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Prodontorhabditis

  1. Prodontorhabditis wirthi Sudhaus, 1974 (ref. ID; 6557)

Prodontorhabditis wirthi Sudhaus, 1974 (ref. ID; 6557)

Remarks

The observed specimens agree with the original description (typical stoma, shape of female tail, bursa, and particularly shape of spicule). Only the dimensions of the male were different (all measurements in micrometer): body length 661 (compared with 388-596 in original description), width 34 (compared with 17-29), stoma 11.5 (compared with 7-8.5), spicule 24 (compared with 19-22), gubernaculum 12.5 (compared with 7.5-11), sperm diameter 9 (compared with 4.6); ratio b=5.5 (compared with 3.6-4.7). (ref. ID; 6557)