Research Article

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

Table 6

Comparison of morphometrics of parasitic females in Psyllotylenchus sp. and Psyllotylenchus viviparous.

CharacterPsyllotylenchus sp. (this study)Psyllotylenchus viviparous [25]
GamogeneticParthenogeneticGamogeneticParthenogenetic

N37810
L1,016.7 (900–1,100)446 (420–500)1,000 (840–1,480)500 (360–840)
D81.3 (79–84)70 (60–80)77 (62–115)60 (54–100)
A12.5 (11.1–13.3)6.25 (5.6–7)
C64.3 (60–68.2)40.15 (37.1–43.5)
V%95.1 (95–95.4)93.3 (90–95.3)
Total length of stylet (St) 17.5 (17–18,5)5.25 (4–6)17 (15–20)7 (5–8)
Length of the distal edge of stylet8.6 (8-9)
Distance between anterior end and excretory pore26.5 (25–31.5)17.5 (15–19.5)23 (13–33)22 (14–46)
Distance between anterior end and nerve ring51.7 (50–55)
Total length of tail (Cd)15.8 (15–17)11.1 (10.5–11.5)25 (17–35)9 (1–17)
Distance between vulva and tail end48 (45–51)30.5 (19.7–55)56 (37–71)52 (40–104)
Distance between vulva and anus (V–A)30.8 (29–31.5)13.5 (11.7–21.6)

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