
N	2	6
L	1,600–1,840	1,244 (1,200–1,320)
D	155–160	125 (107–160)
A	10.3–11.5	10.3 (7.5–12)
C	167.3–177.8	84.4 (64.5–121)
V%	97.4–97.7	96.2 (95.8–96.5)
Total length of stylet (St)	9.5–9.8	9-10
Distance between anterior end and excretory pore	1.5–15.5	23.3 (20–28)
Distance between anterior end and nerve ring	—	52–54
Total length of tail (Cd)	9–11	15.4 (10–19)
Distance between vulva and tail end	41.5–43	47 (42–52)
Distance between vulva and anus (V–A)	32-33	—

All measurements are in 𝜇m and in the form mean (range).