Research Article
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 | — |
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All measurements are in m and in the form mean (range).
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